Data Center Engineer

Position: Data Centre Engineer (Contract)
Start Date: Immediate
Duration: 9-Month Contract (extendable)
Location: South Yorkshire, onsite 4 days a week
Rate: £350-380 per day (Inside IR35)
Reference: 20232

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Center Engineer to join a Global technology company within their IT Infrastructure team.

You will have proven experience working with compute infrastructure in virtualised environments across both Windows and Linux platforms, with prior hands-on experience in a data centre setting being essential.

You'll join a technical team responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and security of critical data centre systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate and maintain data centre compute infrastructure, including physical Servers, racks, blade systems, and HCI platforms
• Install, upgrade, and maintain physical server hardware
• Support virtualised platforms and troubleshoot VM-related issues
• Perform server racking and stacking activities
• Provide support across both Windows and Linux server environments
• Diagnose and resolve hardware faults, manage firmware updates, and coordinate supplier RMAs

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience in data centre or on-premises compute environments
• Practical experience with virtualisation technologies (eg VMware, Hyper-V, KVM)
• Solid understanding of server hardware, firmware, and asset life cycle management
• Experience with Scripting or automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar)
• Windows and/or Linux server administration experience

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