Graduate Training Program

Job Title: Graduate Talent Program
Location: Plano, TX
Company: Black Box

Launch Your Career with Black Box

Are you a recent graduate ready to take the first step into the tech industry? Black Box is proud to introduce our Graduate Talent Program - a structured, hands-on learning experience designed to equip you with real-world skills across some of the most in-demand fields in technology.

Whether your passion lies in cybersecurity, infrastructure deployment, or network operations, this program offers the tools, mentorship, and industry exposure to jump-start your career.

Program Overview:

The Black Box Graduate Talent Program is a rotational or track-based development initiative that provides comprehensive training and on-the-job experience in the following roles:

• Assist in the installation and decommissioning of structured cabling and network infrastructure within a data center environment as part of supervised technical training in IT infrastructure and systems operations.
• Support rack, stack, and cable management activities in accordance with industry standards, engineering guidelines, and organizational best practices.
• Participate in monitoring data center systems and environments, identifying alarms or irregular conditions, and analyzing and escalating findings under guidance.
• Learn and follow Safety, Quality, and Production standards, including applicable codes and IT infrastructure industry best practices.
• Read, interpret, and apply project design drawings, technical plans, specifications, and manufacturer installation guidelines as part of professional technical skill development.
• Gain a practical understanding of Structured Cabling System installation, testing, validation, and commissioning methodologies supporting enterprise computing environments.
• Maintain compliance with customer safety, security, quality, and site access requirements while performing assigned technical responsibilities.
• Participate in formal training sessions, shadowing opportunities, and supervised technical activities to build IT infrastructure and systems competencies.
• Document technical work performed, observations, and system-related findings as part of the learning, evaluation, and continuous improvement process.