DigitalOcean · 17 hours ago
Data Center Technician
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$66K/yr - $83K/yrDigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company focused on simplifying cloud services. The Data Center Technician will be responsible for maintaining and growing the physical infrastructure of the DigitalOcean cloud, including supporting data center engineers and managing hardware components.
Cloud ComputingDevOpsSaaSVirtualizationWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Supporting data center engineers with on-site physical deployments
Racking, stacking, and cabling servers, power distribution units, and switches under the guidance of data center engineers
Replacement of server components such as CPU, RAM, drives and boards
Submitting RMA to equipment manufacturers, shipping and receiving gear to and from remote locations and vendors
Work through assigned tickets and work requests effectively, performs basic diagnosis and repairs to hardware in line with internal SLAs
Assists data center engineers in debugging network, hardware, and Linux OS-related issues
Assists with asset management, tracks and monitors data center hardware and component inventory
Qualification
Required
Passionate about data center hardware and infrastructure
Interest in networking, hardware, and Linux OS
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, collaborative nature, and a friendly can-do attitude
A strong desire and aptitude for solving problems
A valid driver's license (must be comfortable with driving)
Willing to receive guidance from senior engineers and technicians
Ability to logically analyze and solve problems
Ability to travel domestically and internationally (10% - 15% travel)
Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
Ability to be on your feet all-day
Ability to lift objects up to 50 lbs
Ability to be on-call outside of business hours for escalations as needed
Preferred
Hands-on experience with servers, hardware, and networking
Can perform a basic level of troubleshooting
Benefits
Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
Employee Assistance Program
Local Employee Meetups
Flexible time off policy
Bonus in addition to base salary
Equity compensation to eligible employees
Equity grants upon hire
Option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
Company
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean provides a cloud platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications of any size.
Founded in 2012
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (30)
2024 (8)
2023 (9)
2022 (22)
2021 (11)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.92BKey Investors
Global Secure InvestAccess IndustriesKeyBanc Capital Markets
2025-08-12Post Ipo Debt· $625M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $800M
2021-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $34.91M
Leadership Team
Paddy Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
Larry D'Angelo
Chief Revenue Officer
Recent News
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