Electrical Technician (Data Center Operations & Maintenance)

Confidential; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to join its mission-critical Data Center Operations & Maintenance team. The role focuses on sustaining high uptime for electrical infrastructure and ensuring reliability and efficiency across power systems.

You will perform preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance, monitor UPS, battery banks, generators, ATS/STS, switchgear, transformers, PDUs, and LV distribution, and support commissioning, testing, and emergency power

Qualifications

• Diploma/ITI in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of Data Center Operations & Maintenance experience.
• Strong knowledge of critical power infrastructure and electrical testing activities.
• Familiarity with CAFM/CMMS systems.
• Preferred certifications: C-Net, Uptime Institute, EPI, or equivalent.
• Willingness to work 24x7 rotational shifts.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance of critical electrical systems.
• Monitor and maintain UPS systems, battery banks, generators, ATS/STS, switchgear, transformers, PDUs, RPPs, and LV power distribution systems.
• Conduct routine inspections, review alarms, and identify potential issues before failure.
• Support power switching operations, shutdown activities, commissioning works, and emergency power restoration.
• Troubleshoot electrical faults, power disturbances, and equipment failures.
• Follow MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, PTW, and LOTO procedures.
• Prepare maintenance reports, incident reports, inspection records, and shift handover documentation.

Skills

Electrical Systems

Preventive Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Shift Work

Education

Diploma / ITI in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAFM/CMMS

Power Testing Tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to join a mission-critical Data Center Operations & Maintenance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and supporting critical electrical infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance of critical electrical systems.
• Monitor and maintain UPS systems, battery banks, generators, ATS/STS, switchgear, transformers, PDUs, RPPs, and LV power distribution systems.
• Conduct routine inspections, review alarms, and identify potential issues before failure.
• Support power switching operations, shutdown activities, commissioning works, and emergency power restoration.
• Troubleshoot electrical faults, power disturbances, and equipment failures.
• Follow MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, PTW, and LOTO procedures.
• Prepare maintenance reports, incident reports, inspection records, and shift handover documentation.

Requirements

• Diploma / ITI in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of Data Center Operations & Maintenance experience.
• Strong knowledge of critical power infrastructure and electrical testing activities.
• Familiarity with CAFM/CMMS systems.
• Preferred certifications: C-Net, Uptime Institute, EPI, or equivalent.
• Willingness to work 24x7 rotational shifts.