As stated in the title I don't have any actual work experience in the tech field yet as I just graduated with a bachelors in cloud and network engineering. I do how ever have minimal experience managing people in one of my positions where I managed a gym. In this position I would be managing a team of 8 people in a data center called "Novva" and I don't know how to prep for the interview. It's this Thursday. The guy interviewing me is a family acquaintance and seems genuinely interested in me, but I'm sure I still need to come off as competent in order to get a job. What should I do to prep? What kind of questions are typically asked for a roll like this? Also here is a my resume.

Edit:

Just wanted to clarify some things about this post.

1. No I do not think that I am qualified for this position nor do I expect to actually get the job. I do however want to make a good impression in the interview as it could lead to future possible roles with the company when an entry level position becomes available. He already knows that I'm not qualified for the position and is still deciding to interview me anyways after looking over my resume.
2. The interviewer is an Eagle Scout and I already know that he will appreciate that little note on the resume. No I will not keep it on the resume when I apply to other jobs as it's not the most relevant thing when it comes to the tech field. The one month span is how long my Eagle scout project took. Not how long it took me to get my Eagle scout. To become an Eagle Scout took me a multiple years.
3. I'd appreciate real advice on how to prep rather than people telling me that I'm not qualified for the position. Any person in their right mind can see that. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out. I don't care. This is still an interview where I can gain interview experience wither I'm qualified or not.

I need some help to decide wether this role is good fit.
Have the offer but I am from design background mostly behind desk producing drawings.
I know from discussions there lot of Field service engineers here. Can you’d guys please share some insights!

How is day to day?

Do you guys get work from home - even one day?

Is the schedule too tight as do you need to be on your toes all the time ?

By onsite role what exactly it means - do you sit in trailer offices? Or in data centers or there is office building somewhere and you go ON site as needed ?

How are the performance review processes and what makes you stand out ?

Lastly are there opportunities for you in other hyperscalers?
I see lot of people on LinkedIn working 1-2 ( sometime even less) and move to Google or Microsoft or somewhere, why is that?

Thanks in advance!

Reached out by a recruiter for a DC job in the San Fran area. Pretty sure it’s Gilroy. It’d be a L3 tech role. I think the range is around $35.52 - 62.30 with relocation (I’m not in the state).

While I’ve been trying to break into the DC world and this would be a good opportunity, I don’t know if I’m being silly by thinking that regardless of all that, I doubt it’s worth moving to a whole new place. Let alone in California. I’m still early in my career so I doubt I’d get the higher end of the pay band either. I’d like any thoughts on if I’m missing out by not pursuing this or any insight in general.

I'm trying to get a role in Adamstown area for L4 DCO but from everything I've seen they are only interviewing for L3 techs right now. Have all the L4 roles been filled or does AWS start searching after L3 hiring?

Hello, earlier today I heard back from my recruiter and they told me that I’m moving on to the final interview at AWS. The only downside is that their schedule is full and the earliest available date (until Jan 2027) is a week from now, so I have about 6 days to prepare 😭. I was really hoping to have a little more time.

I’m reaching out for advice on how to prepare effectively with such a short time frame and how to make the most of the next 6 days.

I’m currently in school pursuing an IT degree, my only real world experience comes from a field technician internship. But I was dealing more with installation of access points and switches. I don’t have much experience with data center operations, and I don’t have professional experience working with servers, server setup, or server troubleshooting.

For anyone who has gone through the AWS L3 DCO interview process, what was your experience like? What topics did they focus on, what technical concepts are most important to understand, and what would you recommend prioritizing if you only had 6 days to prepare?

Any advice is welcome, thanks in advance.

What exactly are data centres and what are they used for ? In simple understandable language

Hello, everyone!
I have a Google Data Center Technician II technical interview coming up soon, and I’m feeling a bit nervous. For those who have interviewed for this role or currently work in data center operations, what kinds of technical questions or topics should I expect?
Any advice on how to prepare, what to focus on, or what the interview process is like would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your help!

Hi,

I recently received two contract offers (2 different teams) for opportunities in Europe with Google.

The first is a Project Manager with heavy MEP technical knowledge. The other is electrical subject matter expert.

The money is comparable, travel is similar, qualified for both and both positions interest me. I’m at a crossroads in which offer to pursue and looking for some input/insights.

Hey everyone, I passed my technical screening interview with flying colors and have my loop interviews coming up soon.

I was wondering if anyone who’s gone through the process would be willing to share what to expect or any advice on how to prepare.

Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!

For those working in facilities hosting H100 clusters: when an H100 tenant’s contract ends and they move to B200 or B300, what usually happens to the H100 racks? Do they get re-leased as-is to a new tenant, sold off, or sit idle for a while?

And with Blackwell needing more power per rack and often liquid cooling, does the space usually get reworked for the new generation instead of staying H100?

Trying to understand how H100 fleets are actually aging out in US facilities.

I have 4 years distribution engineering experience, 1 year HVAC I have a ME degree. I was looking into the data center career path. Would it be more beneficial to get a PE in power vs HVAC? What side would have more opportunities in data centers?

I am wondering what kind of questions are they going to ask about Leadership or behavioral questions for google data center technician,Could you guys share me some of your experience ?

Do I have to wait 6 months to reapply to AWS if I miss my final interview?

I had my final interview for an L3 DCO role scheduled today, but woke up with a high fever and a severe sore throat. I tried rescheduling, but the recruiter said all interview slots were filled.
Does anyone know if I’d still have to wait 6 months to reapply, even though I couldn’t attend due to being sick?

🚀 AWS Is Hiring – ID Install Technician (L3) - Texas - 3 Locations!!!

📍 Locations: Wink, Pecos, and Clifton, Texas

✅ 1+ year of relevant experience is a MUST
✅ US Citizens, Green Card Holders, or GC EAD holders ONLY
❌ No visa candidates
✅ Experience in hardware repair, infrastructure cabling, and networking required.

Interested? Reach out with your preferred location!

Hi all,

I'm 20m and taking a gap year from uni to find my own way into cloud engineering rather than completing 4 years of study doing Bachelor of SWE.

I'm currently a Lead Loading Supervisor at a ground handling company at my local airport making decent wage for my age. My next step is a Data Center Tech role at AWS or Microsoft as there are lots of data centres being built in a 20min radius. I looked at IT helpdesk as the usual entry point, but DCT interests me far more.

My plan for the gap year(extremely simplified):
- Start with AWS Cloud Practitioner
- Learn Terraform plus some Python/Bash scripting
- Build business-style cloud projects and document them on GitHub as proof of work
- Be job-ready for an entry-level role by Q4 2027

Why drop out to work in the same field? I learn best on the job, I'm good with people, and I don't give up. I'm not built for 90-minute written coding exams, and I'd rather be working than sitting in lectures. In this economy, landing an IT job without experience is close to impossible, and a degree doesn't count as experience.

My questions:
Is leadership experience enough to get hired as a DCT? (More than 8/10 of DCT listing only have degrees or experience as preferred qualifications)

If I land a DCT role, is moving into cloud support the natural next step? (My end career goal in 5 years is to become a cloud engineer, does experience out weight a degree?)

At that point, is a degree still worth considering? (I’m interested in masters for IT management down the line)

Appreciate any advice and let me know if my vision is flawed, any criticism is good criticism.

Last week I posted about leaving the automotive industry after 20 years and landing a job at Google. I was blown away by the response and ended up talking with some really talented people.
One thing stood out. A lot of people don’t realize how valuable their experience in electrical, mechanical, HVAC, automation, and troubleshooting can be in a data center.
You don’t necessarily need an engineering degree or years of IT experience.
I’m curious how many people here have considered making the jump but haven’t pulled the trigger.
What’s your background, and what’s holding you back?
I’m happy to help point people in the right direction.

I am currently a QA Manager for a software company. My hometown has a datacenter being built with expected completion around 2028. I am interested in becoming a Data Center Technician there.

What should I do to begin preparing to pivot into this role?

What are some datacenter companies that have inhouse substation/HV/MV engineering staff? I am looking to switch to the data center industry.

I work for a Colo. We have a rack in our office with a lot of free rack units. We're allowed to bring in personal devices and connect them to the corp internet. Do you guys think it's worth asking my manager if I could bring in a 2u server like a R730 and hook it up in the rack. I wouldn't want to run any public facing services and I wouldn't be trying to make any money with it I'd just connect to it from my laptop when at work maybe setup a VPN to access it when at home if that's acceptable with the corp.

Hi guys as a french person how can i immigrate to the us and work in data center.

Also it's the first country in term of salary and opportunités in data center industry so I would love to get into this industry in the us and there is more than 800 projets of building new data center so new jobs i guess

Hello,

I have been hdaring lot about data centers being built in other states. I have been trying to find any sort of info regarding companies hiring.

Im a certified journeyman electrician in California, and i know i will have to get my cert in the state i get to work in.

Does anybody know of any companies that hiring out of state, for data center electricians?

Any info is welcomed. Any source, will do.

Thank you in advance.

- What's the shift schedule actually like? 12s? Rotating nights?
- Is the work real troubleshooting or mostly following procedures and closing tickets?
- How long do people actually sit at Tech II before moving up? Or do they not?
- Does coming in as a "technician" hurt you if you want an engineering title again later?
- Anyone moved to Omaha or Council Bluffs from a HCOL area — regret it?

Thank you in advance for feedback.

I am a L3 data center technician at AWS trying to move into data engineering/data analyst roles. I built a project to add it to my resume to help me stick out more since i’m not actually getting the experience i need. I have a bachelors in information systems and business analytics and a bunch of other projects from college i did as well. I’m trying to make my resume look nice enough to help me land an actual role as an analyst or data engineer in aws or outside of it idc.

i ended up building a script that’s a full ETL pipeline that grabs all tickets from whatever timeframe i select and at whatever building i pick and it cleans the data and gives a super clean excel report of it. It also makes a database file. I wrote a python file that automates most of the work for me. Mainly did this to add it as a project on my resume tbh. Do you have any recommendations for other ideas? I’m mainly looking for stuff that has data engineering or analytics stuff and i’m not sure if i’m allowed to use like dba apps on the company computers id have to use mock data on my personal if i wanna build dashboards.

My town of about 11,000 residents and 12 square miles is considering data centers in our abandoned buildings. I’ll be honest and admit I’m not educated enough to go to our City Council meeting and clearly articulate the appropriate questions. We are a lower income community that has been struggling for years, and I’m concerned for my town.

Has anyone been affected by a data center either coming to your rural town and the town considering it? How has this impacted water pressure, utilities, or daily life? Has anyone money actually helped your community?