Job Description
Job Title: Data Center Technician L2
Location: Santa Clara CA
Duration: 12+ month contract
Number of Roles: 10
Available Shifts:
Mon–Fri, 5x8: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sun–Wed, 4x10: 5:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sun–Wed, 4x10: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Wed–Sat, 4x10: 5:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wed–Sat, 4x10: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Job Description:
Note: Please indicate your shift preference when applying. Candidates need to be flexible on shifts and commit to at least 3 different shifts as the manager has a high preference for the 4x10's shift and needs candidates to be flexible.
We are seeking an L2 Data Center Technician to support data center operations for our customer's GPU-dense, high-performance computing environment. This role is responsible for rack, stack, and cable installation of servers, storage, networking, and GPU systems, along with hardware moves, adds, and changes across the data center floor. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, safety-conscious, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.
Job Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
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 to established data center standards.
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.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Santa Clara, CA |
| Job Type | Temporary, Contractor, Part-time, Employee |
| Salary | $35–$40 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 501 - 1000 |
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | San Ramon, CA, US |
| Website | https://clouddestinations.com/ |
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
3+ years of hands-on data center experience performing rack & stack.
Strong understanding of server and network rack layouts.
Strong understanding of structured cabling (fiber & copper).
Strong understanding of 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 (HPC) environments.
Knowledge of hot/cold aisle containment best practices.
Experience supporting large-scale hardware refreshes or migrations.
Basic Linux familiarity (helpful but not required)
Regards
Mohamed Kalam S
mohameds@clouddestinations.com
About Company
Cloud Destinations, headquartered in Silicon Valley, is an organization with a keen focus on Healthcare, Retail, and Technology sectors. We specialize in digital transformation, enterprise application development, infrastructure projects, and professional services tailored to Large Scale Cloud Migrations, Multi-Cloud Operations (including AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle Cloud, VMware, Rack Space, among others), DevOps, RNOC, Security Operations, Datacenter management, and IoT.
Our strength lies in our profound expertise across domains such as retail, healthcare, life sciences, agriculture and advanced technology. Our globally distributed team comprises skilled technical experts and effective leaders.
We attribute our achievements to the synergy of teamwork and the profound respect we hold for each other's skills and diverse viewpoints. For further information, please visit www.clouddestinations.com and security.clouddestinations.com.
Specialties: Enterprise Application Development, Digital Transformation, Data Engineering & Data Sciences, End-to-End Infrastructure and Security, Cloud Migration, Technical Support (L1-L4), SecOps, SysOps, Software Product Engineering Automation, Project Management, Data Services, Mobile Development.
Skills
- DATA CENTER
- rack
- Stack
- Cable
- CABLING
- Server Management
- Fiber Optic Cable
- Copper
- power distribution units
Skills
- Computer Systemsunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)unmatched
- Hardware Installationunmatched
- Network Operations Centerunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
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