Senior Data Center Fiber Technician

Talentfinest • Cedar Rapids, IA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Data Center Fiber Technician leads the delivery of data center infrastructure projects across enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation environments. The role owns implementation activities, including planning, coordination, execution, and operational handover for new data center builds, capacity expansions, hardware refreshes, migrations, and technology rollouts. It combines project leadership, technical understanding, operational excellence, and stakeholder management, working with engineering, operations, logistics, supply chain, facilities, and external partners to deliver projects safely, on time, within scope, and to quality standards. The position is based on-site in Cedar Rapids and is described as a full-time contract role.

The technician leads daily on-site execution, checks work quality, maintains project documentation, directs troubleshooting, enforces safety and compliance, communicates with project stakeholders, and handles site access and LDAP-related coordination.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience delivering data center, infrastructure, or technical implementation projects.
• Strong understanding of data center operations, rack integration, structured cabling, network infrastructure, servers, power, cooling, and physical infrastructure environments.
• Proven experience managing complex deployments in enterprise, colocation, cloud, or hyperscale data centers.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in fast-paced operational environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating external vendors, contractors, and technical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience supporting hyperscale data center deployments, infrastructure expansion programs, or large-scale hardware migrations.
• Strong understanding of change management, operational readiness, commissioning, and implementation governance.
• Experience with project management platforms such as Jira, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Asana, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with asset lifecycle management, supply chain operations, inventory control, and deployment logistics.
• Knowledge of data center operational standards, safety requirements, and implementation best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the daily execution plan for the on-site team, ensuring safety procedures are followed and teams communicate effectively.
• Inspect work in progress and completed work, conducting quality checks and intervening to ensure compliance with delivery standards.
• Maintain accurate, detailed records of completed tasks, work orders, issues, and discrepancies.
• Provide technical direction and coordinate with the vendor team to resolve operational issues or implement workarounds.
• Ensure vendor personnel follow safety protocols, use appropriate PPE, and comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Serve as the main liaison among site leads, technicians, project managers, engineers, and Google stakeholders; provide transparent updates and help resolve issues promptly.
• Act as the main point of contact for site access, LDAP activations, and access-related issues, including use of internal tools and systems.
• Oversee planning, coordination, execution, and operational handover for data center infrastructure deployments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed