External Job Posting Title Smart Hands Technician

Peraton; Ashburn, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is hiring a Data Center Smart Hands Technician to provide on-site hardware installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting for our client in Ashburn, VA. You will work with remote engineering teams and vendors to keep critical infrastructure running reliably.

The role requires hands-on data center experience, ability to rack and cabling, and on-site availability M-F 8-5 with bi-weekly on-call rotation. US citizenship and ability to obtain agency clearance are required.

Qualifications

• High School level reading, writing and analytical skills.
• Hands-on experience installing, racking, stacking and replacing servers, network and storage equipment.
• Knowledge of structured cabling, patch panel management and documentation best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware issues under guidance of remote admins.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with customer/vendor coordination.
• On-site availability M-F 8-5 with biweekly on-call rotation; US citizenship.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance.

Responsibilities

• Rack and stack equipment, patch cabling, decommissioning and disposal activities.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues with remote admins, facilities and vendors.
• On-site work with client in Ashburn, VA from 8-5, with bi-weekly on-call rotation.

Skills

Racking & cabling

Hardware installation

Troubleshooting

On-site coordination

Documentation

Education

High School diploma

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Responsibilities

We are hiring! We are adding a Data Center Smart Hands Technician who would be responsible for providing onsite technical support for data center operations, including hardware installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, vendor escort and asset management. This role works closely with remote engineering teams, customers, and vendors to ensure reliable operation of critical infrastructure while following established customer and facility policies and procedures.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for racking and stacking equipment, patch cabling, decommissioning equipment, equipment swaps and disposal activities.
• Support troubleshooting hardware issues with remote admins, facilities management, site security, vendor and customer escorts, inventory management and project engagement, as required.
• Will be onsite with our client in Ashburn, VA - M-F 8-5 and bi-weekly. On-call rotation for after hours support

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High School level reading, writing, and analytical skills; Minimum of 1 year
• Hands-on experience installing, racking, stacking, cabling, decommissioning and replacing servers, network and storage equipment in an enterprise or government data center environment.
• Knowledge of structured cabling, patch panel management, cable routing, labeling and documentation best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting servers and hardware issues under the direction of remote system, storage or network administrators
• Strong communication and organizational skills with ability to coordinate activities with customers, vendors, and Data Center Operations team
• Required to be on site M-F 8-5 and Biweekly on-call rotation for afterhours/weekend support
• Must be a US citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with ticketing and asset management systems such as ServiceNow or similar IT service management platforms
• Experience coordinating or supporting infrastructure projects, including hardware refreshes, migrations and deployments
• Knowledge of data center standards and power infrastructure, change management processes, and industry best practices for physical infrastructure operations.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.