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Data Center Technician

Canada, Québec, Quebec City💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-26

Core

Staging, setting up, and performing hardware deployments, troubleshooting, diagnostics, and hardware decommissions for Microsoft's online services.

Role type

Data Center Technician (IC)

Builds

Core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and Microsoft Azure.

Domain

Cloud infrastructure / Data Center operations

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

hardware deployment, troubleshooting, diagnostics, hardware decommissioning, ladder climbing, stair/ramp climbing, prolonged standing, lifting up to 50lbs, pushing/pulling up to 75lbs, fine hand manipulation

Preferred skills

mentoring peers, understanding data center standard processes, understanding cabling/network/server/storage interactions

Technologies

servers, storage equipment, cabling infrastructure

Responsibilities

Comply with data center unit business policies, procedures, and deadlines; report compliance or operational assurance issues; process assigned tickets autonomously; provide guidance to less experienced technicians; demonstrate understanding of standard processes for preparation, installation, diagnosis, troubleshooting, replacement, and decommissioning of data center technology and equipment; demonstrate fundamental understanding of interactions between cabling infrastructure, network, servers, and storage equipment; examine process change notifications (PCN) and understand their impact on work execution.

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## About the role As a Microsoft Data Center Technician (DCT) Québec City, you will stage, set up and perform hardware deployments. In addition, you will also perform troubleshooting and diagnostics on equipment, as well as perform hardware decommissions for simple changes and refreshes following Standard Operating Procedures. This opportunity will allow you to deepen your understanding of Data Center standard processes and procedures, develop mentoring skills while providing guidance to peers, familiarizing yourself with security and data management procedures, and accelerate your career growth in the process. ## About us Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I DCT, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development of all employees and offers training and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion training and events, and professional certifications. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 Data Centers in 32 countries and millions of servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our data center design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. ## Responsibilities ### Opérations du Centre de Données - Respecte les politiques, procédures et délais de l'unité commerciale du centre de données, avec l'accompagnement de techniciens expérimentés et/ou de la hiérarchie directe. - Remonte les problèmes liés à la conformité ou aux activités d'assurance opérationnelle à la hiérarchie directe. - Traite les tickets assignés de manière efficace et conforme aux indicateurs clés de performance (KPI) pertinents selon le type de tâche, de façon autonome. - Fournit des conseils et/ou assiste les techniciens moins expérimentés sur des tickets ou des tâches complexes, et escalade de manière appropriée les tickets difficiles ou complexes aux techniciens plus expérimentés si nécessaire. - Démontre une compréhension appliquée des processus et procédures standards pour la préparation, l'installation, le diagnostic, le dépannage, le remplacement et/ou la mise hors service des technologies et équipements informatiques du centre de données. - Démontre une compréhension fondamentale des fonctions et des interactions entre l'infrastructure de câblage, le réseau, les serveurs et les équipements de stockage. - Examine les notifications de changement de processus (PCN) et développe une compréhension de leur impact sur l'exécution du travail ainsi qu'une sensibilisation aux changements dans son domaine d'activité et/ou celui des autres. - Pose des questions lorsqu'il/elle ne dispose pas des informations nécessaires et peut fournir des retours sur les c ## Requirements of the Role This job will require you to, among other things: - Occasionally climb ladders - Frequently climb stairs and/or ramps - Engage in prolonged standing - Occasionally engage in lifting (up to 50lbs./22.5kg) - Occasionally engage in pushing or pulling (of up to 50-75lbs. / 22.5-34kg) that may be assisted or unassisted with an assistive device - Regularly and frequently exercise fine hand manipulation - In this environment, you may be asked to go on business travel to support other metros periodically, 0-25% of the time ## Notice Before you submit your application, please scroll-down and select the site of your choice English | FR - Canada (in the footer). Select English to communicate with us only in English, FR - Canada if you prefer to receive written communication from us in both English and French. ## Avis Avant de soumettre votre candidature, veuillez vous diriger en bas de la page et choisir le site que vous préférez English | FR - Canada (au pied de page). Sélectionnez 'English' si vous souhaitez communiquer uniquement en anglais, ou FR - Canada si vous préférez recevoir des communications écrites en anglais et en français.
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