Data Center Technician Level 2

Job Title: Data Center Technician Level 2

Location: Atlanta, GA (Onsite)

Job Type: Contract

Duration: 12+ months

Experience: 3+ years

Job Overview

Our client is seeking experienced Data Center Technicians (Level 2) to support hands-on operations within a large-scale, mission-critical data center environment. Selected candidates will assist with rack, stack, and installation of key data center equipment, perform troubleshooting, and act as Level 1 administrators for data center issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Rack, stack, and install data center equipment
• Troubleshoot common data center issues and work through ticketing queues
• Perform mechanical assembly and disassembly, including installation of heavy GPU trays
• Build prototype open board systems on benchtop and debug issues reported by users
• Triage and debug systems and ensure they pass baseline diagnostics

Required Skills

• Strong data center experience with rack and stack
• Minimum 3 years of on-premises, large-scale data center experience (Power, Space, Cooling, Equipment)
• Strong cabling skills including cable management and dressing
• Network troubleshooting experience, ideally with Supermicro Servers, Infiniband Fabric, Mellanox, and Arista Hardware
• Solid UNIX (Ubuntu or RedHat) administration skills including server monitoring and disk failure debugging
• Break-fix server expertise including mechanical assembly/disassembly and GPU tray installation
• Strong attention to detail, independent thinking, and problem-solving ability

Preferred Skills

• Experience building and debugging prototype systems
• Familiarity with baseline diagnostics tooling