Data Center Technician
Location:
Dallas, TX
Type:
Contract
Overview
A leading technology-driven financial services firm is looking for a hands-on Data Center Technician to support its Dallas data center environment. This person will handle day-to-day physical infrastructure support including rack and stack, cabling, hardware troubleshooting, equipment installs, and remote-hands support.
Responsibilities
- Rack, stack, install, move, and decommission servers and network equipment
- Perform hardware break/fix and component replacement
- Run, patch, trace, and troubleshoot copper and fiber cabling
- Support server and network equipment deployments
- Provide remote-hands support to infrastructure and engineering teams
- Troubleshoot physical connectivity and hardware issues
- Maintain accurate inventory, rack, cabling, and work documentation
- Follow established change, escalation, and data center procedures
- Assist with maintenance windows and after-hours work as needed
Required Experience
- 2+ years of hands-on data center or infrastructure support experience
- Strong rack-and-stack experience
- Server hardware installation and troubleshooting
- Copper and fiber cabling experience
- Basic networking knowledge including switches, ports, and patch panels
- Experience with hardware break/fix and component replacement
- Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently in an onsite data center environment
Nice to Have
- Linux familiarity
- Experience with Dell, HPE, Supermicro, Cisco, Arista, or similar hardware
- Experience supporting financial services, trading, or other high-availability environments
- Experience with large-scale server deployments or migrations


