Data Center Technician

Data Center Technician Minnesota

Job description:

Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour

Location: Minnesota

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Environment: On-site / Customer Data Center Locations

Schedule: Candidates must be open and available to work regular/day swing and night shifts based on customer and project requirements.

About Mirapath

Mirapath delivers AI-ready infrastructure for data centers labs and mission-critical environments. We help customers design procure install and manage infrastructure that is scalable reliable secure and ready for production.

Our team works with leading enterprises and technology organizations to deploy and support critical infrastructurefrom racks power and structured cabling to connectivity out-of-band management and ongoing data center services.

We are looking for a Data Center Technician to join our growing services team in Minnesota. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working with technology solving problems in the field and delivering high-quality work in mission-critical customer environments.

The Role

As a Data Center Technician you will support the installation maintenance troubleshooting and ongoing operation of IT infrastructure within customer data centers.

You will work directly with servers network equipment racks fiber and copper cabling power infrastructure and related data center technologies. You will collaborate with Mirapath project managers technical teams customers vendors and other field resources to complete deployments accurately safely and on schedule.

Because data center operations and customer projects may require coverage outside traditional business hours candidates must be flexible and willing to work regular/day swing and night shifts as assigned.

This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented technically capable comfortable working independently and committed to providing an excellent customer experience.

What Youll Do

• Install rack stack upgrade move and decommission servers network equipment and other data center hardware.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot server hardware connectivity and basic network issues.
• Install route label dress test and troubleshoot fiber optic and copper cabling.
• Manage patch cords cross-connects and rack-level connectivity while maintaining clean and organized cable management.
• Perform equipment replacements component swaps hardware upgrades and other break/fix activities.
• Provide on-site smart-hands and remote-hands support for customers and Mirapath technical teams.
• Support installation and connectivity of racks PDUs console servers KVM systems and related data center infrastructure.
• Execute work according to approved scopes of work installation standards customer procedures and change-control requirements.
• Perform equipment and rack audits and verify hardware placement labeling cabling and connectivity against project documentation.
• Process and coordinate Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs) equipment replacements and defective hardware.
• Maintain accurate records of completed work including tickets installation documentation test results equipment information and photographs when required.
• Assist with inventory management receiving staging deployment and tracking of equipment.
• Identify project risks installation issues or customer-impacting conditions and escalate them promptly.
• Coordinate effectively with project managers customers vendors contractors and other technicians to keep projects on schedule.
• Maintain a clean safe professional and customer-ready work environment.
• Work regular/day swing and night shifts as required to support customer operations deployment schedules and project needs.
• Participate in scheduled maintenance windows weekends and after-hours work when required.
• Travel to customer data center locations within Minnesota and occasionally to other locations as business needs require.

What Were Looking For

• 3 years of hands-on experience in data center operations data center field services IT infrastructure server hardware networking or a similar technical environment.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving server hardware and connectivity issues.
• Strong understanding of data center operations and basic server and network equipment principles.
• Hands-on experience installing and supporting enterprise server and networking hardware.
• Experience working with fiber optic and copper cabling including installation labeling cable management and troubleshooting.
• Basic knowledge of Ethernet networking switches ports IP connectivity and structured cabling.
• Basic familiarity with Linux and command-line tools is preferred.
• Ability to read and follow rack elevations cable schedules installation drawings scopes of work and technical documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to clean accurate workmanship.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally with customers technical teams vendors and project stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-moving project environment.
• Comfortable working independently while knowing when to escalate issues.
• Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule that may include regular/day swing and night shifts as well as occasional weekends and scheduled maintenance windows.
• Valid drivers license and ability to travel to customer locations as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting high-density or AI-ready data center environments.
• Experience with enterprise network switches and fiber infrastructure.
• Experience with rack-and-stack deployments and data center migrations.
• Familiarity with PDUs console servers KVM systems and out-of-band management infrastructure.
• Experience with cable testing and certification tools.
• Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure deployment projects.
• Project coordination or project planning experience.
• Technical certifications related to networking cabling data centers or IT infrastructure.

Physical & Work Environment

This position involves working in active data center environments and may require standing and walking for extended periods working around equipment racksheavy lifting using ladders or lifts where appropriately trained and safely moving or installing IT equipment.

This position requires flexibility to work across multiple shifts including day swing and night schedules depending on customer coverage and project requirements.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided consistent with applicable law.

Compensation

Anticipated hourly pay range: $30.00$40.00 per hour

Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant experience technical skills certifications responsibilities and other job-related factors.

Benefits & Development

Mirapath invests in the career growth and well-being of our employees. Benefits for eligible employees include:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Continued education and professional development opportunities
• Career growth opportunities in the rapidly expanding data center and AI infrastructure industry
• Team-building activities and a collaborative working environment

Why Mirapath

At Mirapath you will have the opportunity to work directly on the infrastructure powering some of todays most demanding technology environments.

We value technical excellence accountability strong relationships innovation continuous learning responsiveness and results. Our technicians are trusted representatives of Mirapath at customer sites and the quality of our work mattersfrom the way a cable is labeled and routed to the way we communicate with a customer when solving a critical problem.

If you enjoy hands-on technology take pride in doing things right and want to build your career in data center and AI-ready infrastructure wed like to hear from you.

Equal Opportunity

Mirapath is committed to providing an inclusive workplace and equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications skills experience and business needs consistent with applicable federal state and local laws.