Data Center Implementation Lead — Travel‑Ready

Ericsson AB; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson is seeking a Data Center Implementation Lead to manage installations, migrations, and break/fix in customer data centers and co-locations. You will audit work, report results, and ensure high standards of quality while coordinating with vendors and customers.

The role requires 2+ years in lead roles and 3–5 years in data center ops, with hands-on fiber, optical testing, and strong documentation skills. Travel up to 50% is required, with safety and reliability emphasized.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a lead or supervisory capacity within a technical operations environment.
• Strong written and verbal English for customer-facing communications.
• Excellent organizational, administrative, and documentation skills.
• 3–5 years in data center operations with direct customer interaction.
• Hands-on fiber optic cabling experience: single-/multi-mode, LC, fan-outs, structured cabling.
• Demonstrated optical testing and transport troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to multitask, stay composed under pressure in high-availability settings.
• Commitment to safety standards, quality requirements and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily audits of work at customer data centers and provide feedback to technicians.
• Interact with customers via ticketing tools or in person, delivering clear reports.
• Assist with fiber installation, decommissioning, break/fix, remediation and migrations.
• Conduct and supervise optical testing using power meters, light sources, OTDRs, and test sets.
• Deliver services by following MoPs, engineering documents, vendor docs, and network diagrams.
• Read cut sheets and network design docs to ensure correct port connections and cable management.

Skills

Leadership

English communication

Documentation skills

Data center ops

Fiber optic cabling

Optical testing

Troubleshooting

Tools

OTDR

Power meters

VFLs

Job description

Ericsson is seeking a Data Center Implementation Lead to manage installations, migrations, and break/fix in customer data centers and co-locations. You will audit work, report results, and ensure high standards of quality while coordinating with vendors and customers.

The role requires 2+ years in lead roles and 3–5 years in data center ops, with hands-on fiber, optical testing, and strong documentation skills. Travel up to 50% is required, with safety and reliability emphasized.