Datacenter Technician

Soroc Technology; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Soroc Technology seeks a highly skilled Data Center Technician to support the operation, maintenance, and optimization of mission-critical data center environments. Role requires hands-on expertise in power, cooling, environmental systems, cabling, and overall data center operations.

Location is GTA; onsite only with shift rotation and on-call. Ideal candidate has 7+ years in data center operations, strong troubleshooting, and vendor management capabilities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data center operations or infrastructure support.
• Hands-on experience with UPS, PDUs, generators, transfer switches, CRAC/CRAH units, and environmental controls.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale data center environments.
• Strong understanding of capacity planning, rack design, airflow management, and power distribution.
• Experience with incident management, change management, and problem management processes.
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, and remote sites.
• Ability to work independently and lead operational initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support operation, maintenance, and optimization of data center environments.
• Hands-on work with power, cooling, environmental systems, and cabling infrastructure.
• Lead operational initiatives and coordinate with vendors and contractors.
• Ensure adherence to incident, change, and problem management processes.

Skills

Data center operations

Power & cooling systems

Incident management

Change management

Vendor management

Independent worker

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Tools

Fluke cable testers

Fiber optic testers

OTDR equipment

Structured cabling

Asset management systems

Ticketing systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Center Technician to support the operation, maintenance, and optimization of our mission-critical data center environments. This role requires a hands-on professional with deep expertise in power, cooling, environmental systems, cabling infrastructure, and overall data center operations.

Client : Fintech

Location: GTA

Onsite Requirement : fully onsite (shift) and Rotational on-call and occasional site visits

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in data center operations, critical facilities, or infrastructure support roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with data center power and cooling systems, including UPS, PDUs, generators, transfer switches, CRAC/CRAH units, and environmental controls.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale mission-critical data center environments.
• Strong understanding of capacity planning, rack design, airflow management, and power distribution.
• Experience with incident management, change management, and problem management processes.
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, and remote sites.
• Ability to work independently and lead operational initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Technical Skills

• Fiber optic installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Structured cabling systems and data center connectivity.
• Installation of hardware (server/storage)
• Proficiency using: Fluke cable testers, Fiber optic testers & OTDR equipment
• Network scanners and diagnostic tools
• Asset management and ticketing systems.
• Microsoft Office Suite and technical documentation platforms.