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Cognizant is seeking a Data Center/Lab Support Tech for a full-time onsite opportunity in Fulton, MD. The salary range for this role is $50,000 to $59,500 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate. Applicants must have valid US work authorization.

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Applications will be accepted till 10/30/2025.

Responsibilities include:

• Equipment Moves, Installation and Setup

• Troubleshooting and Break Fix Tasks

• Decommissioning and Disposal

• Maintenance and Repairs

• Monitoring and Reporting

• Inventory Asset Management

• Emergency Response

• Lab Cleanliness and Safety

• Basic Testbed Support

Qualifications:

• Intra and Inter lab equipment and rack moves, should be capable of using manual fork lift

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

• Troubleshooting and Break Fix Tasks

• Conduct basic diagnostics to identify hardware issues.

• Install and configure hardware components such as servers, routers, and switches

• Installation and upgrade of IOS, OS (Windows / Linux), VMware ESXi.

• Help to replicate or build configurations based on customer requirement.

• Installation and networking of Managed Power Distribution Unites mPDUs.

• Network debugging, tracking layer 1 to 3 issues.

• Router, Switch, installation and Upgrade experience

• Rack & Stack, PDU installation experience.

• Should have experience in labelling inventory tracking for components and devices inside Datacentre.

• Should follow all SOP, policy and procedure documents and contribute to enhance them.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.