Job Description

Job Title: Data Center Rack & Stack Technician

Location: Austin, TX, Dallas Fort Worth, TX, San Antonio, TX

Pay: $24-$35/hr based on experience and project requirements.

Schedule: 50-60+ hours per week. Overtime may be available based on project needs.

Assignment Type: W2 contract, project-based assignment, or contract-to-hire depending on client/project.

Who We Are / Pacer Pitch

Pacer Data Center Solutions supports some of the fastest-growing mission-critical infrastructure projects in the country. We recruit skilled trades and technical professionals for large-scale data center construction projects involving electrical systems, power distribution, fiber, structured cabling, low voltage, HVAC, controls, commissioning, and critical facility infrastructure.

Our goal is to connect qualified professionals with long-term project opportunities that offer competitive pay, weekly payroll, overtime potential, project-specific travel packages when approved, benefits for eligible employees, and future redeployment opportunities across additional data center projects.

Role Summary

Pacer Data Center Solutions is hiring Data Center Rack & Stack Technicians to support white-space deployment, hardware installation, rack installation, cable routing, and equipment staging in data center environments. This role helps prepare the data hall for servers, network equipment, storage equipment, and supporting infrastructure.

Technicians may install racks, cabinets, servers, switches, PDUs, patch panels, and related equipment while following detailed installation standards, labeling requirements, and quality procedures.

Levels Considered

• Rack & Stack Helper

• Rack & Stack Technician

• Senior Rack & Stack Technician

• Lead Rack & Stack Technician

Key Responsibilities

• Install racks, cabinets, shelves, PDUs, servers, and network equipment

• Follow rack elevation drawings, installation guides, and equipment plans

• Route, dress, label, and secure cabling as assigned

• Support equipment staging, inventory, movement, and installation

• Maintain clean and organized work areas in data hall environments

• Assist with patching, labeling, and basic connectivity tasks

• Follow strict quality, safety, and client installation standards

• Coordinate with cabling, network, electrical, and operations teams

Required Experience

• Data center, IT hardware, rack installation, cabling, or telecom experience preferred

• Ability to follow technical instructions and installation drawings

• Basic understanding of server racks, cabinets, PDUs, and network equipment

• Ability to lift equipment and work in active data center environments

• OSHA, lift, or data center experience preferred

• Ability to pass client onboarding requirements, which may include background check, drug screen, and site badging

Preferred Experience

• Experience with rack elevations, patching, labeling, hardware staging, and data hall standards

• Experience with IT asset handling or inventory processes

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Active data center construction, mission-critical facility, industrial, or technical infrastructure environment

• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods in active construction or facility environments

• May require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling materials, tools, equipment, ladders, cable, components, or job-site materials; specific lifting requirements vary by role and assignment

• May require bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching overhead, climbing stairs or ladders, and working from scissor lifts, boom lifts, or other approved lift equipment when authorized

• May require working around active construction activities, moving equipment, elevated work areas, noise, dust, temperature changes, and other job-site conditions

• May require use of PPE, tools, and site-specific safety equipment

• May require overtime, weekends, nights, or rotating schedules depending on project needs

Application Process

Apply with an updated resume and your current availability for recruiter review. A Pacer recruiter will contact qualified candidates to review the role, compensation, schedule, project details, travel package, and onboarding requirements.

EEOC Compliance

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodations may be available to qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process, where required by applicable law.

Pay Transparency

Pay Transparency: Where required by state or local law, the posted pay range reflects the reasonably expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on experience, skills, certifications, location, shift, schedule, assignment type, and client/project requirements.

Fraud/Scam Warning

Fraud/Scam Warning: Pacer will not ask candidates to pay fees or purchase equipment from a specific vendor as a condition of employment.

Disclaimer

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.

You should be proficient in:

• Framing
• Electrical Panel Installation
• Equipment Installation & Wiring
• Equipment Installation
• IT Equipment (Servers, Networks, Telecom, Cloud)
• Rack Installation