Individuals fulfilling this role will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing the physical infrastructure of our data center operations. The ideal candidate will have significant technical knowledge of server hardware, networking equipment, power and cooling systems, and structured cabling. This role requires a proactive problem-solver with strong leadership abilities, deductive reasoning, and a focus on operational excellence.

Hardware Deployment & Maintenance:

Maintain organizational infrastructure including racking equipment, replacing hard drives and other system components

Troubleshoot, repair, and replace defective equipment with minimal supervision

Help manage onsite inventory of hard drives, cables, rails and other spare parts

RMA defective components

Setup, test and activate new equipment via the Linux command line

Data Center Operations:

Work as Backblaze’s physical presence in Data Center Operations

On-call responsibilities require being within an hour of the facility and occasional trips onsite 24x7 to resolve issues that can’t be handled remotely

Workdays may include Saturday and/or Sunday (e.g. working Wednesday - Saturday)

Shifts may include evening and/or overnight shifts

Data Center Technician I

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Benefits

Company

Backblaze

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