Senior Critical Data Center Infrastructure Maintenance Technician

• We offer a full-time contract (35h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible hours, an extensive training plan, restaurant vouchers, private medical insurance, and support with relocation procedures.
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary in accordance with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and based on the cost of living in Barcelona.
• Start date: as soon as possible.

Reference: 451_26_OP_FM_S

Job title: Senior Critical Data Center Infrastructure Maintenance Technician

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.

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The activity to be developed is part of the Operations Department of the BSC-CNS (Barcelona Supercomputing Center - National Supercomputing Center).
The main mission of said department consists of guaranteeing the maximum availability and operational efficiency of the BSC-CNS infrastructures by ensuring compliance with quality and security standards through the integral management of preventive and corrective maintenance and the supervision of critical systems.
Among its key objectives are the technical maintenance and correct operation of HVAC, electricity, and fire protection (PCI) systems in the Data Centers, among others, such as MareNostrum and quantum.
The selected person will be part of the maintenance team, assuming responsibilities for the supervision, execution, and improvement of technical facilities.

• Management and supervision of preventive/corrective maintenance of the following facilities:
  - High, Medium, and Low Voltage
  - HVAC Air Conditioning Systems
  - Fire Protection (PCI) Systems
  - Access control, intrusion, and CCTV systems
• Management through BMS systems for alarm monitoring.
• Resolution of critical incidents, minimizing the impact on operations.
• Direct supervision of external providers and subcontractors, ensuring compliance with Work Permits and security measures.
• Interpretation of technical plans and diagrams.
• Management of critical repairs to guarantee fast response times with service companies.
• Request and management of quotes, validation of spare parts and repairs.
• Management of the spare parts and materials warehouse.
• Digital competencies in management tools (spreadsheets, word processors, email, etc.)

• The position will be located at the BSC, within the Operations Department.
• Duration: Indefinite contract subject to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and the duration of the budget.
• Working hours from Monday to Friday on working days from 08:00h to 16:00h.
• Vacations: 22 working days of paid vacation + 6 days for personal matters, in addition to December 24th and 31st according to our collective agreement.

• Competences
  • Ease of working both in a team and autonomously.
  • Communication skills and ability to deal with internal/external users.
  • Proactivity and initiative.
  • Service orientation and problem-solving ability.
  • Organizational and prioritization skills in critical environments.

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.