Data Center Technician

Cynet Systems • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

The Data Center Technician supports the day-to-day physical operations of Multi-Business Engineering (MBE) product labs in Santa Clara. The role focuses on hardware installation and removal, rack-and-stack activities, inventory control, shipping and receiving, equipment handling, and maintaining a clean, safe, and organized lab environment. The technician works with engineering, IT infrastructure, logistics, and facilities teams to ensure lab equipment is received, tracked, deployed, stored, relocated, and shipped as required.

The position involves installing and removing servers, switches, storage devices, and other lab equipment; maintaining inventory and asset records; processing and inspecting shipments; organizing equipment and cabling; and supporting lab setup, deployments, testing, and relocations. The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, and able to manage physical lab operations efficiently in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Hands-on experience installing, mounting, and removing servers, switches, and other hardware in equipment racks.
• Experience tracking server hardware, components, cables, and lab assets while maintaining accurate inventory records.
• Experience receiving, inspecting, documenting, labeling, packing, and shipping hardware and equipment.
• Ability to maintain a clean, organized, and safe lab environment, including proper cable management and equipment organization.
• Ability to handle IT equipment safely, follow established procedures, and coordinate with engineering, logistics, and facilities teams.
• Basic understanding of Ethernet cables, fiber-optic cables, power cables, and rack power distribution units (PDUs).
• Basic knowledge of server hardware components, including CPUs, memory, storage drives, and power supplies.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in IT, Electronics, or a related technical field is preferred.
• Familiarity with inventory management tools, spreadsheets, and asset management platforms such as GLPI.

Responsibilities

• Rack and un-rack servers, network switches, storage devices, and other lab equipment.
• Install rack rails, mounting brackets, shelves, and related hardware.
• Physically install and remove equipment according to provided instructions and rack layouts.
• Connect and organize power, Ethernet, and fiber-optic cables as required.
• Assist with server relocations, rack reorganization, and lab hardware deployments.
• Maintain accurate inventory records for servers, switches, components, cables, and other lab equipment.
• Record equipment details, including asset tags, serial numbers, model numbers, quantities, and locations.
• Receive incoming hardware shipments and verify items against purchase orders, packing slips, and delivery documentation.
• Inspect incoming equipment for visible damage and report discrepancies or missing items.
• Unpack, label, and register received hardware in the inventory system.
• Prepare servers, components, and other equipment for shipment, return, or relocation.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe engineering lab environment.
• Keep racks, workbenches, storage shelves, and equipment staging areas organized.
• Perform routine lab housekeeping, remove packaging materials, and dispose of waste according to lab procedures.
• Assist with hardware deployments, equipment relocations, and lab setup activities.
• Perform visual inspections of servers, boards, cables, and hardware components.
• Assist engineering teams with staging and organizing equipment for testing and validation.
• Work independently on assigned tasks and coordinate with cross-functional teams to complete requests on time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED