Lead Data Center Technician

What you'll do

• Oversee daily data center operations, including customer support requests, infrastructure performance, network uptime, and physical infrastructure availability.
• Lead, schedule, mentor, and develop technicians; serve as the escalation point for technical and team issues.
• Install and troubleshoot IT hardware and fiber infrastructure, support liquid-cooling systems, and manage safety, incidents, documentation, and inventory.

What they ask for

• 3-5+ years of data center IT operations experience.
• Experience leading or supervising data center or technical operations teams, including shift scheduling, performance management, and mentoring.
• Knowledge of safety standards and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to commute reliably to Childress, Texas or relocate before starting; lift up to 49 lbs; participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (preferred but not required).
• Direct-to-chip liquid cooling experience; certifications such as Comptia+, Linux Essentials, BICSI or TIA-942, or data center professional certifications.

Tools

HPC systems, server hardware, storage arrays, networking, operating systems, fiber-optic infrastructure, liquid-to-chip cooling technology, OTDR

AI focus

Uses AI-driven monitoring tools to track thermal performance, fiber-optic signal integrity, and system health; supports data center infrastructure used for AI training and inference.