Data Center Hardware & Ops Technician

GCS Recruitment Specialists; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking a hands-on IT Technician to support critical IT infrastructure in a data center environment. The technician will deploy hardware, troubleshoot, manage assets, rack and stack, validate network connectivity, and perform break/fix tasks to maximize uptime.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on IT/infrastructure experience, follow SOPs, and thrive in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment requiring meticulous attention to detail and reliability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on IT/infrastructure experience
• Ability to follow SOPs and operate in mission-critical environments
• Comfortable lifting and moving IT equipment in a data center
• Experience with hardware diagnostics and repair

Responsibilities

• Install, rack, stack, cable, and decommission servers, network devices, and storage equipment.
• Perform hardware break/fix activities including replacement of disks, memory, power supplies, NICs, and other components.
• Execute SOPs, maintenance activities, and change management requests.
• Respond to high-priority incidents and operational events impacting data center infrastructure.
• Image, configure, and deploy laptops and support equipment in the data center.
• Support Windows 11 and Linux operating systems; troubleshooting hardware, OS, and application issues.
• Provide printer and peripheral support for onsite teams.
• Perform basic network troubleshooting and connectivity validation.
• Install and manage copper and fiber cabling; trace cable paths and verify port connectivity.
• Audit inventory and maintain asset tracking; support receiving, staging, deployment, and decommissioning.
• Resolve incidents within defined SLAs; participate in on-call rotations; contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Hardware troubleshooting

Ticketing/incident management

Attention to detail

Data center operations

On-call rotations

Tools

Windows 11

Linux OS

Laptop imaging tools

Networking basics TCP/IP DNS DHCP

Job description

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking a hands-on IT Technician to support critical IT infrastructure in a data center environment. The technician will deploy hardware, troubleshoot, manage assets, rack and stack, validate network connectivity, and perform break/fix tasks to maximize uptime.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on IT/infrastructure experience, follow SOPs, and thrive in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment requiring meticulous attention to detail and reliability.