Remote Hands Tech

Post Date

Jan 24, 2023

Location

Ashburn,
Virginia

ZIP/Postal Code

20147
US
Sep 14, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Engineering (Non IT)

Req #

DC0-598277

Pay Rate

$20 - $30 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Hands Technician to sit on site at our client's campus in Ashburn, VA. Our client has a large data center that they are currently doubling so there is a ton of room for growth. There is a team of six technicians but most work will be done individually. The candidate will be taking tickets and resolving issues related to cabling or break/fix of hardware and be primarily responsible for responding to Customer Requests within the Service Level Agreement time frame. Any fiber cabling experience or telecommunications experience would be a huge plus. This person must be good with overnight shift and be able to be on call for emergency situations.



Day 2 Day:

* Equipment Rack and Stack

* Cable, terminate, and dress fiber or copper network cabling

* Assist customers with the diagnosis of hardware and software issues on their equipment

* Power cycling of customer equipment

* Perform cabinet/cage audits

* Blade/Card, Memory, Hard Drive, and Transceiver installation or removal

* Testing and troubleshooting of copper and fiber optic circuits

* Assist with migrations of equipment, power, or networking devices

* Shipping and Receiving of packages

* Receive, install, and test customer and internal cross connects of copper and fiber optic interconnections

* Provide timely customer and internal updates using a computer-based ticketing system

Required Skills & Experience

* 1+ years of experience in Telecommunications or IT related field OR associates in IT OR have a Network +, A+ or security + certification OR 1 + years as a data center tech

* Basic understanding of telecom structured cabling standards

* Understanding of network device deployment

* Ability to communicate written and verbally

* Work flexible shift schedules

* Provide rotational on-call coverage

* Vaccinated

* Reliable car to get to work

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

* If they have a combination of data center experience and any certification or degree in IT

* Use of industry standard test equipment

* CompTIA A+ / Net + Certification

* Knowledge of Telcordia installation standards

* General knowledge of AC/DC electrical theory

* Understanding of Building Management System (BMS) and Branch Circuit Monitoring System (BCMS)

* Knowledge of inventory control

* Microsoft Office Suite (Access, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Explorer) and or/equivalents

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.