Data Centre Engineer

Job Title: Data Centre Engineer

Location: Leicester (LE19)

Salary: Competitive

Type: Permanent

Sector: Enterprise & Data Center

Job Description

We are looking for an Engineer, working on a contractual basis, to join our well-established Data Centre Team. Working on a key client account in Leicestershire, undertaking day to day running of infrastructure within the Data Centres, this is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to demonstrate existing capabilities whilst furthering their own skills.  

Data Centre experience would be beneficial but not essential with onsite training provided.

Essential Criteria:

Candidates should have experience of:

• Knowledge in patching methods, racking and/or decommissioning of rack hardware
• Experience in structured cabling installations, fault-finding and testing with Fluke test equipment, both copper and fibre
• Awareness of Health and Safety work procedures
• Good communication skills
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
• Flexible, adaptable, and responsive in following processes
• Understanding risk and ways to mitigate
• Good MS Office Suite experience (Outlook, Excel, Word etc.) and good general IT skills

Desirable Criteria:

• Knowledge and experience of Data Centre (or similar environment) best practices and industry cabling standards and cable types (UTP & Optical Fibre)
• Knowledge of asset management and ticketing system (ServiceNow, Remedy/Aperture/ImVision)

Shift pattern

We support our client all year round, we cover operations for 365 days of the year, 24/7.  Our shift pattern is a 12-hour rota, with an On-Call Service.

Day Shift 7am – 7pm

Night Shift 7pm – 7am

Who we are?

North offer a unique breadth and depth of expertise across the Internet of Things (IoT), networking and connectivity, and safety and security. Our smart integrated technology solutions transform the way your people, organisations and places work. North designs and delivers integrated technology solutions for complex and critical environments throughout the UK and internationally and we provide long term, multi-year partnerships in managed services and support. Our experienced specialist teams work closely with customers to understand your unique needs and create technology solutions that deliver true business value. We bring technologies and people together to help your organisation work simpler, safer, faster, and stronger.

Next steps

If you’re shortlisted, you’ll have a two-stage interview where you’ll meet our operation leaders, either virtually or face-to-face.

You will be required to have a financial background check before starting .

The successful candidate will start working with us as soon as possible.

Benefits

We offer a competitive remuneration package reflective of the candidate’s skills and experience, along with a range of benefits typical for roles within the IT sector , including:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Healthcare and wellbeing programmes
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements subject to business needs
• Employee assistance programmes

How to Apply

If you are a proactive and detail-oriented professional looking to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic organisation, we welcome your application. Please submit your CV and complete the application form .

We can only accept candidates who have the Right To Work in the UK

www.north.tech