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# Data Center Technician I at Backblaze External Website

- **Company:** Backblaze External Website
- **Location:** Reston Virginia, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/backblaze/jobs/5400314008

## Job description

## About Backblaze

Backblaze is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, fueling customer success with cloud storage built purposefully to unlock budgets, unburden administrators, and unleash innovators. Together with our partners, we’re helping customers break free from the restrictive, overpriced legacy solutions that hold them back, and blaze forward with the full power of the open cloud in their hands.

Founded in 2007, we scaled the business with less than $3 million in outside funding until 2021, when we did a traditional IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Today, Backblaze generates over $100m in revenue and is the leading specialized storage cloud - managing over three billion gigabytes of data storage for 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, including businesses, developers, IT professionals, and individuals.

But while there is a lot to celebrate in our past, there is almost as much opportunity ahead of us. We’re seeking a Data Center Technician to join our team!

About the Role:

Individuals fulfilling this role will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing the physical infrastructure of our data center operations. The ideal candidate will have significant technical knowledge of server hardware, networking equipment, power and cooling systems, and structured cabling. This role requires a proactive problem-solver with strong leadership abilities, deductive reasoning, and a focus on operational excellence.

What You'll Do:

- Hardware Deployment & Maintenance:
- Maintain organizational infrastructure including racking equipment, replacing hard drives and other system components
- Troubleshoot, repair, and replace defective equipment with minimal supervision
- Help manage onsite inventory of hard drives, cables, rails and other spare parts
- RMA defective components
- Setup, test and activate new equipment via the Linux command line
- Data Center Operations:
- Work as Backblaze’s physical presence in Data Center Operations
- On-call responsibilities require being within an hour of the facility and occasional trips onsite 24x7 to resolve issues that can’t be handled remotely
- Workdays may include Saturday and/or Sunday (e.g. working Wednesday - Saturday)
- Shifts may include evening and/or overnight shifts
- Help with shipping and receiving including moving, packing, and/or unpacking equipment
- Follow and improve data center best practices and documentation
- Maintain a clean and well-organized work environment
- Help with projects to install new systems and services as time allows
- Project Management:
- Execute infrastructure projects such as server installations, migrations, upgrades, and server set-up.
- Full-service execution of new system implementations (from equipment inception to production).
- Work with cross-functional teams, including: IT, Neteng, NOC and SRE to test and validate functionality.
- Identify opportunities for automation and process efficiency.
- Incident response
- Respond to and resolve data center infrastructure incidents and Jira tickets.
- Troubleshoot and escalate hardware, power, and network issues as needed.
- Participate in on-call rotation when needed for incident response.
- What we value:
- A proactive mindset with a can-do attitude.
- Someone who steps up, supports teammates, and shares knowledge freely.
- Curiosity, reliability, and a desire to grow technically within the team.

Required Qualifications:

- 2+ years of experience in data center or server infrastructure roles.
- Hands-on knowledge of server hardware and deployments
- Proficient with structured cabling, fiber optics, and patch panel management.
- Experience with operating systems (Linux and basic scripting).Excellent communication, time management, problem solving and organizational skills

Backblaze Perks:

- Healthcare for family, including dental and vision
- Competitive compensation and 401K
- RSU grants for full-time employees
- ESPP program
- Flexible vacation policy
- Maternity & paternity leave
- MacBook Pro to use for work, plus a generous stipend to personalize your  workstation
- Childcare bonus (human children only)
- Fertility treatment and support
- Learning & development program
- Commuter benefits
- Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The expected salary range for this role is $62,000 - $72,000.

At Backblaze, we value being fair and good to our customers, partners, and employees. That’s why diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our values. We are committed to fostering a workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socio-economic status, ability, veteran status, and education. We believe that our dedication to cultivating a diverse workspace not only allows us to better serve our customers in over 175 countries but further reinforces our commitment to doing the right thing. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To understand more about the data we collect and process as part of your application, please view our [Backblaze Employee Privacy Notice.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63d32de856f6323a43a277f2/64b0660cd90ac9b4953f7f1d_Backblaze_HR_Employee_Related_Privacy_Notice.pdf)

## About Backblaze External Website

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Backblaze provides an independent cloud storage platform offering high-performance object storage, backup, and data management solutions to businesses and individuals worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ticker: BLZE on Nasdaq)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2007
- **Founders**: Gleb Budman, Tim Nufire, Billy Ng, Damon Uyeda, Casey Jones, Brian Wilson, Nilay Patel, Anuj Kumar (seven co-founders)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cloud storage, data backup, and object storage infrastructure.
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C – serving over 500,000 customers in 175 countries, including enterprises, SMBs, and individual users.
- **Mission statement**: “To make customers unstoppable by solving their toughest data storage challenges.”

## Products & Services
- **Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage**: S3-compatible object storage designed for high-performance AI workflows, data-heavy applications, media management, and data protection. Offers advanced features like Event Notifications.
- **Backblaze Computer Backup**: Automated cloud backup for personal computers and small businesses.
- **Backblaze Cloud Backup**: Enterprise-grade backup for servers and cloud environments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in provided sources. As a public company (BLZE), current financials are available via SEC filings.
- **Key Metric**: Over 5 exabytes (5,053,404,320,000,000,000 bytes) of data storage under management; scaled with less than $3 million in outside funding until its 2021 IPO.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Minimal outside funding pre-IPO; no specific investors listed in provided sources. The company emphasizes its independence from hyperscaler clouds.
- **Growth Signals**: Remote-first global team; data centers in the US and Europe; expanding engineering and operations roles; growing customer base across 175 countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Independent cloud platform**: Not tied to the major hyperscalers, offering interoperability and freedom from lock-in.
- **S3-compatible API**: Simplifies integration with existing tools and workflows.
- **Engineered for efficiency**: Cost-effective storage built on a proprietary, lean infrastructure.
- **Sustainable business model**: “Rationally frugal” approach with focus on profitability and long-term success.
- **Cleverly unconventional culture**: Encourages novel solutions and simplicity.

## Strategic Focus
- Accelerating AI workloads and data-heavy applications with high-performance object storage.
- Expanding interoperability and advanced features (Event Notifications, S3 compatibility).
- Continuing to grow the remote-first, distributed engineering and operations team.
- Maintaining a sustainable, profitable growth trajectory.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first**: Work from anywhere in the US, Latin America, Europe, and Asia (India, Philippines). Great work can happen anywhere.
- **Culture and values**: Emphasis on transparency, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Values include “open communication,” “focus on easy,” “fair & good,” and “sustainable business.”
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive healthcare for family, dental & vision, 401(k) retirement plan, equity in a growing company, flexible paid time off, parental leave and reintegration support, learning & development program.
- **Engineering culture**: Teams include Site Reliability, Software Engineering (AI, backend, storage, security), QA, Developer Productivity, and more. Strong focus on solving complex storage challenges.

## Sources
1. [Backblaze Careers Page](https://www.backblaze.com/company/jobs)
2. [Backblaze About Page](https://www.backblaze.com/company/about)
3. [Backblaze Job Listings on Greenhouse](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/backblaze/jobs/5189029008)
4. [Backblaze LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/backblaze)

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