Data Center Technician: Cabling, Diagnostics & Flexible Hours

Insight Global; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) after 90 days

Paid time off

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Data Center Technician in the Des Moines, IA area.

The role involves installing, labeling, and staging cables; performing startup/shutdown procedures for hardware; and following safety and network design task guidelines under Technician Leads.

With $23/hour compensation, day-one benefits, and eligibility for 401(k) after 90 days, this position offers solid growth in a dynamic data center environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years' experience supporting IT equipment or related technology.
• Flexibility to work non-standard business hours that may include weekends and/or holidays

Responsibilities

• Remove network cables as part of a datacenter decommissioning process.
• Run, label, and stage power and networking cables.
• Follow procedures for preparing, installing, performing diagnostics, troubleshooting, replacing, and decommissioning equipment with guidance from Datacenter Technician Leads.
• Prepare, stage, set up, and perform basic startups and shutdowns for hardware following written instructions, checklists, guides, and standard procedures.
• Perform post-execution quality checks and verify that grounding, staging, labeling, and cabling are set up properly according to safety protocols, deployment standards, and planned Network Design Tasks (NDTs).
• Apply advanced diagnostic and troubleshooting expertise to quickly identify the cause(s) of issues.
• Follow procedures to communicate, report, and escalating incidents to appropriate data center operations management units and Technician Leads.

Skills

IT equipment experience

Flexible hours

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Data Center Technician in the Des Moines, IA area.

The role involves installing, labeling, and staging cables; performing startup/shutdown procedures for hardware; and following safety and network design task guidelines under Technician Leads.

With $23/hour compensation, day-one benefits, and eligibility for 401(k) after 90 days, this position offers solid growth in a dynamic data center environment.