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Data Center Technician

Job in Red Oak, Covington County, Alabama, USA
Listing for: TEK Systems
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-22
Job specializations:
  • Trades / Skilled Labor
    Telecoms Engineering, Installation Technician
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 20 - 32 USD Hourly USD 20.00 32.00 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Red Oak

Description

Our client is a national commercial and federal systems integrator. Their seasoned staff has keen insight into trends and emerging technologies that are changing the way we work, communicate, and protect our society. They offer design, installation, support and project management for Distributed Antenna Systems, Passive Optical Networking, voice/data, wireless systems, security, audio visual, data center services, and video teleconferencing delivering powerful IP-centric, integrated solutions that get results.

Schedule

6-7 days a week, 12 hour shifts

Monday-Saturday (need to be open to working Sundays as well)

Start time:
Early access, night shift 6:30pm-6:30am

Start time: full access (second wave November) day/night shift (6:30pm-6:30am and 6:30am-6:30pm)

Employees must arrive at the shuttle location by 6:15 AM and take transportation to the job site

Responsibilities

Pull and install fiber optic cabling

Work with backbone fiber including:

288-count fiber

144-count fiber

Install and connect pre-terminated fiber into cassettes

Cable dressing, labeling, and organization

Terminations fiber/copper

Assist with fiber testing and troubleshooting utilizing:

Fluke test equipment

OTDR testing equipment

Follow data center standards and safety procedures

Qualifications

Data center experience needed

Fiber optic/copper installation experience needed

Experience with fiber/copper testing and troubleshooting is a plus (fluke/OTDR)

Ability to work in a fast-paced construction/data center environment

Need to be able to work 12 hour shifts (night shift for now) 6-7 days a week

Training & Onboarding

Orientation starts on 10/5 onsite and runs every morning (20 technicians per class)

Client onboarding

TEK onboarding

OSHA 10/Scissor certs needed (candidates pay for these)

* Drug test and random drug testing onsite *

Requirements

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required

Drug Test required

Back ground through ORACLE onsite during orientation

Skills

Data center, Cable, Rack and stack, Hardware, Hardware troubleshooting, Troubleshooting, Racking, fiber, preterminated fiber, OTDR, fluke, fiber installation, Infrastructure, Data center maintenance, fiber optic, fiber optic cable

Top Skills Details

Data center,Cable,Rack and stack,Hardware,Hardware troubleshooting,Troubleshooting,Racking,fiber,preterminated fiber,OTDR,fluke,fiber installation

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

12 hour shifts, nigth shift, 6-7 days a week

attitude

attendance

work ethic

team player

growth mindset

reliability

culture fit

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Red Oak, TX.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $32.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

  • Medical, dental & vision
  • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
  • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Health Spending Account (HSA)
  • Transportation benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Red Oak,TX.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.

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