Rack Lifecycle Tech - Rack Lifecycle Team
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
In Person
IT OperationsNetwork Engineering & Administration
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is required.
- At least 2 years of experience in computer hardware repair, infrastructure cabling, network deployment, data center operations, or technical project management is required.
- At least 2 years of experience with network cabling, fiber optics, and test equipment including a visual fault locator, power meter, and optical time-domain reflectometer is required.
- At least 2 years of experience with fiber handling and fiber installation processes is required.
- The ability to lift and rack equipment weighing up to 40 pounds is required.
Responsibilities
- Execute rack installations, including physical placement, power connections, grounding, and cable management, according to AWS standards and method of procedure documents.
- Perform structured cabling, including fiber and copper terminations, patch panel connections, labeling, and cable dressing to specification.
- Complete optical time-domain reflectometer and power testing, validate results against acceptance thresholds, and promptly escalate failures to the team lead rather than resolving them outside approved procedures.
- Follow environmental, health, and safety protocols, lockout/tagout procedures, and safe work practices during installation activities.
- Execute assigned work orders and tasks under direct manager direction, maintaining accurate status updates in workflow management tools such as Boost and MARS.
- Perform quality checks on completed cabling work, including port map verification, label accuracy, and as-built documentation updates in the configuration management database and data center infrastructure management system.
- Promptly identify and escalate issues, blockers, and deviations from standard operating procedures encountered during task execution to the team lead or manager; do not resolve them outside approved procedures.
- Support deployment wave readiness by participating in pre-work site walks, material staging, and tool preparation.
- Receive, verify, and stage incoming rack, cable, optics, and hardware deliveries; validate them against the bill of materials and flag discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate site inventory records for cables, optics, patch cords, and consumables used during deployments.
- Support cycle counts and help identify inventory shortfalls that may affect deployment timelines.
- Complete required as-built documentation, port maps, test result records, and workflow sign-offs before handoff to Data Center Operations.
- Accurately update configuration management database, data center infrastructure management system, and Internet Protocol address management records following rack installation or decommissioning activities.
- Ensure handoffs are fully documented with no open blockers to support transition to the next lifecycle phase.
- Perform physical decommissioning activities according to assigned method of procedure documents, including cable removal, power disconnection, asset de-tagging, and rack extraction.
- Perform device wiping and media destruction in compliance with AWS secure media destruction and environmental, health, and safety policies.
- Sort, label, and stage recovered assets, including optics, cables, power distribution units, and hardware, for return merchandise authorization, redeployment, or secure disposal according to AWS reverse logistics policy.
- Update data center infrastructure management system, configuration management database, Internet Protocol address management records, and port maps after decommissioning to maintain accurate space, power, and circuit records.
- Validate that reclaimed rack-unit space, power, and cooling capacity are accurately recorded in the available pool.
- Adhere to site-level standard operating procedures, quality standards, and governance frameworks for cabling, installation, and decommissioning activities.
- Complete required safety training and certifications and participate in regular environmental, health, and safety audits and team safety briefings.
- Identify recurring quality issues, suggest process improvements, and share feedback with the Rack Lifecycle Team Manager.
- Use Rack Lifecycle Team tooling, including Boost, MARS, and ALM/DCLM, to record work, track assets, and maintain data integrity.
- Coordinate with Data Center Operations, Data Center Engineering Operations, Network Engineering, and facilities teams during active deployment or decommissioning under manager guidance.
- Participate in daily stand-ups and pre-work briefings; communicate task status, blockers, and schedule adherence.
- Provide timely task completion updates and immediately flag risks or delays to the team lead.
- Maintain and develop technical proficiency in structured cabling, fiber optics, rack installation, and data center physical infrastructure.
- Complete required certifications and training modules, including environmental, health, and safety training, lockout/tagout training, and Rack Lifecycle Team-specific technical programs.
- Seek feedback from leads and managers to improve personal performance and output quality.
- Support onboarding and training of new team members by sharing knowledge and best practices with peers.
- Stay current on AWS infrastructure tooling, cabling standards, and process updates communicated by the Rack Lifecycle Team.
- Review assigned work orders, confirm priorities with the team lead, and stage cables and optics for rack installation work.
- Terminate fiber runs at patch panels, conduct optical time-domain reflectometer tests, and validate loss results against acceptance thresholds.
- Update configuration management database records for completed work orders and de-tag and stage recovered assets from end-of-life decommissioning work.
- Escalate deviations from approved method of procedure documents to the team lead rather than improvising.
Desired Qualifications
- The ability to work in cramped spaces or elevated locations while following health and safety guidelines is preferred.
- Experience dealing effectively with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure is preferred.
- Experience managing work and priorities through a ticketing system is preferred.
- Experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies is preferred.
- Experience working in a data center environment, including racking and stacking equipment, cable management, and hot/cold aisle containment, is preferred.
- Familiarity with rack decommissioning, including device wiping, media destruction, and asset recovery procedures, is preferred.
About the company
Amazon runs the largest online store in the United States and rents cloud computing to businesses and governments through Amazon Web Services. AWS pioneered renting computing power over the internet, and Amazon built its own delivery network to get orders to customers quickly. Shoppers buy from Amazon and from independent sellers on its store, and Prime members pay a subscription for fast free shipping, streaming video and music, and other perks. AWS rents out computing power, storage, databases, and AI tools so companies can run software without owning servers, and Amazon also makes Kindle e-readers and Echo speakers with the Alexa assistant. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, and it is based in Seattle, Washington.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
Founded
1994
Get referred to Amazon
See people who can refer or advise you
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI drives growth: AWS's AI and custom-chip sales each more than doubled, passing $25 billion a year by June 2026.
- Stock grants gained value: shares hit a record in August 2026, making Amazon the fifth company to reach $3 trillion.
- Ads are a third engine beside stores and AWS: they grew 26% to $19.8 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
What critics are saying
- AWS's lead is shrinking: in the June 2026 quarter, Google Cloud grew 82% and Microsoft's Azure 43%, versus AWS's 37%.
- Job security has slipped: Amazon cut 30,000 corporate jobs in October 2025 and January 2026 to reduce management layers.
- Expect five office days a week: Amazon ended its three-day hybrid policy for corporate staff in January 2025.
What makes Amazon unique
- Most of Amazon's profit comes from cloud: AWS made 21% of sales but 60% of operating profit in mid-2026.
- Amazon is America's biggest parcel carrier by volume: it handled 6.9 billion packages in 2025, more than the Postal Service.
- Writing matters more than slides: Amazon meetings open with silent reading of a six-page memo instead of PowerPoint.
Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?
Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours
- Company Equity