Data Center Assistant Internship

Work Location

VALENCIA

Expected duration

6 MONTHS

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) provides critical Supply Chain, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies services, and Training to Special Political and Peacekeeping Missions, Agencies, Funds and Programmes of the United Nations system worldwide.

This internship is located in the Technology Infrastructure Support Unit (TISU) of the Infrastructure and Operations Section (IOS) within the Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies (SGITT) at the UNGSC in Valencia, Spain.

TISU operates a twin data centre architecture across Brindisi, Italy and Valencia, Spain delivering resilient, highly available ICT services through geographically separated Tier III–Certified facilities.

The Intern reports to the Chief, TISU (or a designated officer).

The internship is for six (6) months. Two (2) posts are available. The internship is unpaid and full-time.

The interns will support the team in data centre operations and infrastructure monitoring. Tasks will include:

a) Assisting with daily health checks of data centre core infrastructure systems (cooling, power autonomy, fire suppression). b) Supporting hardware lifecycle tasks, including inventory, racking/stacking, and cable management. c) Helping track environmental metrics, power utilization, and rack capacity. d) Supporting backup job checks and basic restore scenarios. e) Assisting with the design and implementation support of Radio Frequency access control systems. f) Logging and updating incidents/requests/changes in the applicable management and reporting tools. g) Assisting with any other tasks assigned by the designated official.

Qualifications/special skills

The basic education required is HS Diploma.

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

(a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).

The field of study must be closely related to the type of Internship you are applying for, such as Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Telecommunications. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study closely related to the internship is required. Applicants must be a student in the final year of a first university degree (bachelor's or equivalent), or enrolled in/completed a Master’s or Ph.D. Programme. Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Teams. Exposure to Linux/Windows basics, networking, virtualization, monitoring systems, cabling or electrical systems is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for this internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Knowledge of Spanish is desirable.

Additional Information

Not available.

Intern Specific text

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.