Data Center Management Specialist

Engineering International Belgium; Strasbourg; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International and multicultural work环境

Job summary

Engineering International Belgium is seeking a Junior Data Center Management Specialist to join an international ICT environment in Strasbourg. The role focuses on leading projects across teams and applications in a critical infrastructure setting.

You will support maintenance activities, review documentation, and manage incidents with a pragmatic, hands-on approach. Strong collaboration with contractors is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant education (bachelor or equivalent) after secondary school.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in building and supporting mission critical infrastructure.
• Hybrid work model in Strasbourg, France.
• Strong understanding of data centre systems and facility operations.
• Ability to analyse issues, assess risks and propose corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects involving multiple teams and application areas in an ICT environment.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee maintenance activities, inspections and testing programmes.
• Review technical drawings, procedures and reports for data center projects.
• Manage operational incidents and service disruptions in a structured way.
• Collaborate with contractors, maintenance providers and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, reliability, safety and performance.

Skills

Data center operations

Electrical & mechanical basics

Project coordination

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Contractor management

Analytical thinking

Autonomous working

Education

Bachelor or equivalent in relevant field

Tools

Cisco

Brocade

Check Point

IBM

HP

Dell EMC

NetApp

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Junior Data Center Management Specialist to join an international ICT environment and lead projects involving multiple teams and application areas.

Education: Minimum 3 years of relevant education (bachelor or equivalent) after the secondary school.

Minimum Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in building and supporting mission critical infrastructure for critical applications, running in a highly distributed manner.

Working method: Hybrid in Strasbourg, France

• Good knowledge of critical infrastructure and data centre technical building systems.
• Solid technical background in electrical, mechanical, HVAC, energy management, building systems.
• Good understanding of how critical facility systems operate and interact, including electrical distribution, cooling systems, monitoring solutions, and redundancy concepts.
• Proven experience in data center, critical facility, industrial, or similar operational environments.
• Able to independently analyse technical issues, assess risks, and propose appropriate corrective actions.
• Hands-on operational mindset with a strong field presence and willingness to work closely with contractors, maintenance providers, and internal stakeholders.
• Responsive and able of managing operational incidents, technical issues, and service disruptions in a structured and timely manner.
• Able to plan, coordinate, and oversee maintenance activities, inspections, testing programmes, and infrastructure works.
• Comfortable reviewing technical documentation, engineering drawings, procedures, method statements, and technical reports.
• Good understanding of preventive and corrective maintenance processes, safety requirements, and contractor management.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams, contractors, suppliers, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Capable of working autonomously while contributing positively to a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Reliable, resilient, and solution-oriented, with the ability to perform effectively in a critical operational environment.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance reliability, efficiency, safety, and operational performance.
• Able to contribute to technical decision-making and provide recommendations based on operational experience and technical expertise.
• Familiarity with data centre standards, best practices, and critical environment operations would be considered a strong asset.

Additional knowledge

• Experience working with some Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Cisco, Brocade, Checkpoint, IBM, EMC, HP, Bull, NetApp, and Dell in implementing Solutions for Networks, Security, Storage, Backup and Compute Infrastructure;
• Knowledge of technologies related to racks, business continuity/disaster recovery;
• Knowledge of capacity planning (power, cooling, rack spacing) practices;
• Knowledge of patching and cabling installations;
• Assist in the design, architecture, implementation, security and support of Data Center environments and solutions;
• Assist with development of future state Data Center systems and designs;
• Perform capacity planning (power, cooling, rack spacing);
• Assist in the implementation of industry best practices for data center engagements;
• Act as an expert for data center projects;
• Execute industry best practices in data center deployments, integration, testing, and packaging of infrastructure documentation and application solutions;
• Maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential application on service offerings and products provided by IT.

Languages

• French at B1 level is a plus

What we offer

• International and multicultural working environment
• Opportunity to work on complex ICT projects