Data Center Technician

Data Center Technician 3

Location: Fairfax, VA

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Pay Rate: $32.30 $40.38 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Monday Friday, core business hours; after-hours work will occur, with limited day shift on those occasions; average 43 45 hours per week
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Data Center Technician 3 serves as a senior technical expert responsible for advanced data center operations supporting mission-critical IT infrastructure. This role performs complex technical work, supports large-scale infrastructure projects, and provides expert-level troubleshooting to ensure high availability, reliability, physical security, and operational excellence across data center environments. The technician works independently on complex tasks, serves as a technical escalation resource, and collaborates closely with engineering teams, facilities, and vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs advanced installation, configuration, maintenance, and decommissioning of servers, network hardware, and data center infrastructure.
• Provides expert-level troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex or high-impact infrastructure incidents.
• Serves as a technical escalation resource during incidents, outages, and on-call rotations.
• Monitors system health, environmental conditions, power, and cooling systems to ensure continuous availability.
• Supports large-scale infrastructure projects, including upgrades, migrations, deployments, and decommissioning efforts.
• Executes preventative maintenance activities for UPS, PDUs, generators, and cooling systems.
• Reviews and validates rack layouts, cabling, labeling, and physical asset accuracy in accordance with established standards.
• Implements approved infrastructure changes and maintenance activities while adhering to change management procedures.
• Works with vendors, facilities, and external service providers to support day-to-day data center operations.
• Ensures adherence to security, safety, regulatory, and operational requirements related to data center environments.
• Maintains accurate documentation, tickets, and records related to infrastructure work, incidents, and maintenance activities.
• Contributes to the development and improvement of data center operational procedures and technical documentation.
• Provides technical guidance and knowledge sharing to less-experienced technicians as needed.
• Assists with capacity planning activities by providing technical input and operational data.
• Supports initiatives focused on improving infrastructure reliability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

• 4 years of Data Center operations or similar environment

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a not-for-profit healthcare system committed to providing world-class healthcare to every person in every community it serves, operating across multiple facilities and communities throughout the region. The organization works in innovative ways to meet today's healthcare challenges while striving to address the needs of the future, employing data center technicians, IT infrastructure specialists, engineers, and a broad range of clinical and non-clinical professionals across its system.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-12394 Industry: Data & Analytics

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