Data Center Technician
About The Position
The Data Center Technician supports data center operations through server deployment, hardware installation, troubleshooting, break/fix operations, rack and stack activities, server commissioning, hardware repairs, asset management, and infrastructure maintenance. The role involves supporting large-scale server infrastructure in enterprise or hyperscale data center environments while following established safety and operational procedures and maintaining operational uptime. The position is a contract role based fully onsite in Red Oak, Texas. The listed pay range is $35.00–$42.00 per hour. For this temporary role, eligible benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage; a 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions; voluntary life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a health spending account (HSA); transportation benefits; an employee assistance program; and time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave. Eligibility may depend on job classification and length of employment, and benefits may be subject to plan terms and change.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in a data center, IT infrastructure, or hardware support environment.
- Experience deploying and troubleshooting enterprise server hardware.
- Strong understanding of server architecture and components.
- Experience with rack and stack operations.
Responsibilities
- Perform rack, stack, and cabling of servers, network devices, and storage equipment.
- Install and configure enterprise server hardware according to engineering specifications.
- Execute server deployment projects, including hardware validation and post-installation testing.
- Label, document, and track equipment in asset management systems.
- Support hardware refreshes, decommissions, and technology upgrades.
- Diagnose and repair server hardware issues involving motherboards, CPUs, memory (RAM), power supplies (PSUs), hard drives and SSDs, RAID controllers, and network interface cards (NICs).
- Respond to incident tickets and restore failed equipment within established SLA requirements.
- Perform root cause analysis and document corrective actions.
- Replace failed components and conduct post-repair validation testing.
- Escalate complex hardware or infrastructure issues when necessary.
- Conduct routine health checks and hardware inspections.
- Support cable management initiatives following industry best practices.
- Execute equipment moves, adds, and changes (MACs).
- Monitor environmental conditions and report abnormalities.
- Maintain detailed work logs and update ticketing systems.
- Follow change management procedures and operational standards.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage, if eligible.
- 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions, if eligible.
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, if eligible.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
- Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
- Transportation benefits, if eligible.
- Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
- Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
