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Union Data Center Technician II
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What they do
A Data Center Technician or Engineer organizes data access, maintenance and access support to a data center. Maybe help to store and organize data, such as an organization's records or financial information. Ensures that users can easily access the information they need and that data are protected from unauthorized access.
$85,894 / year median in Louisiana
+4% projected growth
Job Description
CBRE | DIRECTLINE, a CBRE Data Center Solutions business, is a leading technology infrastructure services provider enabling mission critical data center infrastructure for the world's technology leaders. Catering to a broad spectrum of technology and client requirements, 1200+ skilled technicians deliver over 1000 projects annually across data center markets in the US and
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has proven success in the deployment of next-generation infrastructure technologies across the data center lifecycle; from design & planning, install & build through Day 2 maintenance, technology upgrades & retrofits, including delivering the latest wave of AI/ML platforms.POSITION
Cable Technician - Technician II About theRole:
As a Technician II , you will be responsible for installing and decommissioning network and cabling infrastructure in a data center environment while ensuring compliance with safety standards and industry best practices. This role requires technical proficiency in pulling and terminating copper and fiber cables, performing splicing, troubleshooting circuits, and maintaining accurate documentation. A solid understanding of wiring schemes, testing procedures, and data center technologies is essential, along with the ability to deliver high-quality workmanship and collaborate effectively with stakeholders.What You'll Do:
- Installation/decommissioning of network and cabling infrastructure in a Data Center environment.
- Deliver sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes, always with an eye on improvement.
- Provide structured feedback on project progress to Stakeholders.
- Exhibit quality workmanship on all work and maintain Data Center cleanliness.
- Follow all production, safety and quality standards, codes, and industry best practices.
- Collaborate with various Stakeholders to remove project obstacles.
- Reading and comprehending blueprints and building documentation/redline work.
- Broad understanding of Data Center infrastructure technologies.
What You''ll Need:
- Knowledge and use of basic telecom hand tools.
- Accept responsibility of outcome of work performed.
- Must understand customer service.
- Clear understanding of job safety requirements.
- Be able to read and understand job floor plan.
- Should be familiar on wiring schemes and wiring testing.
- Should be able to pull all types of low voltage cable.
- Should understand and be capable in performing field terminations and labeling.
- Capable of maintaining orderly paperwork, capable of running midsize projects and service jobs.
- Possess skill to layout MDF and IDF closets, be able to dress all types of cable and perform all types of terminations.
- Capable of working in Data Centers.
- Shall be able to work on analog, DSL and be able to extend T1 lines.
- BE able to patch network equipment.
- Basic understanding of both copper and fiber cable testing and troubleshooting.
- Troubleshooting of copper and fiber cables
- Work on analog lines and extend T1 connections
- Possess skills to layout MDF and IDF closets
- Direct/supervise others to perform tasks
- Decommission fiber trunks and jumpers
- Troubleshoot fiber circuits (Versiv
OLTS, OTDR
)- Perform fiber splicing (OSP, ISP, SM, MM)
- Conduct and supervise Service Swaps
- Perform multiple pair copper splicing.
- Follow infrastructure design and install