Data Center Technician: Fiber Optic & Cabling (L2/L3)

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company; Athens (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Benefits

401(k) Plan

Career growth potential

Job summary

Kelly Telecom is seeking Data Center Technicians for a large-scale data center project in Red Oak, TX. Ideal candidates have hands-on fiber optic and structured cabling experience and will interact with customers to provide clear reports and updates.

You will assist with fiber installation, testing, troubleshooting, and migrations across data center environments while following MoPs and vendor docs. This role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3–15 years of experience in data center operations or similar technical environments with direct customer interaction.
• Hands-on fiber optic cabling experience including single-mode and multi-mode fiber and structured cabling.
• Experience with optical testing and transport troubleshooting.
• Strong written and verbal English for customer-facing communications.

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 and updates.
• Assist with fiber installation, decommissioning, break/fix, remediation and migration activities.
• Conduct and supervise optical testing and troubleshooting with OTDRs, power meters, and related tools.
• Deliver services by following MoPs, engineering docs and network diagrams.
• Read cut sheets and docs to ensure correct port connections and cable management.

Skills

Fiber optic cabling

Structured cabling

Data center operations

Customer interaction

Optical testing

Documentation

Tools

OTDRs

Power meters

Job description

Kelly Telecom is seeking Data Center Technicians for a large-scale data center project in Red Oak, TX. Ideal candidates have hands-on fiber optic and structured cabling experience and will interact with customers to provide clear reports and updates.

You will assist with fiber installation, testing, troubleshooting, and migrations across data center environments while following MoPs and vendor docs. This role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and client satisfaction.