Technical Lead – DCIM & Equipment Installation

Data Center Systems; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Center Systems in Southlake, TX seeks a Technical Lead for the DCIM and equipment installation team. You will own end-to-end installation lifecycle of cabinets, cabling, and physical infrastructure, coordinating with vendors and internal groups to ensure zero network impact.

Focus is on asset infrastructure, space planning, and change controls, with on-call and maintenance windows. The role demands hands-on leadership and oversight of multi-vendor hardware deployments in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, or equivalent technical work experience.
• Three or more years of relevant data center infrastructure experience.
• Willingness to support flexible hours, on-call duties, and late-night shift work during designated maintenance windows.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Vendor Management: act as the technical lead for deployment and installation teams; coordinate contractors to meet standards and schedules with zero network impact.
• Capacity & Cabinet Infrastructure Management: manage floor space, cabinet layouts, and power, space, and cooling; implement airflow optimization.
• Cabling & Fiber Transmission Distribution: coordinate installation, testing, and troubleshooting of layer-1 devices, fiber systems, cross-connects, and transmission facilities.
• Hardware Support & Break-Fix: provide maintenance and break-fix for data center hardware including cabinets, PDUs/RPPs, and multi-vendor systems.
• Change & Process Management: draft, review, and execute MOPs and change controls for infrastructure upgrades and migrations.
• Incident Response & Operations: participate in on-call rotations and maintenance windows to troubleshoot and restore services.
• Inventory & Asset Tracking: maintain accurate inventory of data center infrastructure, equipment, spares, and electrical schedules.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Vendor Management

Cabinet Infrastructure

Cabling & Fiber

Hardware Support

Change Management

Incident Response

Inventory Management

Project Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree / associate’s degree or equivalent

Tools

IFP

CND

Remedy

FUZE

Job description

Technical Lead – DCIM & Equipment Installation

Department: Managed Services
Reports To: Service Delivery / Managed Services Manager
Location: Southlake, TX NEC Facility

Summary

We are seeking a Senior technician to serve as the Technical Lead for the Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) equipment installation team in Southlake, TX Network Equipment Center (NEC). In this role, you will focus entirely on the physical network infrastructure, equipment deployments, and layout of the data center floor. You will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of cabinet installations, cabling infrastructure, and equipment break-fixes while managing technical vendor teams to ensure zero network impact.

This position strictly focuses on data center asset infrastructure, cabling, and cabinet-level capacity; it does not encompass facility plant operations (such as building chillers, plumbing, or primary electrical switchgear).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Vendor Management: Act as the technical lead for the deployment and installation teams. Coordinate and track installation contractors to ensure all work meets strict corporate standards, stays on schedule, and causes zero network impact.

Capacity & Cabinet Infrastructure Management: Manage floor space allocations, cabinet layouts, and available power, space, and cooling at the equipment space level. Implement data center airflow optimization strategies to maintain the target environment for hardware.

Cabling & Fiber Transmission Distribution: Coordinate the installation, testing, and troubleshooting of layer-1 network devices, fiber distribution systems, cross-connects, and transmission facilities (including Dark Fiber, EBH, 100G, and 10G).

Hardware Support & Break-Fix Operations: Provide physical maintenance and break-fix support for data center hardware, including cabinets, rack power distribution units (PDUs/RPPs), multi-vendor transport systems, and network equipment (Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, F5, A10, etc).

Change & Process Management: Draft, review, and execute detailed Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and change controls to influence physical infrastructure upgrades and center migrations.

Incident Response & Operations: Participate in an on-call rotation and late-night/early-morning maintenance windows to troubleshoot physical infrastructure issues and restore services to down equipment.

Inventory & Asset Tracking: Maintain an accurate inventory of all data center infrastructure, equipment, spares, and electrical panel schedules using localized tools.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, or equivalent technical work experience.

Three or more years of relevant data center infrastructure experience.

Willingness to support flexible hours, on-call duties, and late-night shift work during designated maintenance windows.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative, but not exclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear
• Frequent sitting, climbing or balancing
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds or more
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must be willing to work rotating hours as needed and may be assigned to various shifts.
• Understanding of fiber optic installation techniques.
• Ability to interface with and take direction from onsite customer representatives

Even Better If You Have

• Advanced Infrastructure Knowledge: Strong background in Data Center AC/DC power systems (at the rack/cabinet level), server/cabinet installation standards, and optical transmission equipment maintenance.
• Testing Tool Proficiency: Familiarity with fiber testing and protocol analysis tools such as Fluke, T-Berd, Wireshark, and NetScout.
• Systems & Software Experience: Experience tracking inventory and changes utilizing specialized data center and workflow applications (IFP, CND, Remedy, and FUZE).

Project Leadership: Demonstrated project management and vendor management experience handling physical infrastructure upgrades and migrations

DISCLAIMER

This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Vision

To be the global leader in critical infrastructure solutions for data centers.

Mission

To serve as the Trusted advisor in critical infrastructure solutions, leveraging our technical expertise, services, and products to consistently exceed our client expectations.

Purpose

To establish a sustainable brand that enriches the lives of our coworkers, clients, and the community.