ONS Colocation Solutions Intern (Security)

Position Title: ONS Colocation Solutions Intern

 

Company Summary

Crown Castle is the nation's largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand—connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we're the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected, and ready for the future. Crown Castle is a Fortune 500 company, publicly traded on the S&P 500, and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US, with an enterprise value of ~$100B.

 

Role

As part of the Off Net Solutions (ONS) Team, this person is responsible for assisting with research, administration, data entry and management of invoices, contracts, and system records, focused on but not limited to Data Center contracts, orders and supporting documents.  The role requires interaction with 3rd party Data Center providers as well as with internal Crown Castle team members and attorneys, in person, by phone, video, and email. 

Suitable candidates will have an interest in learning the commercial, contractual aspects of the procurement and implementation of Data Center Products, and in applying this knowledge to conduct research for incomplete or missing information. 

 

Responsibilities

• Review existing records for missing or expired data
• Obtain missing contracts, data, and associated documents – internal and external
• Extract key contract/agreement terms and summarize in templates and/or systems
• Enter Data into multiple systems to correct missing and/or incomplete records
• Run reports and help prioritize work with ONS management
• Follow standards and procedures when working within company systems
• Execute quality checks on the data to ensure asset integrity and resolve data conflicts to maintain compliance
• Assist teammates in creating formats and templates for reporting and data visualization
• Collaborate with stakeholders in the evaluation of Crown Castle's Data Center strategies and implement tools for standardization that result in cost savings

• Evaluate project plan statuses to identify and resolve issues
•  Perform other duties as assigned or required

 

Expectations 

• Read data Center contracts and extract key terms
• Demonstrate the aptitude to comprehend the basic technical aspects of Data Center systems, and how these are represented in associated legal contracts
• Perform accurate and fast data entry based on extracting key details of technical contracts and invoices.  
• Work independently as well as build cooperative working relationships
• Excel at chasing down elusive documents and details
• Preserve and respect confidentiality of data and contractual terms
• Work competently and accurately with various online computer systems and demonstrate proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word).  Experience with Visio is preferred but not required.
• Be proficient managing network files and folders (naming, renaming, moving, copying, archiving, etc.)

 

Education/Certifications  

• Currently enrolled in pursuit of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited higher education institution
• Preferred field(s) of study: Business, Computer Science; Information Technology; Law (or Pre-Law); Engineering (all disciplines)

 

Experience/Minimum Requirements  

• Authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time, regular basis without additional sponsorship

Reports to: Manager ONS Colocation & Facilities

 

Work Plans: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in your assigned office approximately 60% of the time (3 days per week) and where you do your best work 40% (2 days per week).

 

Additional Information: Crown Castle has a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy in place requiring vaccination by your employment start date, unless approved for an accommodation or otherwise prohibited by law.

 

 

 

 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Intern