Lead Data Center Technician

*Lead Data Center Technician* *Location:* Northern Virginia (Sterling, Leesburg, Gainesville, Aldie) *Terms:* W-2 Contract (full-time, 40 hours/week) *Schedule:* Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM *Benefits:* Weekly direct deposit, paid company holidays, health insurance We are hiring a *Lead Data Center Technician* to support our Fortune 10 cloud technology client across multiple state-of-the-art data centers throughout Northern Virginia. This is a technical leadership role for someone who has gained deep expertise as a Data Center Technician and progressed into leading, training, and mentoring other technicians. You will serve as a technical authority across multiple projects and sites, providing leadership to technicians and Site Leads while ensuring work is technically ready, executed correctly, and completed to established quality and safety standards. *Key Responsibilities:* * Serve as the senior onsite technical authority for execution decisions, escalations, and quality standards across multiple data center sites and projects. * Lead and mentor Site Leads and Data Center Technicians, serving as the technical escalation layer above Site Leads across locations. * Validate project scope, sequencing, crew capability, tools, materials, and technical readiness before work begins. * Provide technical oversight and hands-on expertise across MOR (Middle of Row), PRD (Pre-Rack Deployment), White Glove, Post Dock, NDT file creation and interpretation, and cable termination. * Identify technical risks, provide go/no-go input before complex or high-risk work begins, and intervene when execution deviates from established standards. * Certify work quality and completion across MOR, PRD, White Glove, and Post Dock scopes to ensure established technical and acceptance standards are met. * Train and mentor technicians through hands-on execution, demonstrating proper methods and developing technical capabilities. * Lead complex, high-risk, and first-of-kind deployments requiring advanced technical judgment. * Ensure accurate project documentation, technical records, and reporting. *Qualifications:* * Expert in data center technical infrastructure, including MOR, PRD, White Glove, Post Dock, NDT file creation and interpretation, and cable termination. * Extensive hands-on experience as a Data Center Technician with demonstrated career progression into senior technical and leadership responsibilities. * Proven experience leading, training, and mentoring Data Center Technicians. * Advanced troubleshooting skills with the ability to independently resolve complex or non-routine technical issues. * Strong understanding of data center deployment processes, technical standards, quality requirements, and safety procedures. * Ability to read and interpret technical documentation and project requirements. * Must have reliable transportation to commute between data centers throughout Northern Virginia. Occasional nationwide travel with increased pay. Pay: $33.00 - $36.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Health savings account * Life insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Application Question(s): * Are you currently a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder? * How many years of experience do you have working specifically as a Data Center Technician? * Have you personally performed MOR (Middle of Row), PRD (Pre-Rack Deployment), White Glove, and Post Dock activities as part of your job responsibilities? * Have you created and interpreted NDT files as part of your job responsibilities? * Have you personally performed structured cable termination in a live data center environment as part of your job responsibilities? * Have you been directly responsible for leading, training, and mentoring a team of Data Center Technicians? * How many Data Center Technicians have you directly supervised at one time? (Enter "0" if none) * Are you CURRENTLY living within commuting distance of Sterling, Leesburg, Gainesville, and Aldie, VA? Please list your current city, state, and zip code of residence. * Do you have your own reliable vehicle to commute throughout Northern Virginia? * Are you willing and able to travel nationwide for 1-2 weeks at a time, a few times per year? * Have you previously worked at Microsoft, either directly or through a vendor/contracting company? * Are you currently employed? If yes, which company and in what role? * What is your desired hourly pay? Work Location: In person