Data Center Technical Operations Engineer I

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Data Center Technical Operations Engineer I in Manchester, responsible for the on-site operation and maintenance of critical equipment. Ideal candidates will have solid troubleshooting skills and experience with mechanical and electrical systems, ensuring optimal performance and safety.

Qualifications

• Technical resource for maintenance and operations in data centers.
• Experience with HVAC and electrical systems is essential.
• Familiarity with CMMS for workflow management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Perform troubleshooting and maintenance tasks within SLAs.
• Provide support to Data Centre Operations technicians.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Operation of mechanical and electrical equipment

Root cause analysis

Job description

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Data Center Technical Operations Engineer I, Manchester

Client: Apex Systems

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

Role Title: Data Center Technical Operations Engineer I

Location: London, UK

Type: Contract

Job Description

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.

This engineering operations technician position serves as the on-site maintenance technician and operator for data centre.

The Data Centre Engineering Operations Technician (EOT) is responsible for operating and maintaining all electrical, mechanical, emergency generator, and fire/life safety equipment within the data centre. The EOT serves as a technical resource to support within its data centres. Data centre equipment that supports mission-critical servers.

Key job responsibilities

• Responsibilities:
• Operate and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment
• Troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal SLAs
• Perform limited maintenance tasks to include: filter changes, HVAC PMs, rack power installs, rack PDU, and rack ATS replacements
• Provide support to Data Centre Operations technicians
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures
• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work
• Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment through routine rounds/log taking (temperatures, voltages, currents, etc.)
• Utilise internal CMMS to manage building workflows and spare part inventory
• Supervise contractors who perform servicing or preventive maintenance
• Respond to off hour emergency calls per on call rotation for any one of the region’s sites
• Fully comply with all physical security procedures and policies