Data Center Cabling Technician I

Black Box; New York (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Black Box Network Services is seeking a Network Infrastructure Technician to install, test, and certify structured and patch panel cabling in a data center environment. Location: New York, NY.

This hourly role supports facilities management and project engagement, with conversion from temporary to permanent status as scheduling permits. The candidate should be motivated, self-driven and able to work nights and weekends as required, with experience in testing and decommissioning cabling and

Qualifications

• Equipment training for high-speed fiber optic transport
• Ability to clean high-speed optical connections
• Ability to measure, transmit and receive high-speed optics
• Experience with high-speed single-mode lasers
• Experience with Fluke Versiv Mainframe
• Experience in data centers and communications closets
• Ability to lift heavy objects safely
• Cable patching processes and procedures knowledge
• Troubleshooting Layer 1 network issues
• Willing to work nights and weekends

Responsibilities

• The patching cabling between network equipment and customer's network.
• The installation of power cables from equipment to power supply in rack/cabinet/closet.
• The installation, troubleshooting and de-installing network equipment.
• Install/swap out cables, switches routers and etc.
• Complete all hard and complex Move, Add Change (MAC) requests within the defined service levels.
• Provide infrastructure cabling break-fix services for network infrastructure.
• Perform layer 1 troubleshooting
• Support carrier testing of circuits.
• Assist with facilities efforts.
• Power and uninterruptable power supply (UPS) restoral.
• Water problems.
• Emergency cooling restoration.
• Fire suppression exercises, restoration, and post fire events.
• Act as an interface, as needed, between associates at the applicable location and centralized project / operations / MAC management.

Skills

Structured cabling

Optical fiber

Data center

IEEE standards

BICSI standards

Safety awareness

Shift work

Tools

Fluke Versiv Mainframe

Job description

Black Box Network Services is seeking a Network Infrastructure Technician to install, test, and certify structured and patch panel cabling in a data center environment. Location: New York, NY.

This hourly role supports facilities management and project engagement, with conversion from temporary to permanent status as scheduling permits. The candidate should be motivated, self-driven and able to work nights and weekends as required, with experience in testing and decommissioning cabling and