Fiber & Data Center Cable Technician II

TEKsystems; Alabama; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick)

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking technicians to install and maintain data center cabling and network groundwork in Montgomery, AL. The role requires hands-on installation of cable trays, racks, patch panels, grounding, and IDC terminations, with both indoor and outdoor work in data centers.

Candidates should have experience with fiber and copper cabling, and be comfortable operating common trade tools to pull wires and install hardware.

Qualifications

• Experience with network equipment and fiber systems.
• Ability to lay out and install cable trays, wireways, and related hardware.
• Experience building network closets with racks, patch panels, and cross-connects.
• Knowledge of grounding for racks and equipment.
• Experience terminating IDC blocks and patch panels.
• Willingness to work inside and outside data centers.
• Ability to pull wires and supervise conduit installations.

Responsibilities

• Layout and install wireway, buss duct, cable tray, switches receptacles and other devices
• Will build closets (Mount and install backboards, cross connects, racks, patch panels, fiber optic and hardware).
• Install grounding for racks, equipment and cable as required.
• Complete all IDC connections (e.g. terminate 110/66 blocks and patch panels).
• Looking for individuals that can work inside and outside building out the data centers.
• Pulls wire and/or oversees and directs conduit installations and wire pulling.
• Operates tools/equipment, normally requiring the use of two hands (examples: cable cutters, hammer drills, compression tools, jack hammers, etc.)

Skills

Cable

Cabling

Cat6

Rack and stack

Punchdown

Cat5

Cable installation

Structured cabling

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking technicians to install and maintain data center cabling and network groundwork in Montgomery, AL. The role requires hands-on installation of cable trays, racks, patch panels, grounding, and IDC terminations, with both indoor and outdoor work in data centers.

Candidates should have experience with fiber and copper cabling, and be comfortable operating common trade tools to pull wires and install hardware.