Traveling Data Center Network Specialist & Lead

Requirements:

• Prior data center networking or data center fiber-optic troubleshooting experience.
• Hands-on experience tracing connections, verifying port assignments, identifying cabling issues, and troubleshooting physical connectivity.
• Ability to follow technical documentation and complete tasks with limited supervision.
• Strong attention to detail when checking labels, connections, test results, and records.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly and escalate issues with accurate supporting information.
• Comfort with hands-on infrastructure work.
• Lead candidates must also have at least two years of relevant lead experience, including experience guiding technicians in data center networking, fiber troubleshooting, or related technical infrastructure work.
• Leads should be able to assign work, communicate priorities, track progress, support troubleshooting, and review completed work and documentation for accuracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively with project management, customer representatives, and field teams, while maintaining safety and quality standards and supporting technician development.
• Availability for nationwide travel and assigned project locations, including the first assignment in Columbus, Ohio; this is an on-site, non-remote position.
• Reliable personal transportation and ability to drive to assigned job sites; dependable attendance and daily transportation are required.
• Availability for 50–60-hour workweeks, possible additional hours, and overtime is required.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct network audits and verify cable connections, port assignments, labels, and installed infrastructure against project documentation.
• Validate structured cabling and identify installation discrepancies, incorrect connections, and incomplete work.
• Test cables and connectivity, record results, and communicate issues that need correction.
• Troubleshoot physical connectivity by tracing cable routes, checking patching, inspecting connections, and verifying labels.
• Confirm cabling, connections, testing, and documentation are complete and ready for network provisioning.
• Inspect, clean, patch, route, dress, and label copper and fiber-optic cabling.
• Support patch panels, fiber connections, rack organization, cable management, and related infrastructure work.
• Follow port maps, cable schedules, rack elevations, drawings, and site-specific procedures.
• Maintain accurate audit records, issue logs, progress updates, and closeout documentation.
• Follow site safety, security, and quality standards.
• For leads: guide field technicians, assign and prioritize work, track progress, help resolve technical issues, and review work and records for accuracy.

Technologies:

• Support
• Network
• Security

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We are hiring experienced Data Center Network Specialists at Technician II and Lead levels for Meta data center projects nationwide. The first assignment is in Columbus, Ohio, with future locations determined by project needs. This full-time, on-site traveling position is contract-to-hire and focuses on physical network infrastructure, connectivity troubleshooting, testing, and readiness—not help desk, software development, or network engineering. Technician II pay is $26.50 per hour and Lead pay is $30.50 per hour; overtime is paid at 1.5 times the hourly rate. The role includes $50 per diem per day, weekly pay, and compensation for drives to assigned project locations. We offer exposure to large-scale data center infrastructure, validation processes, technical documentation, and customer-facing project work, with opportunities to deepen troubleshooting skills or build technical leadership experience. Outsource is a staffing firm specializing in low-voltage and electrical talent. Since 1998, we have supported temporary technician deployments and permanent placements across all 50 states, with 24 locations nationwide and headquarters in Los Angeles, California.

last updated 43 week of 2026