What are the responsibilities and job description for the Datacenter Technician position at VAILEXA?
Job Title: Data Center Technician - L2
Location: Reno, NV
Duration: 12 months
Job Description:
- Perform rack, stack, and cable installation of servers, storage, networking, and GPU systems.
- Install rails, mount equipment, label assets, and ensure proper airflow and cable management.
- Connect and verify power, fiber, and copper network cabling
- Assist with hardware moves, adds, and changes (MACs) across data center floors.
- Follow detailed deployment runbooks and engineering documentation.
- Conduct basic hardware validation, LED/port checks, and physical troubleshooting.
- Maintain accurate asset tracking, labeling, and documentation in internal tools.
- Partner with Data Center Engineers and Network teams during deployments and migrations.
- Adhere strictly to ESD, safety, and security protocols.
- Support decommissioning and removal of end-of-life hardware. Required Qualifications
- 3 years of hands-on data center experience performing rack & stack.
- Strong understanding of:
- Server and network rack layouts
- Structured cabling (fiber & copper)
- Power distribution units (PDUs)
- Experience installing enterprise servers (Dell, HPE, Supermicro, or equivalent).
- Ability to read rack elevation diagrams and deployment instructions.
- Comfortable lifting up to 50 lbs and working in confined rack environments.
- Familiarity with ESD procedures and safe handling of sensitive hardware.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow precise instructions. Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in hyperscale or GPU-dense data centers.
- Exposure to high-performance computing environments.
- Knowledge of hot/cold aisle containment best practices.
- Experience supporting large-scale hardware refreshes or migrations.
- Basic Linux familiarity (helpful but not required)