Data Center Surge Technician (Travel Team)
United States of America · Remote · Salt Lake City · 2-5 years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 7, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 2-5 years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- United States of America · Remote · Salt Lake City
About the role
- EOS IT Solutions is seeking Data Center Surge Technicians to join a centralized travel team supporting data center operations across North America.
- This team is deployed to support new site turn-ups, large-scale infrastructure deployments, SLA recovery efforts, and critical operational gaps.
- Technicians operate in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and deliver immediate impact with minimal onboarding.
Responsibilities
- Execute high-volume rack and stack deployments in live and non-live environments
- Install, terminate, and manage fiber and copper cabling systems
- Perform fiber splicing, cleaning, testing, and troubleshooting, including OTDR testing and fault isolation
- Support physical infrastructure builds including cable routing, ladder racking, and power distribution
- Read and validate port maps, rack elevations, and infrastructure designs
- Diagnose and repair hardware issues across servers, switches, and network components
- Replace defective components with minimal disruption
- Execute live service swaps and support production environments under SLA constraints
- Perform physical layer troubleshooting
- Rapidly integrate into new sites and contribute within 24–72 hours of arrival
Requirements
- 2–5+ years of hands-on experience in data center operations, infrastructure deployment, or break/fix repair
- Strong experience with rack and stack, cabling, and hardware installation
- Proven experience with fiber
- Familiarity with Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and x86 server hardware
- Experience with low voltage systems and industry standards (BICSI, ANSI, EIA/TIA)
- Ability to read technical diagrams, port maps, and infrastructure documentation
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel
- Willingness to complete background checks and client-specific onboarding requirements
- Ability to lift and move equipment up to 50 lbs regularly and up to 100 lbs occasionally
Preferred qualifications
- Fiber splicing strongly preferred
Benefits
- $250/week Travel Bonus
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance starting the 1st of the month after your start date
- 10 Days of Paid Time Off (PTO) annually
- Occasional overtime and bonus opportunities
- 12 Paid Holidays
- 6 Sick Days
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with a $2,500 company match
Workplace
- Requires frequent travel to project sites and data centers (70–90% of the time)
Skills
- Fiber Splicing
- OTDR Testing
- Cabling
- Rack And Stack
- Cisco
- Juniper
- Arista
- X86 Server Hardware
- ServiceNow
