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What they do

NEXTDC designs, builds, and runs data centers. Customers rent rack space, cages, and suites, and connect to public clouds and networks. NEXTDC is listed on the ASX 100. Its Postings say that it runs 18 data centers in 8 cities in Australia and Malaysia. It plans new sites in New Zealand and Japan.

What they value

• Customer first: show up for customers every time.
• One team: deliver together as an elite team.
• Bright ideas: create the future.
• Pursue excellence in everything.
• Straight talk: speak openly, disagree, then commit.
• Choose impact: spend time and money where it does the most good.

Where they hire

Of 14 Postings, 12 are in Australia: Melbourne and West Footscray, Sydney, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, Darwin, and Malaga near Perth. Two are in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. No Posting is remote, and three are hybrid. Five Australian roles require Australian citizenship for a security clearance. No Posting mentions visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

Most roles run the data centers.

• Facilities: data center technicians on 24/7 shifts in Melbourne, a technician in Malaga, and two senior technicians for the Sunshine Coast.
• Security and customer service: a security operations center operator in West Footscray, and a customer service agent in Darwin.
• Central operations: a business continuity program manager in Sydney, and an audit and assurance coordinator in Malaysia.
• Engineering: a high voltage engineer in Sydney.
• Vendor management: two senior category managers for procurement in Melbourne.
• IT: an end user compute engineer in Malaysia.

The three 24/7 technician roles give full training on the job. One of them asks Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

What they look for

Twelve Postings ask for good communication, and eight ask for customer service skills. Technician roles ask for a trade or technical background, and knowledge of power, cooling, and cabling. Five technician roles ask for problem-solving or troubleshooting skills. Eight Postings name years of experience, from 2 to 8 or more. Six technician roles need a rotating shift or on-call roster. The security and customer service roles need an NV1 security clearance, or the ability to get one.