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Senior Data Center Technician

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Compensation
$122–173K/yr
Location
New Albany, OH
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Senior Data Center Technician supports Google’s physical infrastructure by installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining hardware and server software. The role works onsite and may involve physically demanding equipment installation, non-standard shifts, and travel. The technician also coordinates facility activities, analyzes data for tracking tools, mentors teams, and repairs equipment and infrastructure.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operating Systems TroubleshootingComputer Hardware TroubleshootingServer Hardware TroubleshootingComponent-Level RepairsNetworking ProtocolsPhysical Equipment HandlingExtended Physical ExertionNon-Standard Shift WorkTravel AvailabilityServer System MaintenanceServer System MonitoringData Center OperationsNetwork Operations CenterTeam ManagementProject ManagementLeadershipCollaborationTeam CoordinationData AnalysisScriptingTool ConfigurationHardware InstallationHardware ConfigurationHardware TestingServer Software MaintenanceNetwork ConfigurationPreventative Maintenance

Qualifications

4 Years Relevant Experience6 Years Maintenance ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

Full job description

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This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship.

Candidates must be able to work 100% onsite.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New Albany, OH, USA; Columbus, OH, USA; Council Bluffs, IA, USA; Saint George, S.C., USA; Midlothian, TX, USA; The Dalles, OR, USA; Sterling, VA, USA; Henderson, NV, USA; Lenoir, NC, USA; Pryor Creek, OK, USA; Sparks, NV, USA; Bridgeport, AL, USA; Papillion, NE, USA; Omaha, NE, USA; Ridgeville, SC, USA; Clarksville, TN, USA; Lancaster, OH, USA; Red Oak, TX, USA; Bristow, VA, USA; Leesburg, VA, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • 4 years of experience with diagnosing and troubleshooting operating systems, computer hardware and server hardware.

  • Experience with performing component-level repairs on IT equipment.

  • Experience with networking protocols.

  • Ability to lift/move 50lb (23kg) of equipment as required and ability to exert yourself physically over extended periods of time, including frequent bending, kneeling, climbing, pushing/pulling and lifting.

  • Must have the ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, night shifts, holidays and on shift-based schedules as required.

  • Must be available to travel to support business priorities as operationally required.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 6 years of experience in maintenance and monitoring of server systems.

  • Experience working within a data center or network operation center environment.

  • Experience in team and project management and leadership.

  • Experience collaborating and partnering with teams.

About the job

Google isn't just a software company. The Hardware Operations team is responsible for monitoring the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure behind Google's powerful search technology. As an Operations Technician, you'll install, configure, test, troubleshoot and maintain hardware (like servers and its components) and server software (like Google's Linux cluster). You'll also take on the configuration of more complex components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches and networking protocols. You'll participate in or lead small project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans. A typical day involves manual movement and installation of racks, and while it can sometimes be physically demanding, you are excited to work with infrastructure that is at the of computer technology.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving channel behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $122000 - $173000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate across teams involving moderate to high complexity to manage construction activities at facilities to support service vendors, and ensure safety, security, and compliance. Help identify needs and coordinate the allocation of resources for space expansion and modification design.

  • Compile and analyze data to create and configure scripts and tools for data center-related tracking and reporting, in line with project objectives, with some guidance.

  • Provide expertise and mentorship to deploy and operate new data center infrastructure across teams.

  • Report issues and follow data center procedures to troubleshoot and diagnose moderately complex issues with equipment or infrastructure as they arise, and identifying the resources needed to resolve identified issues.

  • Own the repair, fix, and performance of preventative maintenance on equipment, servers, machines, or infrastructure based on identified issues with limited precedent, separately.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,411 open Data Center Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$122–173K/yr
  • US median$86–118K/yr136 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $148K, is 45% above the US median midpoint ($102K) — in the top quarter of Data Center Technician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 93 open Data Center Technician jobs in Ohio and 1,411 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — more than three in four Data Center Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 1,049 postings).
Education
227 of the 1,411 open Data Center Technician jobs (16%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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