r/datacenter

How realistic is it for me to get a DCT job. I have my Comptia A+ Network + and security + went to college for a year but had to drop out and no real work experience except currently working at an amz warehouse for 3 months and that’s the only job I’ve ever had.

Okay, I have heard many things about these certifications, people say not to get A+ then some people say to get it. People say security+ is easier than A+ and I should get it over A+. What do I do? Any data center technicians who are currently working or have been employed previously have tips? I need to know what certifications I should get now and what are worth getting to become a DCT.

Edit: Are there certifications better than comptia? I have heard things about Cisco as well.

Hey everyone,

I was contacted by recruiter for the Data Center Technician I role at Google! I have three 45-minute interviews coming up next month and I'm looking for guidance on how to prepare.

My background is in a small startup environment - assembling PCs, flashing operating systems, and general hardware work - but I don't have direct data center experience. I'd love advice on:

• What topics should I focus on to bridge the gap?
• Any recommended study resources (books, courses, YouTube channels, etc.)?
• What skills or knowledge areas are most important for this role?
• Behaviors Round / Googliness interview Guidance

I'm also curious about the interview format from those who have been through it - is it a panel interview or one-on-one? How many interviewers should I expect?

Any advice or interview experiences would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I recently got put through to the interview stage at Google datacenter for a data center technician L3 position and was wondering what I should know for the position. In specific I’m worried about the Linux commands/linux related questions. Any help on this?

Just got offered a CSM role in Crusoe. Curious to listen to experiences ?

https://x.com/meta_engineers/status/2046224175736803816?s=46&t=pfsCeHyyP07B7BO22hlJkQ

https://about.fb.com/news/2026/04/meta-cbre-invest-in-american-jobs-new-fiber-technician-training-program

I was interviewed a while ago by now. I did great on both my behavioral and decent on my technical interviews. Thought I did good in my fit call but hey ended up going with another candidate. When I was first reached out the recruiter mentioned that they’d continue working with me if i made it all the way to the fit call, even if I get rejected. This was back in early January. Has anyone been reached out to after being rejected initially? Should I expect to hear anything?

I keep seeing multistory datacenters being pitched. Too many operational processes get broken when the ONLY freight elevator breaks, or is occupied by a different team/tennant.

Just wondering, has anyone had a positive experience with multistory DCs? Because they trigger me into thinking people are idiots.

I recently have been interested in becoming a DCT. I was wondering if getting an IT degree that focuses on network administration at my local community college is worth it. My mom works at the college so I really would not need to pay a whole lot. They also have an IT help desk rhat I could possibly work at which would gain me experience as well. Does anything think this is a good idea, if not, do you reccomend something else?

I have an upcoming onsite interview for a Critical Operations Technician position. As part of the process, I need to complete a 52-minute proctored assessment through iMocha beforehand.

I’m trying to get a sense of what to expect. For anyone who has taken a similar assessment (for a data center or critical facilities role), what was the focus? Did it lean more heavily on electrical/HVAC fundamentals, safety procedures (like LOTO), or CMMS workflow and troubleshooting scenarios?

I keep seeing positions open up around USA and open to re location. I’ve already told him that, but still nothing. I contacted him 7 days ago and he told me he will let me know. How often should I be reaching out for an update? I feel like he’s already annoyed by me or I might just be overthinking

Background:

Where I live, there is a developer who intends to build a Data Center around what is currently farmland, which the property owners surrounding the site are not interested in having. However, there is talks in the State legislature of mandating thay self-sufficient Data Centers be able to bypass local zoning ordinances in AG Zoning. Instead of just protesting, there is a group forming, including county officials, to propose a tract of land where we will allow Data Centers to be built.

Questions:

How many acres should we expect per complex, with the assumption being 80,000 sqft of interior space per complex?

How many decibels will the operations create at a 500ft distance from the building(s)?

Do urban data centers exist, and if they do, do they differ from rural centers in noise pollution?

Is there data on closed loop cooling system data centers impacting local water and/or soil quality?

Do data centers raise the temperature by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius within a 1 to 5 kilometer range, or is this hearsay?

Neither I nor my community want to stop their construction entirely, we only want to protect our farms while still sharing our community with them. Please let me know if I need to be most specific in any question, thank you in advance!

Hey everyone,

I was a contractor Data Center Operations Technician at AWS, but my team (along with a few others) got impacted by downsizing due to over-hiring.

During my \~5 months there, I stayed in good contact with my manager and received really positive feedback. He mentioned that I was on track to be converted to a full-time AWS employee if I kept performing the way I was.

Since then, I’ve picked up another role to continue building my experience.

I’m still very interested in going back to Amazon as a DCO, but I’ve also been looking into Network Deployment and the teams under that umbrella. I’ve been checking for L3 roles in Ohio, but haven’t had any luck so far.

A couple questions:

Does anyone know when these roles typically open back up?

Why do so many people transition from DCO to Network Deploy?

Should I be buying up all the local cheap properties around these data centers to resell at a huge profit after this thing bursts and they get abandoned?

What are these jobs on the Microsoft career site titled "Data Center Technician - CJT -Poly" or "Data Center Technician- CJT - Top Secret"?

Whats the demand for data center technicians? Is this demand going to increase? What should I do to get experience in order to get to bigger companies like AWS or Google?