Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Futura Energy Group is partnering with a leading AI infrastructure innovator that is building some of the world's largest and most advanced AI data centers. They are seeking a Lead Data Center Network Technician to manage the hardware fleet's lifecycle, ensuring high system reliability for AI workloads through installation, deployment, and troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Serve as escalation point for network and cable plant incidents
- Troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve physical layer issues including fiber faults, transceiver failures, patch panel problems, and cable plant defects
- Perform fiber inspection, cleaning, testing, and light-level validation
- Participate in the testing and deployment of automated diagnostic and repair tools. Lead onsite trainings and enforce adoption of tooling systems
- Execute structured cabling repairs including re-patching failed runs
- Run post-repair validation tools to confirm device connectivity, LLDP neighbor relationships, and acceptable optical power levels
Skills
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in datacenter environments with a focus on structured cabling, fiber infrastructure and network hardware
- Proficiency with fiber troubleshooting tools: Visual Fault Locators (VFL), optical power meters, light sources etc
- Understanding of fiber types, connector standards and acceptable light-level thresholds for datacenter optics
- Familiarity with structured cabling standards and best practices for fault identification
- Ability to interpret basic network interface diagnostics - including link status, optical power readings, and LLDP/neighbor information
Benefits
- Equity
- Retirement/pension plan in line with local norms
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous PTO policy
- Relocation assistance
Company Overview
Futura is a specialist recruitment and build-with talent partner for companies operating across AI, power, utilities, energy, and mission-critical infrastructure. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://futuraenergygroup.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Futura has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.