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# Data Center Technician

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA, United States
- **Salary:** $47,840.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Hard Disk Drives
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=92dde508e82c3cbe

## About the Role

* IT Support experience, troubleshooting, hardware support, cabling experience or relative degree/certification
 * Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
 * Basic ability to work independently and manage one's time.

## Description

Insight Global is looking to hire Data Center Technicians for a Fortune500 client. In this role you will be responsible for preparing, staging, setting up, and performing startups and shutdowns (e.g., racks, hard drives, switches) according to specific instructions, checklists, guides, standard protocols, and emails. Performing diagnostics and troubleshooting following standard procedures, quickly identifies the cause(s) of issues, and replaces faulty components. Decommissions hardware for simple changes and refreshes (e.g., memory upgrades, OS rebuilds) following standard procedures with minimal guidance. Following procedures to communicate, report, and escalate incidents to appropriate Datacenter Technician Leads. The qualified candidate will be working alongside the cabling and logistics teams to complete necessary projects.


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