Data Center Technician Intern, 2026

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Our Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future, and our Technical, Engineering, and Support teams bring ideas to life. The teams use creative approaches to reduce operational costs and to extend traditional practices to meet our goal of making our data centers the most energy efficient and environmentally sustainable in the world.

The Hardware Operations team is the team in the Data Center responsible for monitoring, maintaining and deploying the physical infrastructure behind Google's powerful search technology. Operations Engineers deploy and maintain Google's advanced Data Center Server and Network Infrastructure. Their duties range from the physical deployment of data center-related technology to working closely with the various stakeholders. This team offers a great introduction to the wider engineering world at Google.

Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to address some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

Contribute to repair, upgrades, decoms, deployment, cabling, etc.
Identify trends for machine failure, report bugs, and work with remote teams to resolve them.
Contribute to projects in deployment, maintenance, and provide support of data center infrastructure.
Configure and troubleshoot Linux OS related challenges on our servers, and resolve critical or escalated technical challenges over a significant population of affected equipment.

Minimum qualifications:

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Information Technology, or similar technical area of study.
Experience installing a network or Linux system and with the basic concepts around these.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience or a practical understanding of Linux and Networking, including installation, systems administration, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge and experience with hardware architecture, maintenance and repair.
Knowledge of networking, including topology and protocol concepts.
Ability to learn new technical skills and domains.
Ability to work as a team member, and to collaborate with others to help resolve challenges.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.