We are looking for an experienced Data Centre Engineer to join a financial services organisation on an initial 6-month contract, working 3 days per week in Leeds.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation, maintenance and resilience of the organisation's data centre infrastructure. You will work closely with infrastructure, network, security and wider technology teams to ensure a highly available, secure and well-managed environment.
This role would suit an engineer with strong hands-on data centre experience who is comfortable working within a regulated financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain data centre infrastructure, ensuring high levels of availability and resilience.
- Carry out physical installation, configuration, maintenance and decommissioning of servers and associated equipment.
- Perform rack and stack activities, structured cabling and equipment moves/adds/changes.
- Monitor data centre infrastructure and respond to incidents, faults and service requests.
- Support hardware break/fix activities and coordinate with third-party vendors where required.
- Maintain accurate asset, configuration and infrastructure documentation.
- Support data centre moves, migrations, upgrades and infrastructure projects.
- Work with network, server, storage and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot technical issues.
- Ensure all work is completed in accordance with change management, security and operational procedures.
- Support capacity planning, environmental monitoring and data centre resilience activities.
- Follow appropriate health & safety, security and access-control procedures.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of data centre processes and standards.
- Proven experience working as a Data Centre Engineer / Data Centre Technician / Infrastructure Engineer.
- Strong hands-on experience with physical data centre environments.
- Experience with server hardware, racks, cabling and associated infrastructure.
- Experience troubleshooting hardware and infrastructure issues.
- Familiarity with data centre monitoring, environmental controls and power/cooling infrastructure.
- Experience working within formal ITIL/change-management processes.
- Strong documentation and incident-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with wider technical teams.
- Experience working in a regulated or highly controlled environment, ideally financial services.
- Experience with enterprise server technologies such as Dell, HPE or Lenovo.
- Knowledge of SAN/storage technologies.
- Familiarity with networking equipment and structured cabling.
- Experience supporting data centre migrations or infrastructure refresh programmes.
- ITIL certification or equivalent experience.
- Experience working within a financial services, banking or similarly regulated environment.
- Familiarity with ISO 27001, PCI DSS or other relevant security/control framework
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Data Center Engineer in Leeds employer: NineTech
At NineTech, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our London headquarters provides a vibrant environment where employees can thrive, with opportunities for professional growth through hands-on experience in a major Campus Refresh Programme. Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working while contributing to critical infrastructure upgrades that support our live trading floor and other essential business areas.
