Lead Technician – Data Center Structured Cabling
Location: Northern Virginia area
Work Type: 100% onsite
Position Type: Direct placement
Salary: $28–$34/hour + Benefits
Position Summary
Lead field technicians installing, testing and documenting cabling in active colocation facilities. This hands-on role combines technical delivery, crew coordination and customer communication. Previous Microsoft data center experience is strongly preferred.
Travel and extended hours are required when project schedules demand them.
Responsibilities
- Assign daily work and coordinate milestones with customers, contractors and project managers.
- Run safety briefings and mentor junior installers and technicians.
- Install, terminate and certify single-mode and multimode fiber, copper, backbone and horizontal cabling.
- Install and dress network, server and telecom equipment in racks and cabinets.
- Read cutsheets, blueprints and rack elevations. Maintain labeling and cable administration.
- Review certification results, resolve technical issues and complete redlines and closeout packages.
- Follow OSHA rules, housekeeping practices and customer security and site-access procedures.
Required Qualifications
- At least 3 years in structured cabling, telecommunications or data center infrastructure and 2 years leading installation teams.
- Large-scale, active data center experience with a structured cabling integrator or service provider.
- Experience in Oracle or Microsoft colocation-style data centers.
- Strong fiber and copper installation, testing and certification skills, including TIA/EIA and BICSI practices.
- Ability to interpret plans and cutsheets, organize work and communicate clearly with a crew.
- Strong Office 365 proficiency, including Outlook, Excel and Teams.
- Valid driver’s license, required travel and extended-hour availability. Ability to lift up to 50 lb and work on ladders, lifts and elevated platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience supporting Microsoft data centers is strongly preferred.
- BICSI TECH, Installer or equivalent, OSHA 10/30 or fiber certification.
- Experience with migrations, deployments, infrastructure upgrades and project documentation software.
- Ability to travel to other U.S. regions for project work.
Compensation and Benefits
- Day-one medical, dental, vision and prescription eligibility, HSA option and company-paid life, AD&D and short-term disability.
- 401(k) match, pre-tax accounts, 15 personal days, eight holidays, paid birthday and one floating holiday.
- Tuition reimbursement, employer-paid certifications and referral bonus. Benefits follow eligibility, plan terms and company policies.
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