At Verda, we're building a full-stack AI cloud, covering everything from data centers and hardware to our own cloud platform that the world's leading AI teams use to do serious AI work.We strive to make a positive mark on the world through the infrastructure we build and give leading teams a service they can truly depend on. Headquartered in Helsinki, we operate globally with offices in London and San Francisco.Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished.Why Verda- Cash and equity compensation along with local benefits.- 40+ nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team.- A real chance to make an impact and work alongside world class engineers, researchers, and partners across the integral AI ecosystem.Practicalities- Work mode: On-site, 8-hour shift rotation covering 24/7 operations- Level: Junior- Employment type: Full time and permanentAbout the roleOur sites run high-density GPU infrastructure around the clock, and the physical layer has to be right every time. As a Junior Data Center Technician you'll build your hands-on skills on real production hardware, working alongside experienced technicians on the shift team.This is an all-rounder role rather than a specialist one. You'll cover hardware, cabling, and general site operations rather than going deep in a single area, and there's a real path to grow.Your responsibilities- Install and maintain servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and structured cabling alongside more experienced technicians.- Replace failed hardware components including drives, fans, PSUs,
motherboards, and CPUs- Rack and stack servers, switches, and supporting equipment- Install, route, and label copper and fibre cabling- Test cable and fibre links and help trace faults to the failing component- Handle general site operations work, from receiving and inventorying hardware through to physical site checksYour key competenciesWe're looking for someone with genuine hands-on aptitude and sound operational instincts, even without much data center experience yet.- Some hands-on technical or operations experience, in a data center, a comparable critical environment, or an adjacent technical trade.- Demonstrated aptitude for hardware work. You're comfortable with component-level tasks and rack and stack.- A basic understanding of how a network link works, including copper and fibre cabling.- A methodical approach to faults. You work a problem step by step rather than trying things until something changes.- Operational discipline. You understand criticality, and you stop and elevate rather than improvising when you're unsure.- Ability and willingness to work an on-site shift rotation.- Comfortable with ambiguity and a broad scope of work.- Clear communication and stakeholder-management skills, with professional fluency in English — our internal working language and the language of daily contact with colleagues globally.Nice to have- Any exposure to liquid cooling or GPU hardware- Interest in growing into fibre optics and link-level troubleshooting work.#J-18808-Ljbffr
📌 Junior Data Center Technician, Madrid
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