40+ Data Center Deployment Technician (100% Travel)

Insight Global; Ellendale (ND); Remote; USD 41,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing logistics supported

Airfare covered

Meal reimbursement

Travel coordination

Job summary

Insight Global is hiring data center technicians for a demanding nationwide travel role. You will install and configure servers and supporting hardware, verify cabling, and troubleshoot connectivity across active data centers. This role requires extensive travel, long shifts, and adherence to site procedures.

Opportunities for permanent placement may arise based on performance. Ideal candidates have 10+ months of hands-on data center experience, rack and stack skills, and the ability to pass

Qualifications

• 10+ months of hands-on data center experience.
• Rack and stack experience with servers, switches, or related infrastructure.
• Experience troubleshooting connectivity, down ports, cabling, or hardware issues.
• Experience tracing, labeling, validating, and documenting connections.
• Ability to travel nationwide for long-term assignments.
• Ability to pass required pre-employment screening.
• OSHA 10 certification after hire if needed; training provided and paid for.

Responsibilities

• Install and securely rack servers, switches, and supporting hardware.
• Follow rack elevations, deployment standards, and site procedures.
• Connect, trace, label, and validate fiber and copper cabling.
• Troubleshoot down ports, signal issues, incorrect patching, and connectivity failures.
• Clean and reseat fiber connections before retesting.
• Support port remediation, burndown, and post-install validation.
• Perform QA/QC checks and document completed work accurately.
• Identify deployment defects and unresolved blockers.
• Receive, stage, organize, and track technical equipment.
• Move and position cabinets or equipment within data halls.
• Work within assigned crews under onsite technical and project leadership.
• Maintain quality and productivity in active data center environments.

Skills

Data center experience

Rack and stack

Troubleshooting connectivity

Cable labeling and tracing

Extensive travel

Education

OSHA 10 certification

Job description

40+ openings | Long-term contract | $30–$48/hour | Significant overtime

Quick Facts

• Technicians may be redeployed to another active build when their assigned site is completed
• Strong opportunity for permanent employment based on performance and business needs
• Housing, airfare, rental transportation, and travel logistics are covered and booked by IG
• Meal reimbursement up to $120 per day
• Paid travel home between approved work rotations
• Typical schedule includes 10–12-hour shifts, up to six days per week
• Many technicians average 20–30 hours of overtime weekly
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

Quick Fit Check

You should apply if you have hands-on experience with:

• Rack and stack deployments inside active data centers
• Troubleshooting down ports, connectivity failures, cabling, or hardware issues
• Fiber and copper cabling, ideally including LC, MPO/MTP, breakouts, and patch panels
• Cable tracing, labeling, connectivity validation, and remediation
• QA/QC checks and accurate deployment documentation
• Extensive travel and physically demanding project work

This position requires technicians who can install, validate, troubleshoot, and remediate infrastructure. Cable-pulling experience alone will not meet the requirements.

Current Project Locations

• Afton, Texas
• Dalton, Georgia

You do not need to live near these locations. These are 100% travel positions, and additional project sites are planned nationwide.

Compensation and Travel Benefits

• $30–$48 per hour based on relevant experience and qualifications
• Overtime opportunities based on project demand
• Hotel accommodations fully covered
• Airfare and local transportation arranged and paid for
• Meal reimbursement up to $120 per day
• Paid travel home between approved rotations

Technicians may work extensively for several weeks before taking approved time at home. Rotation schedules depend on project needs, technician availability, and site leadership approval.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ months of hands-on data center experience
• Rack and stack experience with servers, switches, or related infrastructure
• Experience troubleshooting connectivity, down ports, cabling, or hardware issues
• Experience tracing, labeling, validating, and documenting connections
• Ability to work 10–12-hour shifts and extensive overtime
• Ability to travel nationwide for long-term assignments
• Ability to pass required pre-employment screening
• Ability to obtain OSHA 10 certification after hire if needed; training will be provided and paid for

Preferred Technical Experience

• Fiber cleaning, inspection, testing, and remediation
• Visual Fault Locator tools
• Optical power meters or OTDR testing
• LC, MPO/MTP, fiber breakouts, and copper connections
• Port remediation and connectivity validation
• Burndown, turn-up, or post-install troubleshooting
• Rack elevation drawings, MOPs, and deployment procedures
• Cable and asset labeling systems

What You Will Do

• Install and securely rack servers, switches, and supporting hardware
• Follow rack elevations, deployment standards, and site procedures
• Connect, trace, label, and validate fiber and copper cabling
• Troubleshoot down ports, signal issues, incorrect patching, and connectivity failures
• Clean and reseat fiber connections before retesting
• Support port remediation, burndown, and post-install validation
• Perform QA/QC checks and document completed work accurately
• Identify deployment defects and identify unresolved blockers
• Receive, stage, organize, and track technical equipment
• Move and position cabinets or equipment within data halls
• Work within assigned crews under onsite technical and project leadership
• Maintain quality and productivity in active data center environments

This is a highly active travel role supporting large-scale infrastructure deployments. Technicians must be comfortable working long shifts, completing physical deployment work, following detailed procedures, and adjusting to changing project priorities.

Successful technicians are reliable, detail-oriented, safety-conscious, and able to explain how they diagnose and resolve connectivity problems.