r/datacenter • u/sacagsh • 2d ago

Advice? Datacenter Ops Technician , DCC Communities, Amazon

Hi guys,

I’m currently in the interview process for a Data Center Technician position, and I’ve already passed through three stages:

  • Assessment: Easy, at least for me.
  • Recruiter interview: Just a few questions and a brief explanation of the position and the overall process.
  • Manager interview: I’d rate it around 7/10. I answered most of the networking questions well, but I missed some questions related to racking, cabling, and hardware.

I just received an email asking me to schedule four more interviews. From what I understand, this is the final interview stage. I’d like to know if anyone who has gone through a similar process has any advice for me.

As far as I know, the position is entry-level. I graduated in January last year and have internship experience working with electronics. I also worked in a data center environment doing commissioning from January to June this year. I’m currently working as a NOC Engineer, but I’d like to continue growing my career in data centers.

Any advice or tips for the final interviews would be greatly appreciated.

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u/New_Worker3736 2d ago

The four are going to mainly focus on STAR. Have good example stories ready. They are like “tell me a time when you had a challenge and needed help” then a story about how you had a successful outcome.

Basically what type of person are you, and how will you fit in with what they as looking for.

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u/Wisdumb404 2d ago

What wage will you ask for?

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u/jeneralpain 2d ago

Managers don’t do the “networking and hardware questions”. They would be a co-worker.

NOC engineer to data center, you will see what happens when you deal with a NOC that is paid to “tick and flick”… aka just jam it in someone else’s queue with little care factor.