About the role
As a Data Center Technician supporting our Ashburn-area operations, you will be the boots-on-the-ground presence ensuring our physical infrastructure stays healthy, up-to-date, and running smoothly. This is a part-time, primarily remote role, with regular on-site presence in the Ashburn, VA area when hands-on work is needed.
Beyond routine maintenance, we d love for you to bring scripting and automation skills to the table. If you can help automate firmware updates, standardize configuration management, and reduce the manual toil that comes with managing hardware at scale, you ll fit right in.
You will: Day-to-day monitoring and maintenance of data center hardware and infrastructure
Physical hardware troubleshooting, replacement, and upkeep during on-site visits
Firmware updates and patch management across servers and network equipment
Scripting and automation to streamline repetitive operational tasks
Configuration management of hardware and network devices
Maintaining accurate records of equipment status, changes, and procedures
Contributing to operational improvements and standardization efforts
About you
Must-haves: Proven experience working in a colocation or carrier-neutral data center environment
Experience working with 3rd party support personnel from vendors
Strong hands-on skills with physical server and networking hardware
Structured and detail-oriented approach to documentation and asset management
Comfortable working independently and managing your own schedule
Located in or able to commute to the Ashburn, VA / Washington, DC area for on-site work
Fluent in written and spoken English
Passport and ability to travel to Europe, Canada and South America to perform on-site maintenance and participate in work with our Europe-based team.
Nice-to-haves: Experience scripting in Python or a similar language for operational automation
Familiarity with firmware management tools and configuration management frameworks like Ansible, Puppet, or similar
Experience with IPMI, iDRAC, iLO, or similar out-of-band management interfaces
Familiarity with Linux-based environments
Site Reliability Engineering or similar experience
As with all roles on our team, the ability to work independently, document your work clearly, and flag issues proactively is just as important as technical skill.
About us
Our platform provides customers with an immutable, historical archive of their data in systems such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Entra ID, Dynamics 365, and Zendesk.
We protect our customers against everything, ranging from ransomware to simple accidents.
The majority of our back-end components are written in clean, modern C++ using mainly purpose-built components. Components responsible for business processes and data mining are built using Common Lisp. Everything runs on Linux.
We pride ourselves on backing up billions of objects over foreign APIs using imperfect networks on systems with finite memory and making it all happen in a performant, reliable, and predictable way.
We offer: Generous medical, dental and vision for you and your family
401k with employer match
Flexible time-off policy
Home internet reimbursement
Hybrid work arrangement
Flexible spending account
An exciting growth journey surrounded and supported by amazing colleagues
A centrally located office well-stocked with beverages and snacks
Keepit is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, and to perform essential job functions.
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