Data Centre Operations Engineer

Prestigious opportunity within a Pioneering Technology team for a Data Centre Operations Engineer for our Data Centre in Manchester. As we continue to invest in our large scale and complex Cloud and Network Transformation, this is a great time to join our success story!
As one of our Data Centre Infrastructure Operations Engineers you will be responsible for:-

• Delivery of suitable and compliant facility environments for safe, secure and reliable delivery of server, core and edge networking service
• Planning and day to day management of Data Centre and communication rooms
• Supporting infrastructure (racking, cooling systems, access and environmental control systems etc)
• .Planning, installation and decommission of Data Centre and communications equipment.
• Day to day management of contracted Data Centre and structured cabling suppliers
• Developing and carrying out routine testing of Data Centre and communication rooms business continuity systems
• Developing and maintaining data ducts, access chambers and data cabling routes & patching standards within comms rooms and between buildings.
• Managing and monitoring of BAU and project workloads using Service delivery ticketing systems
  

If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LETS TALK!

• Proven practical experience of Data Centre Management / Operations
• Practical experience of DCIM Environment monitoring (DCIM, Struxureware, Netbotz, Nagios, or similar)
• Practical experience of delivering project workstream tasks
• Stakeholder and supplier engagement
• Access control systems
• Data cabling standards / specifications
• Auditing tools / standards
• Network switching (Vlans, IP addressing)
• Data socket network service testing
• Risk assessment training
• Service delivery management (ITIL)

In return, you will be rewarded with 25 days holiday (plus Christmas shutdown and Bank holidays), an industry leading 22% pension scheme and an enviable benefits package. This is a hybrid role office based 2-3 days a week.
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