Lead Data Center Cabling Tech — 75% Travel

Align Communications; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Paid time off

Paid training

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Align Communications is seeking a Lead Data Center Cabling Technician to support large-scale cabling installations for AI and hyperscale data centers across the U.S. This hybrid role blends field leadership with hands-on work and requires growing beyond a Foreman role while working closely with technicians, contractors, and vendors.

You will assist the Superintendent with planning, standards enforcement, and on-site execution, traveling approximately 75% to project sites nationwide.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years in structured cabling, low-voltage, or fiber optic systems; data center or mission-critical preferred.
• Experience leading small cabling crews (foreman or lead technician level).
• Ability to read cabling drawings, rack elevations, and labeling standards.
• Experience using fiber testing tools (OLTS, OTDR, VFL).
• Strong Excel skills for port mapping, tracking, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support structured cabling installations in new data center white space and coordinate daily work for cabling crews under the Superintendent.
• Perform on-site QA checks for fiber/copper terminations, labeling, routing, and test results; reinforce jobsite safety.
• Assist with cabling standards, tracking sheets, patch schedules, port maps, and drawing reviews to meet TIA/BICSI specs.
• Communicate field progress, schedule risks, and material needs to project leadership.
• Support documentation, RFIs, change orders, daily reports, and QA/QC corrective actions.

Skills

Structured cabling

Crew leadership

Reading drawings

Fiber testing tools

Excel

Tools

OLTS

OTDR

VFL

Job description

Align Communications is seeking a Lead Data Center Cabling Technician to support large-scale cabling installations for AI and hyperscale data centers across the U.S. This hybrid role blends field leadership with hands-on work and requires growing beyond a Foreman role while working closely with technicians, contractors, and vendors.

You will assist the Superintendent with planning, standards enforcement, and on-site execution, traveling approximately 75% to project sites nationwide.