Data Centre Operator

Confidential Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company invites a Data Centre Operator to join its Dubai, UAE site for a 12‑month+ extendable, onsite assignment. The role requires 5–10 years of data centre operations experience, handling servers, network gear, racks, power, cooling, and related infrastructure.

You will monitor, install, maintain, and troubleshoot equipment, coordinate with vendors, maintain cabling and asset records, and ensure security and change control procedures are followed.

Qualifications

• Requires 5–10 years of experience in data centre operations and facilities support.
• Experience with server and network hardware, and with rack and stack workflows.
• Familiarity with structured cabling, cabling labeling, and cable management.
• Knowledge of switches, routers, and firewalls; basic network concepts.
• Comfort working in a 24/7 mission‑critical IT environment.
• Experience coordinating with vendors, contractors, and service providers.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day operational support and monitoring of data centre infrastructure.
• Monitor servers, network equipment, racks, power, cooling, and environmental conditions.
• Install, rack, stack, cable, label, and decommission servers and network equipment.
• Perform hardware installation, replacement, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Assist with deployments, upgrades, relocations, and removals of equipment.
• Maintain structured cabling, labeling, and organization; monitor alarms and environmental alerts.
• Coordinate with vendors/contractors for maintenance and technical activities.
• Manage physical access procedures and ensure security compliance.
• Support asset tagging, inventory, and disposal activities; maintain records of racks and equipment.
• Follow change, incident, and escalation procedures; assist with planned maintenance and minimize disruption.
• Provide hands‑on support during emergencies and outages; work with relevant teams for resolution.

Skills

Data centre operations

Facilities support

Server hardware

Rack and stack

Structured cabling

Switches/routers/firewalls

Asset and inventory management

Access and security procedures

Vendor coordination

Incident and change management

Power, UPS, cooling basics

24/7 environment experience

Job description

Position: Data Centre Operator
Location: Dubai, UAE
Experience Required: 5-10 Years
Contract Duration: 12 Months + Extendable, Onsite
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days

Roles & Responsibilities: Data Centre Operations

• Perform day-to-day operational support and monitoring of data centre infrastructure.

• Monitor servers, network equipment, racks, power, cooling, environmental conditions, and other critical infrastructure.

• Perform physical checks and inspections of data centre equipment and facilities.

• Install, rack, stack, cable, label, and decommission servers, switches, routers, and other network equipment.

• Perform hardware installation, replacement, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

• Assist with server and network equipment deployments, upgrades, relocations, and removals.

• Manage and maintain structured cabling and ensure proper cable labelling and organization.

• Monitor equipment alarms and environmental alerts and escalate critical issues promptly.

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and operational checks.

• Coordinate with data centre vendors, contractors, and service providers for maintenance and technical activities.

• Manage physical access procedures for data centre areas and ensure compliance with security requirements.

• Support equipment delivery, receiving, inventory, asset tagging, and equipment disposal activities.

• Maintain accurate records of racks, equipment, cabling, assets, and data centre activities.

• Follow data centre change management, incident management, and escalation procedures.

• Assist with planned maintenance activities and ensure proper coordination to minimize service disruption.

• Respond to hardware and infrastructure incidents and coordinate with relevant technical teams for resolution.

• Follow data centre safety, security, operational, and business continuity procedures.

• Provide hands‑on support during emergency incidents, system outages, and infrastructure‑related events when required.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Data center operations and facilities support

• Server and network hardware

• Rack and stack activities

• Structured cabling and cable management

• Switches, routers, and firewalls

• Server hardware troubleshooting

• Data center monitoring systems

• Hardware replacement and preventive maintenance

• Asset and inventory management

• Data center access and security procedures

• Vendor and contractor coordination

• Incident and change management

• Basic understanding of power, UPS, cooling, and environmental monitoring

• Working in a 24/7 or mission‑critical IT environment

Experience working in an enterprise data centre or mission‑critical environment would be a strong advantage