NIGHT SHIFT DATA CENTER TECHNICIAN - 1 year contract

OPEN JOB: NIGHT SHIFT DATA CENTER TECHNICIAN

LOCATION: ORANGEBURG, NEW YORK

HOURS: 12:00 AM (midnight) to 8AM – Monday through Friday

TYPE: Contract (w2 or corp to corp)

RATE: $50-$60 per hour

DURATION: 1 year contract

This is a technical role. Customer does not have time to teach or groom knowledge base in this employee. We are looking for someone to manage responsibility and be technically sound. They should have strong communication skills and strong problem solving capabilities.

About the Role

• We are seeking a skilled and self-directed Data Center Operations Technician to join our overnight operations team.
• This role is responsible for maintaining the health, stability, and performance of our data center environment during off-hours, serving as the primary point of contact for hardware incidents, infrastructure support, and physical layer network issues.
• The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with server and storage hardware internals, a solid understanding of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking concepts, and the composure to work independently in a high-availability, production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• The technician will perform routine monitoring of data center systems throughout the shift, responding to alerts and escalating issues in accordance with established runbooks and SLAs.
• They will execute hardware break-fix tasks including component-level replacements such as drives, DIMMs, CPUs, NICs, power supplies, and fans across rack-mount and blade server platforms.
• Working from tickets generated by engineering and operations teams during business hours, they will carry out planned maintenance tasks, hardware deployments, and decommissions with minimal supervision.
• On the networking side, the technician will support physical layer connectivity including structured cabling, patch panel administration, SFP/DAC/AOC optic management, and troubleshooting of link-layer issues.
• They will work closely with the network engineering team to diagnose Layer 2 problems such as spanning tree anomalies, VLAN misconfigurations, and switch port errors, and will perform hands-on remediation as directed.
• Cable management and documentation accuracy are expected to be maintained to a high standard at all times.
• The technician is also responsible for escorting vendors and contractors, receiving and staging hardware deliveries, managing inventory within DCIM or ticketing systems, and maintaining the physical security and cleanliness of the data center floor

Required Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of hands-on experience working in a production data center environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with server hardware internals is essential - candidates must be comfortable performing component-level repairs on platforms from vendors such as Dell, HPE, or Supermicro without guidance.
• A working knowledge of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking is required, including familiarity with Ethernet standards, fiber and copper cabling, patch panel infrastructure, VLANs, MAC address tables, and basic switch configuration and diagnostics.
• Experience reading and executing runbooks and following change management procedures is expected.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are important, as the technician will need to document incident activity accurately and hand off clearly to the day shift team.
• The ability to work independently, prioritize competing tasks, and make sound decisions under pressure in the middle of the night is critical to success in this role.

If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:

• MS WORD Resume
• required compensation.
• Contact information.
• Availability

Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.

Jason Denmark

Recruiting Manager

INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.

EMAIL: jdenmark@intermediagroup.com