Data Center Technician

Cognizant is seeking a Data Center Technician for a full-time opportunity in San Jose, CA. This is an onsite role and will require the candidate to work from the office.

à˜ Equipment Moves, Installation and Setup

à˜ Troubleshooting and Break Fix Tasks

à˜ Decommissioning and Disposal

à˜ Maintenance and Repairs

à˜ Monitoring and Reporting

à˜ Inventory Asset Management

à˜ Emergency Response

à˜ Lab Cleanliness and Safety

à˜ Basic Testbed Support

Candidates applying to this role should have knowledge/skill in the following areas:’

à˜ Installation and configuration of hardware components such as servers, routers, and switches

à˜ Installation and upgrade of IOS, OS, ESXi

à˜ Help to replicate or build configurations based on customer requirement.

à˜ Installation and networking of Managed Power Distribution Unites mPDUs

à˜ Intra and Inter lab equipment and rack moves

à˜ Cable management, including running, organizing, topology clean-up, and labelling network cables

à˜ Troubleshooting and Break Fix Tasks

à˜ Conduct basic diagnostics to identify hardware issues.

à˜ Network debugging, tracking layer 1 to 3 issues

à˜ Router, Switch, installation and Upgrade experience is must

à˜ Rack & Stack, PDU installation experience is must

à˜ Should have experience in labelling inventory tracking for components and devices inside Data Center.

The annual salary for this position is between $54,000 to $ 63,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Applications will be accepted until 8/12/2025

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  
• 401(k) plan and contributions
  
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
  
• Paid Parental Leave
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting.