Senior Data Center Technician

Job Description

🏢 Company Overview

Voltage Park provides enterprise AI compute infrastructure using NVIDIA GPUs, focused on HPC (high-performance computing) environments.

This means the data center environment is more advanced than traditional enterprise IT — heavy GPU clusters, high-density racks, and specialized cooling/power setups.

📍 Job Details

• Location: Quincy, Washington (USA)
• Type: Full-time, onsite
• Visa: ❌ No sponsorship available
• Travel: Up to 25%
• Environment: New HPC / AI data center (early-stage team)

🔧 Key Responsibilities

This is a senior-level hands-on technician + technical lead role.

You would:

Infrastructure & Hardware

• Rack, cable, configure, and maintain servers, storage, and network gear
• Monitor hardware health proactively
• Troubleshoot compute/network issues
• Support hardware lifecycle (install → diagnostics → replace → decommission)

Leadership

• Guide junior technicians
• Lead projects and deployments
• Create standards for installation and labeling
• Act as escalation point

Operations

• Work with:
  • Network engineers
  • SRE teams
  • Remote hands teams
  • RMA / logistics teams

🧠 Technical Skills Required

Strong emphasis on:

• Data center infrastructure knowledge:
  • Power distribution
  • Cooling / airflow
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Capacity planning
  • DCIM tools
• Linux administration
• Networking setup:
  • Ethernet
  • InfiniBand (important for AI/HPC clusters)
• Structured cabling and cable management
• Troubleshooting at hardware level

⭐ Preferred / Bonus Skills

• HPC environments
• Dell or NVIDIA hardware
• Certifications:
  • CompTIA A+
  • Network+
  • Security+
  • Server+

📊 Experience Level

Minimum:

• 5+ years data center experience

Realistically, they’re targeting:

• Senior technician
• Lead technician
• Data center engineer–level candidate

🧱 Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 50 lbs
• Climb ladders
• Long standing periods
• 24/7 operations with on-call rotation

💰 Role Seniority Insight

Compared to typical industry levels:

Level	Comparison
AWS Data Center Technician	Mid
Microsoft CE Technician	Mid
Senior Data Center Technician (this role)	Senior / Lead
Data Center Engineer	Similar level

⚠️ Important Reality

Because:

• Location is USA
• No visa sponsorship

This role is only feasible if you already have U.S. work authorization.

✅ Good Fit If You Have

You’re competitive if you have:

• 5–8 years data center experience
• Linux + networking knowledge
• Hardware troubleshooting skills
• Leadership or project ownership experience
• GPU / HPC exposure (bonus)

🚀 Career Value

This job is very strong for career growth because:

• AI infrastructure experience is highly valuable
• HPC exposure is rare and in demand
• Early-stage company influence
• Advanced hardware environment

👍 If You Want

I can help you with:

• Resume tailored for Senior Data Center Technician
• Skills gap analysis for AI/HPC data centers
• Roadmap to move from technician → engineer → architect
• Salary expectations in USA vs other countries