Hiring for Data Center Technician || Virginia, USA || Contract

About the role

We are seeking a skilled Data Centre Technician to support the installation, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of data centre infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with servers, networking equipment, rack installations, cabling, hardware replacements, and data centre operations. The candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment while following established safety and operational procedures.

Location: Virginia, USA • Job Type: Contract • Work Mode: Onsite

Responsibilities

• Install, rack, stack, configure, and decommission servers, network devices, and other data centre hardware.
• Perform hardware troubleshooting, diagnostics, component replacements, and break-fix activities.
• Install and manage copper and fiber-optic cabling, including cable labeling and cable management.
• Monitor server, network, power, and cooling infrastructure to ensure operational availability.
• Perform basic server configuration, hardware testing, and connectivity checks.
• Support equipment deployments, migrations, upgrades, and infrastructure refresh projects.
• Troubleshoot hardware failures involving servers, storage devices, switches, routers, and power supplies.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, asset tags, rack diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Follow data center security policies, access control procedures, change management, and safety standards.
• Collaborate with network engineers, system administrators, remote support teams, and vendors to resolve incidents.
• Respond to service tickets and meet established SLAs for incident resolution.
• Support scheduled maintenance activities and participate in on-call or shift-based operations as required.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in data center operations, IT infrastructure support, or hardware troubleshooting.
• Experience with server hardware from vendors such as Dell, HPE, Lenovo, or Cisco.
• Knowledge of rack mounting, server installation, hardware replacement, and equipment handling.
• Familiarity with copper and fiber-optic cabling, patch panels, and cable testing.
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP, networking, switches, routers, DNS, and DHCP.
• Experience with ticketing systems such as ServiceNow, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware, connectivity, and infrastructure issues.
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lift and move equipment according to site safety requirements and stand or walk for extended periods.

Preferred Qualifications

• CompTIA Server+, Network+, A+, or equivalent certifications.
• Experience with Linux and Windows server environments.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware.
• Knowledge of data centre power distribution units (PDUs), UPS systems, and cooling infrastructure.
• Experience supporting enterprise or hyperscale data centres.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes, change management, and incident management.