

Cable Technician
TEKsystems
Posted Thursday, May 1, 2025
Posting ID: JP-005247036
New Albany, OH
Join Our Team as a Data Center Technician
As a Data Center Technician, you will play a crucial role in installing and maintaining the infrastructure that powers data centers. Your responsibilities will include:
- Installing cabinets, cable trays, ladder racks, fiber runners, containment, and trunks.
- Handling the installation and decommissioning of network and cabling infrastructure.
- Delivering sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Providing structured feedback on project progress to stakeholders.
- Ensuring quality workmanship and maintaining data center cleanliness.
- Adhering to all production, safety, and quality standards, codes, and industry best practices.
- Collaborating with various stakeholders to remove project obstacles.
- Reading and comprehending blueprints and building documentation/redline work.
- Having a broad understanding of data center infrastructure technologies.
Skills and Qualifications:
We are looking for candidates who possess the following skills and qualifications:
- Proficiency with basic telecom hand tools.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Clear understanding of job safety requirements.
- Ability to read and understand floor plans.
- Familiarity with wiring schemes and testing.
- Capability to pull all types of low voltage cable.
- Experience in performing field terminations and labeling.
- Ability to maintain orderly paperwork and run service jobs.
- Skills to layout MDF and IDF closets, dress all types of cable, and perform terminations.
- Experience working in data centers.
- Ability to install ladder racking and seismic bracing both above and under raised floors.
- Basic understanding of copper and fiber cable testing and troubleshooting.
- Ability to dress and furcate fiber trunks for splicing.
- Experience with fusion splicing, including Ribbon/Single OSP/ISP.
- Ability to install, connect, and decommission network equipment.
Top Skills:
- Cable installation
- Data center infrastructure
- Structured cabling
- Rack and stack
- Cat 6 cables
- Low voltage cable pulling
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong work ethic and willingness to learn.
- Open to candidates with no cabling experience who are eager to enter the trade, as training will be provided.
- Familiarity with data center procedures (e.g., physical security, decommissioning, logistics) is a plus.
- Ability to communicate effectively with verbal, written, visual, and listening skills.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate required equipment and technical instruments.
- Ability to lift and carry heavy equipment (up to 50 pounds).
- Ability to pull cables and climb ladders to work on raised platforms.
Why Join Us?
- Training and Development: We are committed to helping you grow your skills and advance your career.
- Innovative Environment: Work in state-of-the-art data centers with cutting-edge technology.
- Team Collaboration: Be part of a supportive team that values collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement within the company.
Compensation:$23
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.