Data Center Engineer (Liquid Cooling)
About The Position
We are seeking a hands-on Data Center Technician to support the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of server and infrastructure hardware in a high-availability data center environment. The role includes rack-and-stack, break/fix, structured cabling, hardware deployment, and support for air-cooled and liquid-cooled server infrastructure. The technician should be comfortable working around high-density compute environments and learning specialized cooling technologies used for modern GPU and AI server platforms. This is a contract-to-hire position based fully onsite in Fairburn, Georgia. The pay range is $35.00–$37.00 per hour. Individual compensation depends on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits, which may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits available to eligible employees in this temporary role may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage; a 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth contributions; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; a Health Spending Account; transportation benefits; an Employee Assistance Program; and time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company and a provider of technology and business services. The company describes itself as a team of 80,000 serving more than 6,000 clients across North America, Europe, and Asia. It is an equal opportunity employer. The position is anticipated to close on November 4, 2026.
Requirements
- Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to follow detailed technical procedures.
- Ability to safely lift and install server equipment with appropriate assistance or lifting equipment.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-critical data center environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a data center, server room, hardware lab, or IT infrastructure environment.
- Hands-on experience with server hardware installation and break/fix troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of rack-and-stack work, fiber and copper cabling, server components, and hardware diagnostics.
- Experience with liquid-cooled servers, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, or high-density GPU infrastructure; this experience is highly preferred.
- Familiarity with CDUs (Coolant Distribution Units), manifolds, cold plates, and quick-disconnect cooling connections.
Responsibilities
- Rack, stack, cable, configure, and decommission servers and related data center hardware.
- Troubleshoot and repair server hardware, including drives, memory, power supplies, fans, NICs, GPUs, motherboards, and other replaceable components.
- Install and support liquid-cooled servers and high-density compute racks.
- Connect and disconnect liquid cooling lines and server-side cooling components according to established procedures.
- Inspect liquid cooling connections for proper seating, leaks, damage, and other physical issues.
- Support maintenance and hardware replacement involving cold plates, coolant distribution connections, hoses or tubing, manifolds, and quick-disconnect fittings.
- Follow site-specific safety procedures when servicing liquid-cooled equipment.
- Install, route, label, troubleshoot, and replace fiber and copper cabling.
- Perform rack-level hardware troubleshooting and component swaps.
- Troubleshoot server boot, POST, connectivity, power, and hardware-health issues.
- Replace and document failed hardware through established RMA and break/fix processes.
- Stage equipment, unpack and verify inventory, and prepare servers for deployment.
- Maintain accurate asset, ticketing, and maintenance documentation.
- Follow ESD, electrical, cooling, and data center safety procedures.
- Coordinate with engineering, networking, facilities, and operations teams to resolve infrastructure issues.
- Maintain clean cable management and organized rack environments.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Critical illness coverage
- Accident coverage
- Hospital coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for employees and dependents
- Short- and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave; eligibility and terms may apply
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