Data Center Technician

Oscar Associates Ltd; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy is seeking a Data Centre Engineer for a 9-month hybrid contract in Yorkshire. The role involves operating and maintaining data centre compute infrastructure, including physical servers and virtualised platforms across Windows and Linux. Ideal candidates will have strong hands-on experience in data centre environments, proficiency with virtualisation technologies, and administration skills in both server environments. Applicants should be ready to start by early January.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in data centre or on-prem compute environments.
• Practical experience with virtualisation technologies.
• Solid understanding of server hardware and asset life-cycle management.
• Scripting or automation experience required.
• Experience in Windows and/or Linux server administration.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain data centre compute infrastructure.
• Installing, upgrading, and maintaining server hardware.
• Supporting virtualised platforms and resolving VM-related issues.
• Handling hardware faults and firmware updates.

Skills

Hands-on experience in data centre environments

Virtualisation technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM)

Server hardware and asset life-cycle management

Scripting or automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python)

Windows and/or Linux server administration

Job description

Data Centre Engineer | £350-£370p/day (Inside IR35) | Yorkshire (Hybrid) | 9 months (Initially) | Interviews commence early January

Our client is looking for Data Centre Engineers for a 9-month contract. This role will suit someone who's confident working hands on with compute infrastructure while supporting virtualised environments across both Windows and Linux platforms. It's important you have previous experience working in this role!

You’ll be part of a technical team responsible for keeping critical data centre systems reliable and secure.

Rate: £350-£370p/day (Inside IR35)

Location: Yorkshire (speicific location TBC)

Duration: 9 months (Initially)

What you’ll be doing:

• Operate and maintain data centre compute infrastructure (physical Servers, racks, blades, HCI)
• Installing, upgrading, and maintaining physical server hardware
• Supporting virtualised platforms and resolving VM-related issues
• Racking/Stacking!
• Supporting both Windows and Linux server environments
• Handling hardware faults, firmware updates, and supplier RMAs

What we’re looking for:

• Strong hands‑on experience in data centre or on‑prem compute environments
• Practical experience with virtualisation technologies (eg VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM)
• Solid understanding of server hardware, firmware, and asset life‑cycle management
• Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar)
• Windows and/or Linux server administration experience

If this sounds like a good match, apply now as interviews commence early January! (This is an exciting opportunity!)

Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract.

Must be eligible to live and work in the specified work location. Some occasional travel may be required. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Our client is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.