Data Center Projects Lead Technician

Socket.dev; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EOS IT Solutions seeks a Data Center Lead Technician to guide delivery of data center infrastructure projects across enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation environments. You will oversee planning, coordination, execution, and handover of critical deployments, blending project leadership with technical understanding, operational excellence, and stakeholder management.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, logistics, supply chain, facilities, and external partners to ensure on-time,

Qualifications

• 5+ 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 our on-site team, ensuring adherence to safety procedures and effective communication across teams.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct firsthand inspections and quality checks of in-progress and completed work, intervening as necessary to ensure compliance with delivery standards.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate and detailed records of all completed tasks, work orders, and any issues or discrepancies identified.
• Troubleshooting: Provide technical direction and coordinate with our vendor team to resolve operational issues or implement workarounds as required.
• Safety and Compliance: Ensure all vendor personnel follow applicable safety protocols, utilize appropriate PPE, and comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Communication: Function as the main liaison among site leads, technicians, project managers, engineers, and Google stakeholders, ensuring transparent reporting and prompt issue resolution.
• Access and LDAP Management: Serve as the main point of contact for site access, LDAP activations, and any access-related issues, including use of internal tools and systems.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Technical understanding

Operational excellence

Communication

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Asana

Job description

EOS IT Solutions seeks a Data Center Lead Technician to guide delivery of data center infrastructure projects across enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation environments. You will oversee planning, coordination, execution, and handover of critical deployments, blending project leadership with technical understanding, operational excellence, and stakeholder management.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, logistics, supply chain, facilities, and external partners to ensure on-time,