Amazon Cable Installation Technician DCC Communities 

United States, Virginia 

938066353

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.To be successful in this role you should possess technical aptitude, written and oral communications skills and the ability to deal effectively with people in a wide variety of situations. In addition, you must possess strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability. You will be able to leverage your experience exercising high levels of initiative, judgment, and diplomacy.Responsibilities:
• Move and implement large enterprise equipment
• Patch cabling between equipment
• Install Fiber and Copper cabling
• Ensure proper safety and security standards are maintained during cabling and rack installation
• Follow well established hardware installation procedures and break-fix activities
• Ability to safely use material handling tools and equipment
prioritization, organizational skills, effective communication, and the ability to react quickly are
critical to being successful.Physical Requirements:
• Walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch.
• Work at heights and from ladders
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds unassisted; and participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more
• Must be able to lift loads of up to 40 pounds and carry them for short distances
• Continuously climb and descend stairs safely (applies to sites with stairs)
• Reach and stretch to position equipment and fixtures while maintaining balance
• Push or pull heavy objects into position
• Daily travel between sites may be required
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to work overtime as requiredKey job responsibilities
- Troubleshoot networking, routing and interconnectivity issues, including troubleshooting of network device configuration and low level application interaction
- Up to 20% travel within geographical work area is required. Some travel outside traditional work area may be requested, including internationally
- Troubleshooting cabling infrastructure connectivity issues, including patch panels and patch cords
- Specifying Power and Cooling requirements and ensuring Hardware Racking/Stacking completed for new equipment
- Participate in the migration, basic configuration and rollout of new or upgraded hardware
- Moving and lifting computer equipment up to 40 lbs
- Availability to work in an environment that operates 24/7**Any physical requirements are expectations with reasonable accommodationsDiverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Work/Life BalanceMentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Sterling, VA, USA

- High school or equivalent diploma
- 1+ year of experience in any of the following IT roles: Computer Hardware Repair, Infrastructure Cabling, Network Deployment, Data Center Operations, Technical Project Management

- Data center experience Industry standard certifications (CompTIA, CCENT, Network+, CCNA or CCNP)
- Knowledge of network cabling, optic types, and test equipment
- Experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies
- Experience with medium to large, complex project scopes and ambiguous details within work environment
- Knowledge of major Command Line Protocols (Cisco IOS, JunOS, GNU/Linux) and common Networking Protocols (BGP, OSPF)