Data Center Technician
US$26 / hr base salary
Posted 28 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Data Center Technician (First Shift)”
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- Expected experience
- 1+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
| Base salary | US$26 / hr |
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Study levelCertificate
CertificationsA+, CCNA Data Center
About the role
Do you have a passion for designing flawless systems for our customers?
The Data Center Technician (DCT) plays a key role in Computacenter’s Integration Center, guiding the flow of physical technology products through the warehouse and the integration center, where products are crafted, racked, stacked, configured, and tested to meet specific customer needs. DCTs work with little or minimal direction, handling products and updating associated information systems for the following business functions: receiving, cycle counting, kitting, inventory, picking, benching, un-benching, packing, shipping, asset management, pre-stage rack and stack activities, and programming and configuration of automation programs as required by customers.
Note: This position is located at the Livermore, CA facility. Data Center Technicians will be assigned a passkey for access to the Integration Center (IC) and Warehouse areas, which is otherwise restricted. This position is assigned to the First Shift, with standard working hours of 5:00 AM to 1:30 PM.
Compensation: $26 USD/hour
What you'll be doing
- Racking: read Rack Elevation; rack and stack servers, network hardware, and accessories.
- Cable Matrix: read and interpret cable matrix to correctly lace cables port to port.
- Labeling: operate cable labeling machine and apply label onto cables per customer standards.
- Asset Tracking: keep track of all assets assigned to DCT until completion of rack build.
- Hardware Upgrade: Install components to server and networking devices such as, memory, CPU, expansion cards, and modules.
- Benching: Place specified items on a designated, numbered bench for configuration and testing; includes un-boxing, labeling, powering-up, and recording serial numbers.
- Un-benching: re-package (match product serial numbers) and retrieve the designated items from the designated bench in the Integration Center, record the change in location and status of the items in the inventory system, and place them in a designated staging area in the warehouse to prepare for shipping.
- Boxing: craft the designated items for a given project into larger boxes or pallets, stretch-wrapping them, and verifying that all of the designated items are included in the set.
- Asset Management and Data Collection: capture critical device information such asset tag, serial numbers, mac addresses, and other information deemed significant for client and company use.
- Make recommendations to improve customer designs to power and equipment load when necessary.
- Understand and abide by all security and operational policies.
- Partners with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values.