Data Center Technicians at McMaster-Carr help monitor and manage the physical data center environment. They demonstrate interest in developing a wide range of technology skills and utilize critical thinking in a mission critical environment. This is a 3rd shift hybrid position, located in Elmhurst, Illinois.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Maintaining compute infrastructure, including racking of hardware, cabling, and asset lifecycle management
- Monitoring the health of broad ranging software systems, from server to mainframe
- Reacting to problems, including troubleshooting, resolving, and/or escalating to support teams
- Supporting security related needs such as firewall administration and patching
- Deploying software changes across environments
- Managing disaster recovery responsibilities include tape storage
- Providing IT help desk services to end users
- Developing processes to automate routine task through different tools
- Learning new technologies, systems, and processes
Imagine What You Could Build at McMaster-Carr!
McMaster-Carr is a digital-first company offering more than half a million products used to keep businesses in motion. High-quality publications, product design, and technology bring over 300,000 customers to our website each day to innovate and solve problems.
What We Look For:
A bachelor’s degree and at least two years of work experience is preferred in a technology related field.
Be Rewarded
Total cash compensation ranges from $131,000 – $151,000, which includes annual cash profit sharing based on company profitability.
Benefits
We offer comprehensive benefits to support employees and their dependents, such as:
- 100% tuition reimbursement
- Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums
- Industry-leading company-funded retirement accounts
- Employee resource groups
- Inclusive, all-gender benefits
- First-time home buyer assistance
- Paid parental leave for all new parents
- Adoption and surrogacy assistance
- Paid time off for vacation and personal time
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees a workplace with reasonable accommodations and free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. At McMaster-Carr, we do not make employment decisions based on age, ethnicity, citizenship status, military status, gender identity and expression, race, religion, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected group.
This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.
Data We Collect
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Top Skills
McMaster-Carr Elmhurst, Illinois, USA Office
McMaster-Carr is in a thriving suburb with easy access to city living via public transportation and highways. The local community offers a vibrant downtown full of restaurants and pubs, parks, historic homes, art museums and a university.
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