The AV Operations Engineer will be based in the Redwood City, CA headquarters and will be responsible for day to day operations, maintenance, and performance for Equinix’s global conference room technology ecosystem and will assist with coordination of our AV events programs. As AV operations lead, the engineer will also be responsible for supporting AV events (All-Hands meetings, webinars, white glove). As a team member of the Unified Communications Operations team within the End User Technolog... more details
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AV Operations Engineer (Audio Visual)
Job Summary
The AV Operations Engineer will be based in the Redwood City, CA headquarters and will be responsible for day to day operations, maintenance, and performance for Equinix’s global conference room technology ecosystem and will assist with coordination of our AV events programs. As AV operations lead, the engineer will also be responsible for supporting AV events (All-Hands meetings, webinars, white glove). As a team member of the Unified Communications Operations team within the End User Technology organization, this position will partner with the Helpdesk, Corporate Real Estate and Network Operations teams, and externally with premier AV Vendors.
Responsibilities
Responsible for day-to-day AV and Zoom Room incident response
Enhance the reliability of our environment, ensuring continual improvement of existing and future deployments
Document, maintain and promote a World Class AV & conference room environment
Collaborate with a global End User Technology team to ensure daily tracking, monitoring, and reporting of a global conference room and AV environment
Report weekly on conference room environment metrics and KPI’s
Coordinate and lead IT stewardship of AV and Zoom technology across conference center events, EBC/Executive White Glove calls, and All-Hands Meetings. Coordinate the usage of a global team calendar for tracking and reporting of such events
Provides hands-on operational support in the running of AV events both on-site/in-person and virtually, including the usage of any audio, video, or AV equipment used in the operation of the event
Assist as an IT project member for conference room deployments
Qualifications
3+ years of AV and conference room operational experience
1+ years of experience in AV event and AV white glove support
AV live event and production experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Telecommunications, or equivalent
Significant experience with AV and conference room technology across multiple vendors and technologies. Example vendors: Zoom, Logitech, Microsoft, Neat, QSC. Example technologies: Digital signage, video conferencing, audio conferencing, webcasting, HDMI/VGA, control systems, DSP, and more
Deep knowledge of video conferencing and AV hardware
At Equinix, we put the CUSTOMER at the center of everything we do. All qualified candidates must provide world class customer service
STRONG written and verbal communication skills. Will be required to interface directly with top leaders in our company
Must possess an analytical mindset that can help gather data and build reports about the overall trajectory of the AV/UC environment
Certification(s) in AV, CTS, ITIL a plus
Self-starter that takes ownership for keeping abreast of new technology developments for current and future application to job duties
A problem solver that can troubleshoot and diagnose issues within all portions of the AV ecosystem
Ability to travel to sites required
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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