Senior Data Center Technician (Information Technology)

Job Posting Start Date 04-24-2025 Job Posting End Date 08-01-2025

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Senior Data Center Technician located in San Jose, CA.

Reporting to the Sr IT Manager, the Senior Data Center Technician will responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our data center infrastructure, maintaining high availability, and supporting key IT and business operations. Reporting directly to the Data Center Manager, the Senior Data Center Technician will be accountable for Flex assets in the data centers.

What a typical day looks like:

• Perform rack and stack of servers, storage, and networking equipment.
• Manage structured cabling installations (fiber and copper), ensuring optimal organization and labeling.
• Monitor, diagnose, and resolve hardware, network, and infrastructure issues.
• Perform routine hardware inspections, maintenance, and troubleshooting to prevent downtime.
• Implement and enforce data center security and access control policies.
• Maintain detailed documentation of hardware inventory, cabling diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Work closely with vendors and service providers for equipment installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Assist in managing procurement, deployments, and decommissioning of IT assets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support IT projects and data center migrations.
• Participate in capacity planning and infrastructure scaling efforts
• Utilize basic data analytics skills to assess system performance and optimize data center efficiency.
• Generate reports on power usage, cooling efficiency, hardware failures, and performance trends.
• Support compliance with corporate and industry standards by maintaining proper documentation and audits.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• 8+ years of experience in data center operations, with expertise in server, networking, and storage infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of hardware installation, cabling best practices, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Familiarity with data center monitoring tools and ability to analyze performance metrics.
• Experience with project management principles and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Vendor management experience, including procurement, contract negotiations, and service coordination.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail
• On Call & Travel availability.

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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay Range (Applicable to California)

$105,200.00 USD - $144,700.00 USD Annual

Job Category

IT

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

Optional Skills: Hardware and Software Knowledge, Problem Solving Ability

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