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NEXTDC

Data Centre Technician

NEXTDCMalaga, WA
Posted Oct 29 · Last Verified Nov 2
💰 $55,000 – $75,000/yrFull-timemaintenance and facilitieslow voltage and telecom

Quick Summary

Data centre technician supporting facility management in 24/7 operations with electrical and mechanical maintenance focus.

Skills & Keywords

facility maintenanceelectrical systemsdata centre operations

What you will do

  • Assess and manage risks across OH&S, security, and critical facility systems, ensuring operations remain within the approved NEXTDC risk profile
  • Apply the NEXTDC Risk Management Framework to identify, analyse, and mitigate risks, feeding insights back to Engineering to improve design and operations
  • Ensure best-practice installation of customer infrastructure, including power monitoring, rack security, and environmental controls
  • Monitor and diagnose system performance via BMS and related platforms, performing fault finding to minimise MTTR
  • Support continuous improvement of data hall monitoring (temperature, humidity, alarms, power) alongside Facility Management
  • Follow all established frameworks, policies, and procedures for safe and compliant facility operations
  • Promote and support training to ensure compliance with relevant OH&S legislation and operational standards
  • Maintain strong working knowledge of critical systems to act as a technical point of reference
  • Assist with customer equipment handling, deliveries, and assembly as required
  • Produce operational reports with recommendations to improve performance and reliability
  • Participate in team activities and ongoing professional development
  • Engage in regular development discussions aligned with company competency frameworks
  • Participate in a rotating on-call roster to support 24/7 operations
  • Support additional tasks as directed by the Facility or Services Manager

Qualifications

  • Strong customer service and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage stakeholder expectations
  • Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical concepts effectively
  • Strong planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills
  • Solid understanding of data centre operations, including rack management, IT installations, cooling, and power systems
  • Willingness to build expertise in high-density power and advanced cooling technologies
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, with exposure to BMS and other service platforms desirable
  • Relevant electrical, mechanical or related trade qualifications (desirable).
  • Working knowledge of ITIL principles

Additional Information

Our mission is to continue building a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents the communities in which we operate.

Make NEXTDC your next move.

  • Be part of ‘factories of the future’ as we build the infrastructure to support the digital economy, AI and cloud.
  • Inclusive, diverse and values-driven working culture
  • Awesome employee benefits (gifted share options, NEXTDC days, volunteer days, professional development, holistic wellbeing and mental health programs and more)
  • Great opportunities to progress within our company (grow as we grow)
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About NEXTDC

A fast-growing technology company that builds and operates hyperscale data centres supporting AI and digital infrastructure in Australia.

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