Data Center Installation Technician

Job DescriptionJob Description

We seek a skilled Data Center Install and Test Engineer to join our dynamic team in Plano, TX. In this role, you will lead a small team (up to six members) responsible for installing, configuring, and testing prebuilt solutions (servers and fully assembled racks) in data center environments nationally and internationally. This customer-facing role requires exceptional technical expertise, communication skills, and confidence in managing deployments. Typical deployments last about one week. Travel up to 30% and international.

AI drives this work, so experience with clusters, Spine and Leaf network architecture, and onsite installations is critical.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the installation, setup, and testing of prebuilt and preconfigured solutions in data centers.
• Lead and manage a team of up to six technicians to ensure seamless deployment and functionality testing.
• Provide technical expertise in networking, network topology, proper cable management and interconnect, PDU power systems, and Spine and Leaf architectures.
• Collaborate with clients and team members to ensure successful server deployments and address any technical challenges.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time for project deployments.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience setting up and testing solutions in data center environments.
• Strong understanding of networking principles, including topology, fiber cabling, PDU power systems, and AI-driven server clusters.
• Hands-on experience with network hardware and protocols, including:

• • High speed switches in a redundant configuration. (Direct experience with Nvidia Switches and Cisco Spectrum 3 Switches a plus.)
  • Routing and switching protocols: BGPv4, OSPF, EIGRP, PIM, IPv4/IPv6, Multicast.
  • Technologies: VLAN, VXLAN, MPLS, Ethernet, SDWAN, SDA, and others.
  • Troubleshooting tools like Wireshark and platforms such as Cisco DNAC.

• Experience with data center installation projects, Spine and Leaf architecture, and other common network configurations.
• Familiarity with security technologies such as Cisco ASA, ISE, and Palo Alto, including VPN/DMVPN, ACLs, and IPSEC.
• Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to manage small teams effectively.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing abilities.
• Ability to lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.

Skills (Nice to Have):

• Advanced knowledge of data network engineering and architecture.
• Expertise in global load balancing, TACACS+, RADIUS, NAT, DNS, DHCP, and SNMP.
• Familiarity with SolarWinds and related monitoring tools.
• Cisco CCNA and Nvidia networking certification

Company DescriptionStaffing Technologies has 20+ Years of IT Staffing and Consulting Experience. Headquartered in Overland, KS, we have 9 Offices Nationwide and have 3 Global Delivery locations. Saicon, our Parent Company, specializes in and has rich experience filling various type of job roles (Both IT & Non IT) in Retail, Consumer Products and Brands, Insurance, Logistics and Travel, Banking and Financials, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Government and Public Sector.Company DescriptionStaffing Technologies has 20+ Years of IT Staffing and Consulting Experience. Headquartered in Overland, KS, we have 9 Offices Nationwide and have 3 Global Delivery locations. Saicon, our Parent Company, specializes in and has rich experience filling various type of job roles (Both IT & Non IT) in Retail, Consumer Products and Brands, Insurance, Logistics and Travel, Banking and Financials, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Government and Public Sector.