Data Center Reliability & Automation Engineer

Covestic Inc; Lyon; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks an experienced engineer to ensure reliable operation and maintenance of data centers in Lyon, France. The ideal candidate has over 10 years in compute operations, strong technical skills in power and cooling systems, and the ability to collaborate with IT and facilities teams. Responsibilities include managing data center reliability, maintaining critical systems, and leading incident responses. Preferred candidates hold relevant certifications and possess excellent communication and multitasking skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data center compute operations or infrastructure engineering.
• Hands-on experience with servers and structured cabling.
• Familiarity with Linux and basic scripting (Bash, Python).
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day reliability of company data centers.
• Maintain critical power and cooling systems.
• Lead incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with colocation providers on uptime.

Skills

Data center compute operations

Infrastructure engineering

Problem solving

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

NetBox

Ansible

Cisco

Job description

A leading technology firm seeks an experienced engineer to ensure reliable operation and maintenance of data centers in Lyon, France. The ideal candidate has over 10 years in compute operations, strong technical skills in power and cooling systems, and the ability to collaborate with IT and facilities teams. Responsibilities include managing data center reliability, maintaining critical systems, and leading incident responses. Preferred candidates hold relevant certifications and possess excellent communication and multitasking skills.