Fort Worth Data Center Technician: Power, Cabling & HW Ops

Lightning AI; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Work from home stipend

Flexible work

Job summary

Lightning AI seeks a hands-on Data Center Technician to maintain and optimize hardware in our Fort Worth data center. You will configure, monitor, and troubleshoot power, cooling, cabling, and network gear, becoming the go-to expert for physical infrastructure across data centers.

You’ll diagnose issues quickly, work with HW and RMA teams, and document standards to ensure consistent deployments. Experience with Dell/NVIDIA hardware is a plus; willingness to work 24/7 on-call will be required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data centers and technically proficient about critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers, such as power distribution, air flow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management.
• Experience setting up networking appliances (Ethernet and InfiniBand).
• Attention to detail: precision in debugging work (such as cabling, patching, or configuring equipment), documenting fixes and changes.
• Resourceful problem-solver: doesn’t need to be explicitly told to solve an issue, can figure out solutions under constraints.
• Ability to work in an environment that operates 24/7 with an ability to participate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as needed.
• Must be able to prioritize tasks and react quickly to issues.
• Strong analytical and communication skills: collaborate closely with our network engineers, SREs, on-site remote hands, and operations team to resolve issues and ensure smooth deployments.

Responsibilities

• Help maintain hardware in the data center, including tasks such as configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting assistance
• Help diagnose and resolve system/compute/network issues to restore functionality
• Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured
• Troubleshoot server hardware and software issues
• Become a subject matter expert on all the physical technical aspects of the data center build, from power deployment to containment solution to cabling infrastructure
• Proactively monitor onsite hardware to get ahead of any failures
• Work closely with HW Support team to ensure data center infrastructure-related support tickets are resolved
• Work with RMA team to ensure faulty parts are returned and replacements are ordered
• Create installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers

Skills

Data center ops

Power distribution

Airflow management

Environmental monitoring

DCIM software

Structured cabling

Cable management

Networking appliances

Ethernet

InfiniBand

Troubleshooting

On-call support

Tools

Dell hardware

NVIDIA hardware

Job description

Lightning AI seeks a hands-on Data Center Technician to maintain and optimize hardware in our Fort Worth data center. You will configure, monitor, and troubleshoot power, cooling, cabling, and network gear, becoming the go-to expert for physical infrastructure across data centers.

You’ll diagnose issues quickly, work with HW and RMA teams, and document standards to ensure consistent deployments. Experience with Dell/NVIDIA hardware is a plus; willingness to work 24/7 on-call will be required.