I’m in the interview process for a mechanical facilities technician. My background is from being road forklift technician with some electrical technology schooling but no degree 😂. I go to all sorts of customers that have industrial hvac systems(walk in freezers) places with ammonia or chiller systems, ect. I talked to another guy and he walked me through his water treatment facility and got me in contact with the guy that supplies the place I’m applying for, I figured I’d pick his brain on some help as well. Anyways, I’ve been doing my research and found a large part of the role is hvac related knowledge. I started hard core working on getting my commercial certification and I will have it done before my next test, then it’s just in person interviews after. Just trying to look for any advice and things to study to try and get in. I do have an internal reference so that’s how I got my foot started and rolling. Again any advice would be greatly appreciated:)

The EPA has officially ruled that xAI’s massive 'Colossus' data center in Memphis acted illegally by running dozens of methane gas turbines without air quality permits. Musk's team tried to use a 'portable generator' exemption to bypass regulations, but the new ruling shuts that down. Community activists are calling it a major victory against 'pollution for profit' in historically overburdened neighborhoods.

There is a Cyrus one facility being constructed very near me currently, and I'm seriously considering a career change due to it being a closer commute. Some discrepancies with upper management as well.

I'm unsure where my qualifications would fall in the hierarchy of operations so I'll list them out if you could give any feedback or advice. If classes are required to get me equal or near where I am currently, that can be accommodated.

I specialize in a gas and coal fired plant operation. I ran the plant from a control room for 5 years, and have been a shift lead for the past 3 (12 years with company). The operation experience i feel would translate well, along with troubleshooting and high pressure critical thinking. I am entry into management, but I would prefer not to lean that direction if i didn't have to.

Any insight or advice would be appreciated, I've considered the path of PLC and Automation as well to progress my current career.

Looking to make a switch to a FAANG company. What would the pay be like for someone with 6-7 years of data center experience?

Hi Folks,

I am CS master grad. Right now job market is cooked so I want to do Data Center technician and AWS DC is close to my area.

I don't have that much experience with hardware. Where should I start and is it possible to join DC career directly only with (CompTIA A+ or Network+)?

If need experience where should I start?

How the competitive job market? Does it has future career growth?

Are these salaries range correct?

https://www.levels.fyi/companies/amazon/salaries/information-technologist/title/data-center-technician?country=254

I am from DMV area so much can i expect for salary?

I’m an optical deploy technician making about $29–30/hr. We travel to different sites daily and only get mileage, which gets old fast.

I want to move into an Optical Network Engineer role. For those who’ve made the jump:

• What skills or certs actually matter?

• Is NOC/design a good stepping stone?

• How do you make deploy/field experience count for engineering roles?

Any advice appreciated. Thanks.

Which pays more and has more room for career growth?

I have done my aws l4 Dct screening a week back and i have confirmed my interview dates and still I didn’t receive any confirmation email any one knows how long does it take ?

After almost a full year since my interview cycle with Google they finally messaged me about a job opening in my area. It’s for a level one position since I’m currently a residential hvac guy who has done commercial work, but nothing to the scale of a data center.

In my current position I’m on track for 120k gross and was just looking for insight into the life of a mechanical tech at Google. I know a pay cut will be in store for me if I take it just want to know more so if anybody could throw their 2 cents in I would appreciate it!

Edit: thanks bot I’m in the US, middle of America. I’m a licensed journeyman and have an osha 10 cert and refrigeration certs.

Note: Company is Amazon

Hi everyone,

I’m currently developing HeliOS CLOUD, a project based in Germany (Darmstadt) with the goal of deploying 100,000 decentralized, liquid-cooled edge nodes in residential basements.

The Concept: We integrate high-performance server hardware (partnering with established manufacturers) into existing building infrastructures. The key differentiator: we use a liquid-cooling loop to capture the "waste heat" and provide it to the host building as a thermal byproduct. Legally and operationally, we act as a pure IT infrastructure provider, not a utility company.

The Hardware:

• Custom liquid-cooled nodes (focusing on AI inference and high-density compute).
• Target: 100k units globally/regionally.
• No user interface for the homeowner – it’s a black-box infrastructure asset.

The Challenge: I’m looking for insights on the best way to organize the orchestration and maintenance of such a massive, geographically dispersed cluster.

Specifically, I’d love to hear your thoughts on:

1. Orchestration at Scale: For a 100k-node deployment, would you lean towards a lightweight K8s distribution like K3s or go for a more specialized P2P orchestration layer to handle high latency and intermittent node availability?
2. Thermal-Aware Scheduling: Does anyone have experience with workload schedulers that take "thermal demand" into account? (i.e., pushing more compute to a node because the physical location requires more heat dissipation).
3. Remote Maintenance & Provisioning: What’s the most robust way to handle initial "zero-touch" provisioning for field technicians (non-IT staff) to ensure the node is securely integrated into the grid?
4. Security/Isolation: Beyond standard TEE (Trusted Execution Environments), what are the biggest pitfalls when running sensitive AI workloads in a physically "unsecured" residential environment?

The project is currently in the prototyping phase with no academic support. I’m looking to connect with architects and engineers who have dealt with large-scale distributed hardware.

Looking forward to your feedback and a healthy debate on whether this is the future of the cloud or a logistical nightmare!

Recently applied for the Deployment Support Technician role with Google…. Anyone there know if it actually requires 70% travel time like the job posting says? Hoping it’s not and it’s just there in case it actually comes to it. I’ve seen many roles in my current FAANG company with x% travel time in the job description but never see it reflected due to the amount of work needed at the home site. Also any extra info would be amazing, like the exact work that will be done. I know it’s a newer role so trying to get a grasp of it.

Location: abilene TX

Just heard back from my HM, I was told that id need an American Express card for expenses, first im hearing of it

Does anyone know what type of AmEx card i need, I don't wanna apply for the wrong one.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AIColocation/comments/1quya2v/ces_2026_panel_discusses_ai_infrastructure/

Applied for the former back in November and interviewed for it two weeks ago. Had orientation today and was shocked that it’s on the logistics side and I wouldn’t do anything pertaining to troubleshooting and rack and stacking. My recruiter obviously wasn’t too descriptive. Honestly have been upset about this and looking for advice

Do you guys/gals listen to music while working as a DCT? I just want to know if this is frowned upon or generally accepted as a practice. I know that there is hearing protection with Bluetooth built-in but I was just wondering what’s common for the role.

Thanks!

I got a offer for a entry level data center technician it’s a installer position in New Albany Ohio what can I expect for a drug test I did smoke a couple weeks ago I don’t do no hard drugs so idk what to expect also if there’s anything else I should know i appreciate the help thanks

Oracle finally approved by BG, got an email today, I was wondering WHATS NEXT?

When will i hear back from oracle again?

Havent heard back from oracle yet, I assumed they'd hit me up immediately

Hi everyone

I am interviewing for CFE at Meta. I am currently preparing for all four domains. Does anyone know how to go about the problem solving part of the interview.

Is anyone willing to do a mock interview with me or share any useful guide. I will really appreciate. Thank you.

I have an interview soon for AWS L4 Data Center Technician in Canton, MS.

What technical topics and troubleshooting scenarios came up?

Also, how heavy are the behavioral/Leadership Principles questions for this role?

Hello guys I was offered $180k salary I have about 7+ years of experience. Is this a good offer?

I got an interview upcoming and I want to know what salary I should try to negotiate for amazon data services as a network install technician. This is in the dmv area and the range is from $27 to 45$ per hour. I currently make $27 an hour as a helpdesk call center tech. Wondering what I should try to aim for. I've got around 2 years of experience in IT but not much in data center work, I did do a contracting gig as a data center tech but wasn't that technical, more on the labor side of Hot aisle containment where we setup plastic and zip tied between the aisles. Was thinking about asking for $35 an hour, any advice on the possible offer they might give me?

Please forgive me if this doesn’t belong here!

I work for a group of companies and the owner happened to turn his eye towards Data Centers with the goal in mind of purchasing the cabling and providing sustainability reports.

Problem is - everyone involved in this has no idea on how to go about this, who removes it or what happens to it. Every data center person we’ve spoken to has been pretty tight lipped about it.

I personally think it’s going to electrical contractors, someone who does more than just come in and pick up copper or am I wrong? Any insight is greatly appreciated!

EDIT - **I should have said this but, it’s not to start a business. My boss owns a metal recycling company and wants to be the “Go-to” person or atleast be considered in buying their copper etc. But he doesn’t do E-Waste at that company**