Data Centre Operator — 24/7 Mission-Critical Ops (Dubai)

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

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.