Data Center Engineer

Sharp Brains Recruitment; Regensburg; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency in Germany seeks a Data Center Technician Level 2. The role involves cleaning tools, physical cabling, and technical support for network teams. Candidates should have hands-on experience with infrastructure equipment and knowledge of relevant hardware. Responsibilities include conducting failure analysis and supporting with installation tasks. This contract position is ideal for those with a solid understanding of IT principles and experience in data center environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in IMAC and break-fix activities related to infrastructure environment.
• Ability to identify defective spares and replace them as instructed.
• Experience in Data Center Network including troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning tools testing, reporting, and installing cables.
• Support network and server teams with rack and stack activities.
• Conduct failure analysis and perform functional testing of systems.

Skills

Hands-on experience in installation and troubleshooting infrastructure

Knowledge of Nokia, Ciena hardware

Good understanding of IT principles

Fiber/data/copper cable installation and maintenance

Tools

OTDR

Job description

Data Center Technician Level 2 – Dispatch

Responsibilities

1. Cleaning tools testing, reporting, install cables or optics for new circuits. Physical cabling, cable management, northbound cabling, (Fiber/Copper/Power).
2. Support network and server teams by assisting with rack and stack and running cables. Planned/Predictive maintenance or circuit migration support.
3. Labelling, patching, and asset tagging activities; perform installation as needed either through physical or network medium.
4. Follow specific task instructions and provide necessary reporting; support via phone, remote tools, or in person onsite.
5. Conduct failure analysis, perform functional testing of the entire system/identify failed component, planned maintenance or circuit migration support.
6. Reseating or swapping new line cards.
7. Making, crimping and testing RJ45 copper cables.

BreakFix/Technical Task List

1. Cleaning fibers, replace faulty optical cable; installing loopbacks, BER testing.
2. Inserting/removing/replacing defective components (linecards, fibers, etc.); assist with fault diagnosis and RMA processing.
3. Configuring remote access, basic storage array configuration, replacing faulty cables.
4. Rebooting linecards, chassis or reseating of cards/optics.
5. Providing loop‑back cables to test circuits remotely, re‑seating or replacing components or cables.
6. Power cycling, and conducting whole unit replacement.

Preferred Skillsets

1. Hands‑on experience in installation and troubleshooting infrastructure (DC & network) equipment, rack and stack.
2. Infrastructure (Data center and network) hardware architecture to understand procedures shared by L3 teams during troubleshooting, HS&E support.
3. Knowledge of Nokia, Ciena hardware.
4. Understanding of ILA hut jobsites.
5. Good understanding of IT principles such as networks, hardware.
6. Fiber/data/copper cable installation and maintenance, including working with MPO fibers.
7. Hands‑on experience in IMAC and break‑fix activities related to infrastructure environment.
8. Ability to identify defective spares and replace them with provided good spares as instructed.

Hands‑on Experience Required

1. Experience in Data Center Network (Fibre, splicing, patching, troubleshooting by tools like OTDR, fibre connector…)
2. Hardware (Access Point, rack and stacking, cable management, MDF survey, NGO migration, wifi survey).

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting