Data Center Technician

Details

Open Date 02/26/2026

Requisition Number PRN
44358B

Job Title Facility Systems Technician

Working Title Data Center Technician

Career Progression Track D

Track Level

FLSA Code Nonexempt

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Evening

Work Schedule Summary

Typically, 3:00PM to 11:00PM, Thursday through Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday off.

VP Area President

Department 01555 - UIT INFRASTRUCTURE & OPS

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $15.19 to $31.85

Close Date 03/20/2026

The University of Utah is seeking a Data Center Technician to join the Infrastructure and Operations Team responsible for data center and IT spaces across multiple locations.

As part of a technically diverse team, this position will be part of mission critical service delivery to the institution and outside customers.

University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network;
Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG
-12 Conference. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound. Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

• Will work in a high security facility, housing sensitive data, providing mission critical services and support life safety operations.
• Answer customer phone calls and emails in a professional manner.
• Receive and perform on work orders to install computer, network and server hardware.
• Monitor and help troubleshoot technical issues with data center infrastructure.
• Contact on-call staff or data center engineers when escalation is appropriate.
• Perform facility walkthroughs, administration of security at reception.
• Hold all tenants to security procedures.
• Operate a company vehicle to perform tasks at multiple locations.
• Not eligible for any remote work.

Other duties as assigned

High School graduate or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) and four years experience in electronic and/or pneumatic control systems.

• Previous data center experience.
• Familiarity with cooling systems.
• Some familiarity with ethernet, fiber optic and copper cabling.
• Customer service.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Type Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at  for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions.

Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at  or  or University Human Resource Management at  if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon…