Datacentre Engineer

**Datacentre Engineer - 24/7 Shifts**

**Location:

- ** Berks/Hampshire or Herts

**Salary:

- ** £30-36k Inc of Shift Allowance

Driving license required and eligible for SC Clearance.

**Environment:

- ** 24/7, Datacentre, Client Facing, Installation, Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Structured Cabling, Servers, Networking, Upgrades, Connectivity.

My client, a leading Network Infrastructure Service Provider is looking to recruit a Datacentre Engineer. The role will be working in a prestigious client data centre, the position is very customer orientated and requires a strong focus on customer requirements.As a **Data Centre Engineer,**you will deliver Installation, Moves and Changes Services from small alterations such as patching and fault finding through to large and involved upgrades such as decommissioning and recommissioning servers.

You will be part of a team delivering support services on a 24x7x365 shift basis and reporting to the local Service Delivery Manager.

**Responsibilities of the Data Centre Engineer will include**:

- Change control management
- Incident management and resolution
- Management and tracking of Assets
- Supervision and escorting of 3rd Party Vendors
- Installation and decommission of network hardware, Routers, Switches, Servers and structured cabling
- Compliance with internal processes and client health & safety procedures
- Compliance with Manufacturers and Clients Quality Standards
- Compliance to Clients and Support Services approved processes

**What skills required for the Data Centre Engineer**:

- Experience of working in high-risk environments and Data Centres
- Sound Knowledge of Infrastructure Technologies & Networking Concepts
- Competent in MS Office and Helpdesk/Service Delivery Applications
- A reliable individual
- The ability to work under pressure
- A flexible approach to shift patterns
- The ability to communicate clearly at all levels
- Strong organisational, interpersonal and administrative skills