Data Center Technician
- Barrie, ON, L4N 9H8, Canada
Temporary
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Job details
- Job type
- Temporary
- Experience
- 7+ years of experience in data center operations, critical facilities, or infrastructure support roles.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Center Technician to support the operation, maintenance, and optimization of our mission-critical data center environments. This role requires a hands-on professional with deep expertise in power, cooling, environmental systems, cabling infrastructure, and overall data center operations.
Client : Fintech
Location: GTA
Onsite Requirement : fully onsite (shift) and Rotational on-call and occasional site visits
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in data center operations, critical facilities, or infrastructure support roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with data center power and cooling systems, including UPS, PDUs, generators, transfer switches, CRAC/CRAH units, and environmental controls.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale mission-critical data center environments.
- Strong understanding of capacity planning, rack design, airflow management, and power distribution.
- Experience with incident management, change management, and problem management processes.
- Experience managing vendors, contractors, and remote sites.
- Ability to work independently and lead operational initiatives with minimal supervision.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Technical Skills
- Fiber optic installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Structured cabling systems and data center connectivity.
- Installation of hardware (server/storage)
- Proficiency using: Fluke cable testers, Fiber optic testers & OTDR equipment
- Network scanners and diagnostic tools
- Environmental monitoring systems.
- Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools.
- Asset management and ticketing systems.
- Microsoft Office Suite and technical documentation platforms.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The technician will support the operation, maintenance, and optimization of mission-critical data center environments. Responsibilities include managing power and cooling systems, cabling infrastructure, and overseeing incident and change management processes.
Requirements
Candidates must have 7+ years of experience in data center operations and critical facilities support. Proficiency in power distribution, cooling systems, and fiber optic troubleshooting is required.
Skills
- Data center operations
- Power systems
- Cooling systems
- UPS
- Generators
- Fiber optic installation
- Structured cabling
- Hardware installation
- OTDR equipment
- DCIM
- Incident management
- Change management
- Capacity planning
- Rack design
- Airflow management
- Asset management
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Keywords
- Data Center Technician
- Fintech
- UPS
- PDU
- Generators
- CRAC
- CRAH
- Fiber Optic
- Structured Cabling
- OTDR
- DCIM
- Capacity Planning
- Rack Design
- Airflow Management
- Incident Management
- Change Management
- Problem Management
- Asset Management
- Microsoft Office
- Technical Documentation
- Infrastructure Support
- Critical Facilities
- Environmental Controls
- Hardware Installation
- Network Scanners
- Diagnostic Tools
- Vendor Management
- Remote Sites
- Troubleshooting
- Analytical Skills