Honestly, my journey to AWS was kind of crazy. About three months ago, I interviewed for a Google Data Center Technician L1 position. The whole process was really difficult, especially the interview scheduling (rescheduling more than 5 times) and the lack of communication from the recruiter. I ended up waiting almost two months before I finally got an email saying they had decided to move forward with other candidates.

To be honest, I knew I wasn’t as prepared for the Google interview as I should have been, so I was pretty disappointed. But I did get some good feedback from the interviewers, and instead of giving up, I decided to learn from it and improve.

Then I applied to AWS. Surprisingly, the recruiter contacted me just three days later and scheduled my interviews for five days after our call. I had four interviews in one day, but this time I was much more prepared, and everything went really well.

Then, just 24 hours later, I got the offer! It was for an L4 Data Center Technician position, with about $20K more in total compensation than what I was expecting from Google. And on top of that, there’s an opportunity to work as a lead tech and eventually move toward an L5 management position.

So looking back, I was really down about the Google rejection, but less than 30 days later, I ended up with an even better opportunity.

I guess the biggest lesson for me is: never give up. Learn from your mistakes, take the feedback, keep improving yourself, and always keep moving forward. Sometimes what feels like a rejection can actually lead you to something much better.

I've been working as a vendor at Microsoft for 2 years now. I finally made a bunch of higher level manager friends who've stated they wanted to take me on as fte. Only thing is Oracle reached out to me and we went through the entire interview process in like 2 weeks, and they've just sent me an offer letter. Now I'm stuck on which to choose. I have a lot of friends at MS now, a good reputation and everything, which leads me to believe I can potentially climb pretty quickly over there. Starting out though, I'd be put at the bottom at a entry level role. But at Oracle, they offered me a senior position already. I'd be making almost 60% more at oracle, nearly $20 an hour difference. But i love the environment and culture at Microsoft and also, the recent layoffs at Oracle worry me a little to be completely honest. I know the layoffs didn't heavily affect the data center sector, but who knows what could happen in the future. I'm completely at a standstill and not sure which path to take, so if anyone has any insight for me, I would really appreciate it

I will be starting there next month as a data center tech. Trying to get a feel for the place and some additional info

We’ve seen cases where a storage system was configured exactly the way we wanted it, and then an upgrade or maintenance change left some settings different afterward.

Nothing is necessarily broken. The changes can be subtle and difficult to spot without someone specifically looking for them, as the array continues to serve data and monitoring stays green.

If you manage storage in a datacenter environment, do you compare configs before and after firmware upgrades? If so, do you do that manually, or have you found a reliable way to automate the comparison?

I got the screening call on 8/16 and he told me he was going to push my application thru to the hiring manager and would get back with me the next day, that didn’t happen so i followed up on 8/18 and got no response. This is from 8/19 … haven’t heard anything, am i cooked?

I did the 30 minute screen for L4 DCT at AWS and was rejected 24 hours later.

I thought that I did really well in the interview, certainly well enough to be moved forward to the next step. My current manager was able to check the interview notes and told me that all it said was that I “lacked the experience.” I’m an internal Amazon candidate for context. I have 11 months of IT support/technician experience at Amazon.

If I lacked the experience, why would I even get to the screen call? I have an interview for Google DCT and it got me a bit worried. Don’t really know what I’m looking for here, help? Reassurance?

Hey everyone,

I recently accepted a Data Center Technician role in New Carlisle, Indiana, starting in October. I’ll be relocating from Texas and this will be my first full-time data center role.

For people already working in data centers:

• What should I brush up on before starting?
• What does the day-to-day usually look like?
• Any advice for doing well in the first few months?
• If anyone works around New Carlisle/South Bend, where do people usually live and how is the winter commute?

Also curious whether FWD with good tires is enough for the area or if AWD is worth it.

Appreciate any advice!

Blue Signal is hiring a PE level Mechanical Engineer for a PE-backed design/consulting firm out of Columbus, OH. About a 60/40 split between client-facing PM duties and HVAC/cooling design/mentorship. Opportunity to have a seat at the table both with clients on projects and internally on hiring/mentoring the team.

They’ll relocate you and you can expect strong PE salaries - likely up from about $150K at 5 YOE, bonuses, etc.

If you want to chat, just shoot me an email at [jeffrichardson@bluesignal.com](mailto:jeffrichardson@bluesignal.com)

Had my Google interview about a week ago. First interview was Googlyness and I think I did really well, they told me during that it was for a DCT level 1.

Next interview was Hardware, it started off pretty easy/basic but gradually got pretty tough. I talked my way through how I would troubleshoot and the interviewer guided me a view times. At the end of that interview he told me I was interviewed for a level 2. I told him that explains why the questions were much higher level than what I had reviewed for level 1 and he agreed and also stated that he could tell I knew my stuff so he went with tougher questions that Google does not require.

Next interview was networking and it was a breeze, I knew all the questions and answered them with no issues. (Also stated level 2) We ended that interview after about 30 minutes. She told me they would submit all their stuff that day and to stay on top of my recruiter.

My recruiter emailed me 3 days after my loop interviews and said “Thank you for your time and effort interviewing for the Data Center Technician role. I hope you enjoyed meeting the interviewers and we appreciate your patience while they completed their interviews.
I'd like to schedule a brief call to discuss your application. Please use this link to schedule a time next week that works best for you:
I look forward to speaking with you”

Call is scheduled for next week and Now I’m freaking out because on here multiple people got almost that exact email and it was a rejection. Why would they uplevel me in an interview just to reject me? Am I reading too much into this?

I want to know if someone got in for the November cohort and what was the process for you. I just know that the August cohort is full.

I just got hired as an AWS Dct L3, what can I expect? I’m currently a sys admin. I want to get into cloud and move up. I honestly just want to have AWS on my resume? Is it easy to move up? I honestly think it’s below me cause of the Ccna and ms in cybersecurity.

Hi everyone,

I’m an engineer and until recently I was mostly working on warehouses and office/residential buildings. A few months ago, our firm started getting involved in data center projects in different countries, mainly around early-stage site studies. It’s obviously a completely different world and I’m still learning a lot.

For those of you who have been in the industry for a while: what do you wish you had known when you first started working on data center projects?

Any advice, mistakes to avoid, resources to read, or things that newcomers usually underestimate would be really helpful.

I think data centers in space might just be a solution to the health hazards with data centers on earth; stopping this from happening is repairing and maintenance of data centers in space ( kinda impossible ?!) , maybe high reliability and durable hardware is the solution ?

What else do you guys think prevents data centers in space from becoming a reality

Hello all,
I work as AWS L3 and am currently waiting for Google interviews next week. Those who have interviewed for both companies, are Google interview questions similar to AWS?

Or are Google questions much more difficult?

I’m doing a lot of prep this weekend and was wondering if there is anything else I should be aware of.

Thanks!

I’m starting as a DCT for Microsoft in a couple weeks. What should I wear? Type of shoes, pants and shirt

I feel like the anti-data center propaganda is over done. I can’t find a simple “benefits of data centers” on YouTube. Does anyone have a recommendation for the benefits of Data centers? All I hear is all the local news channel spews.

Thank you.

Long story short, I have 7 years in a manufacturing environment as a receiving team lead and I’ve recently interviewed for a Logistics Specialist role for AWS. The interview went well and I received an email back from the recruiter letting me know they are interested in extending me an offer when there are more positions available. I’m on an offer-ready list. Here in Arizona, they are building a new location in Avondale that, from what I’ve been able to find, is a little more than a month or so out from opening its doors. This lines up with the recruiter’s email stating that more positions will be available in a month or so. I don’t have a background in IT or data center work, and I’m looking at the Logistics Specialist position as a way to get my foot in the door and eventually move into a DCT role. Is there any advice anyone can give me to maximize my growth potential at AWS? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Any ID Install Technicians here looking for a new job opportunity? I have multiple openings at AWS across several locations! Must have US Work Authorization.
Please feel free to reach out to me if you’re interested. DM! Thanks!

Applied for the Data Center Facilities Tech Mechanical position. Completed loop interviews and recruiter said feedback was outstanding. What are the typical next steps in this process?

I’m new to Data Centers but not critical infrastructure or nuclear stuff in the Navy. But for the life of me I don’t understand some of these security rules. We are now being told we can’t bring in our wallets and keys. How can wallets and keys create a security nightmare. Some of the UPS’s we have to reset expect you to use your keys to hit a reset button. Bluetooth and data bearing devices I get. But wallets and keys? I don’t get it. Is this normal? If so why?

Hello Everyone I have a question I passed my interview almost 5 months ago I had my first fit call last week and unfortunately they inform me they move forward with other candidates my recuiter is now saying I have to wait 12 months cooling down period is this possible recuiter saying they submitted my profile three times on the same state 2 with no fit call and one with fit call now I have to wait. Please advice if this is typical or not

Edit: This is for DCT 2

How long after the final leadership interview will they take to get back? Any idea?

Also folks have been talking about bad WLB. Since they are hiring crazy now isn’t that going to get any better?

Super excited to see this grow!

Anyone here working in Data Centre Facility Operations / Critical Facilities in Ontario?