Data Center Lead Technician – Infra Deployments

workfully; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a highly motivated Data Center Lead Technician to lead the successful delivery of data center infrastructure projects across enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation environments.

As the primary owner for implementation activities, you will oversee planning, coordination, execution, and handover of critical deployments, from builds to migrations and technology rollouts. The role requires strong leadership, technical acumen, and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience delivering data center, infrastructure, or technical implementation projects.
• Strong understanding of data center operations, rack integration, structured cabling, network infrastructure, servers, power, cooling, and physical infrastructure environments.
• Proven experience managing complex deployments within enterprise, colocation, cloud, or hyperscale data centers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously within fast-paced operational environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating external vendors, contractors, and technical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Site Leadership: Develop and manage the daily execution plan for on-site teams with safety and clear communication.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct inspections and quality checks to ensure delivery standards.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed records of tasks, work orders, and discrepancies.
• Troubleshooting: Provide technical direction and coordinate with vendor teams to resolve issues.
• Safety and Compliance: Ensure PPE usage and adherence to local, state, and federal regulations.
• Communication: Serve as liaison among site leads, technicians, project managers, engineers, and stakeholders.
• Access and LDAP Management: Manage site access and related systems.

Skills

Data center project delivery

Data center operations knowledge

Complex deployments management

Multi-project management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication & problem solving

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Asana

Job description

Confidential is seeking a highly motivated Data Center Lead Technician to lead the successful delivery of data center infrastructure projects across enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation environments.

As the primary owner for implementation activities, you will oversee planning, coordination, execution, and handover of critical deployments, from builds to migrations and technology rollouts. The role requires strong leadership, technical acumen, and stakeholder management.