Data Centre Engineer

£150 a day Outside IR35, hybrid working in Newport. 6 months contract

Responsibilities

The DC engineer will be required to rack/and cable various network Switches/Routers/appliances & maintain these

Work within project timelines providing updates to the PM and the wider team

Work with the Network command center on troubleshooting network equipment

Able to work independently

Work on the resolution of incidents in a timely manner & update various parties, manage/update support tickets in the SNOW (Service Now) ticketing system

Host Vendor engineers & other staff as required

Weekend and flexible work essential.

Required to update & produce spreadsheets and keep various data centre records updated

Stock checks receive and store goods

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IT infrastructure - OM4 cable/single mode cable/copper cabling
• Working knowledge of a IT DC
• Working knowledge of patching best practices
• Understanding of sever Network patching
• Knowledge of Cisco Switches & Routers/PaloAlto appliances/Terminal server/Nexus Switches/ACI environment would be good

Nice to haves:

• Able to troubleshoot Network issues from a cabling/SFP point of view - as a basic know what various SFPs are
• PC proficient
• Customer facing