Data Center Technician Intern, 2027

Behind Google’s simple search box is one of the most complex technology infrastructures in the world. And behind that infrastructure is a different group of Googlers who design, build and keep the lights on for our users.

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 state-of-the-art 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.

With this in mind, Google is bringing our first Data Center Intern program to India. This program is open to all university, polytechnic, and higher education students, and is committed to addressing diversity in our company and in the technology industry.

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 repairs, upgrades, decoms, deployments, cabling, etc.
• Identify trends for machine failure, report bugs and work with remote teams to resolve them. Communicate effectively with English speaking clients and partners.
• Contribute to projects in deployment, maintenance, and provide support of current and new 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.
• Able to lift/move 50lb (23kg) of equipment and ability to exert yourself physically over extended periods of time, including frequent bending, kneeling, climbing, pushing/pulling and lifting.

Minimum qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Diploma, Bachelor's degree or Higher Education in information Systems, Information Technology, Information Engineering, Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar technical area of study.
• Experience with installing a network or Linux systems.
• Authorization to work in India, ready to relocate to Mumbai or Delhi for 12 weeks internship program.

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.