Data Center Engineer (Location: North East, Shift Allowance Provided)

Our client is a government technology organisation looking for a Data Centre Operations Support professional to support the day-to-day operations, maintenance and security of its data centre facilities and IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain critical data centre infrastructure, including UPS, PDUs, cooling, fire suppression and environmental monitoring systems.
• Monitor temperature, humidity, water leakage and other environmental conditions to ensure operational readiness.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and facility issues.
• Support facility maintenance, equipment installations, cable management and general data centre housekeeping.
• Monitor and manage physical security systems, including access control and CCTV, as well as visitor management and escort duties.
• Maintain security logs, access records and report any security incidents or anomalies.
• Monitor IT systems and infrastructure health, perform basic troubleshooting and support system administration activities.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, incident management, service requests and change management activities.
• Perform basic security checks, monitor security alerts and support user access management.
• Maintain data centre documentation, infrastructure records, asset registers, maintenance records and operational reports.
• Liaise with external partners and suppliers on operational and security-related matters.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in IT, Facilities Management, Engineering or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in IT operations, infrastructure support or data centre operations.
• Good understanding of data centre infrastructure, IT operations and security principles.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM or GCIH will be a plus.
• Willingness to work on a shift basis and respond to operational emergencies when required.
• Shift allowance is provided.