Student Entry Level

Student Data Center Specialists are responsible for data center
support including cable management, server support, inventory support, and
general organization and cleanliness of the IT data centers.  Specialists also provide support by
maintaining diagrams, documents, and spreadsheets for the data center and
other virtualization and storage services.

Duties and responsibilities
includes:

Cable management operations:

Running new cables and removing old cables.
Labeling cables and documenting cable connectivity.
Testing cables for reuse/disposal.

Server support operations

Mounting/removing servers in racks.
Connecting/disconnecting power and network cables.
Configuring remote management connections.
Documenting additions, changes, and removals of servers in the VIS documentation repository/wiki and CMDB system (Cherwell).

Inventory support:

Surplus Preparation (Storage removal and disk wiping).
Document inventory status changes in VIS documentation repository and UNM inventory system (AppTree).
Audit data center systems bi-annually and investigating differences between visual inventory, UNM inventory system, and VIS Documentation.

VIS documentation repository operations

Develop new and modify existing documents in repository using MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
Create and modify diagrams using Visio/LucidChart.
Migrate and organize document repository.

Minimum Qualifications:

Strong writing and organizational communications skills.
Experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Working
Environment:

Work split between office environment and data center environment.
Appropriate office attire required with recommend light jacket/sweater for long periods working in data center.
Limited physical effort required (lifting up to 50 lbs)
Periods of work on 8-foot ladder to work in cable runs.
May require accessing and look under underneath raised floors.

Preferred Qualifications:

Available 14 – 28 hours per week, ideally
between 8am and 6pm Monday through Friday.
Note: During Summer
Sessions, Student works can work up to 40 Hours per week
Strong analytical skills to help staff
resolve technical problems with server deployment in data center.
Strong
attention to detail skills to ensure correct connectivity and labeling of
cables to potential Production services.

Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

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