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# Datacenter Cable Technician

- **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Kansas City, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $49,920.0 - $58,240.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Networking Hardware, System Testing
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.nexxt.com/job.asp?id=3467299287&tx=KR6161FFI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

MUST HAVE OSHA 10 or be willing to get it before starting.

Top Skills - Must Haves

 * Cat5
 * Cat6
 * cable dressing
 * termination testing
 * patch panels
 * copper cable
 * cable installation
 * cabling
 * cable tech
 * cable tray
 * punchdown
 * structured cabling
 * cable
 * cable puller
 * low voltage

Top Skills' Details

 1. 6+ months of cabling experience (copper or fiber cable)
 2. CAT5, CAT6, and fiber experience, and patching experience.
 3. Cable Tray
 4. Cable testing experience

Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves

 * fiber optic cable
 * fiber optic cabling
 * fiber optic
 * fiber optic testing
 * fusion
 * otdr
 * rack and stack, MUST HAVE OSHA 10 or be willing to get it before starting.

Need to have a minimum of 6+ months of cabling experience

Installation of structured cabling systems and cable trays, including all aspects of the installation process: OSP, ISP, Rack, Stack, Patch, Fusion Splicing, Testing

Reads and interprets all floor plans, drawings, specifications, and cut sheets

Properly sets up a variety of copper and fiber testers

Performs system testing and troubleshooting as required

Terminates, labels, tests, and troubleshoots optical fiber and copper installations

Assist in developing Installers to complete all the tasks and responsibilities of a Technician

Proactively oversee and lead job site organization and basic housekeeping maintenance.

Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor

Maintain satisfactory compliance with customer security requirements

## Description

This person will be doing support work, hanging wire, cable trays, and installing those pathways, and all of the work will be in Kansas City. Main job duties will include roughing in fiber, final dressing, labeling, etc. Running, dressing, testing & terminating CAT 5,6, fiber, and building out network equipment, and rack and stack.

Main daily job duties will include: Cable installing, cable dressing, labeling, and material management for cable installing (copper and fiber)