Data Center Technician: Hardware Install & Troubleshooting

Randstad Digital Americas; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas is seeking a Data Center Technician in Piscataway, NJ. The role covers rack and stack of enterprise hardware, patching, and diagnostics in a high-availability data center.

Shift is Monday through Friday from 12pm to 9pm; candidates should have a High School education and be able to lift up to 50 lbs and perform critical maintenance tasks. The position offers hourly pay in the $30–$40 range and requires experience with fiber and copper cabling, patch panels, and server

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex high-availability data center environment.
• Hands-on expertise with midrange servers in large-scale environments.
• Strong problem-solving and incident-resolution abilities.

Responsibilities

• Rack and stack enterprise hardware including network, storage, and servers.
• Test and trace copper and fiber from patch panel to devices.
• Troubleshoot hardware and connectivity issues; document resolutions.
• Handle hardware commissioning and decommissioning.
• Perform component replacements (DIMMs, drives, power supplies).
• Adhere to Change Control processes in daily operations.
• Manage full rack and stack deployments and patching tasks.
• Oversee logistics: shipping/receiving, unpacking, moving equipment.

Skills

Rack and stack

Patch panels

Troubleshooting

Cable management

Server hardware

Education

High School

Tools

IBM servers

HP servers

Oracle servers

Dell servers

Job description

Randstad Digital Americas is seeking a Data Center Technician in Piscataway, NJ. The role covers rack and stack of enterprise hardware, patching, and diagnostics in a high-availability data center.

Shift is Monday through Friday from 12pm to 9pm; candidates should have a High School education and be able to lift up to 50 lbs and perform critical maintenance tasks. The position offers hourly pay in the $30–$40 range and requires experience with fiber and copper cabling, patch panels, and server