Data Centre Engineer

OpticoreIT Limited; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Opticore IT is seeking Data Centre Systems Support Engineers in Chesterfield to take ownership of hardware health and rapid incident response at the local AI cluster site. You will diagnose server, optics and fibre faults and coordinate third-party facility teams.

This hybrid role is based in Chesterfield with onsite work and remote support, and involves on-call duties, firmware management, RMAs and cluster expansion from the checks of hardware to validation and acceptance testing.

Qualifications

• Experience managing high-density data centre hardware.
• Diagnostics for optics, transceivers and fibre networks.
• Proficiency with Linux CLI and IPMI/BMC/BIOS.
• Coordinate with third-party smart hands and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Manage data centre hardware health across high-density GPU server racks.
• Troubleshoot optics, switches, fibre and server failures, verify link status.
• Perform physical inspections, break-fix activities and component swaps.
• Direct and coordinate Salute facility team and third-party smart hands.
• Track hardware issues and RMAs through to resolution with vendors.
• Manage firmware, patching and infrastructure lifecycle activities.
• Carry out remote work via console, IPMI/BMC and BIOS when off site.
• Support hardware rollout and cluster expansions as new clusters come online.
• Coordinate installation, integration, testing and validation.
• Support transition of new capacity into operational service.
• Participate in on-call rota and respond to physical call outs.

Skills

High Density DC Hardware

Optics, Transceivers & Fibre

Linux CLI

Out of Band Management

Third Party Smart Hands

Hardware Lifecycle Coordination

Cluster Deployment

Acceptance Testing

Job description

Opticore IT is a specialist Network Engineer and Project Management consultancy offering a wide variety of opportunities to work within fast-paced, challenging environments across our client base spanning multiple sectors including Finance, Broadcast Media, Telecommunications and more.

Opticore IT are currently searching for Data Centre Systems Support Engineers to be proactive, physically confident data centre technicians to take local ownership of hardware health and rapid incident response at the Chesterfield AI cluster site, diagnosing server, optics and fibre faults and directing the third party facility team. This opportunity is hybrid based in Chesterfield, with 3x days onsite working InsideIR35.

What you'll be doing:

• Manage data centre hardware health across high density GPU server racks.

• Troubleshoot optics, switches, fibre and server failures, verifying physical link status.

• Perform physical inspections, break fix activities and component swaps where required.

• Direct and coordinate the Salute facility team and other third party smart hands.

• Track hardware issues and RMAs through to resolution with vendors.

• Manage firmware, patching and infrastructure lifecycle activities.

• Carry out remote systems work via console, IPMI/BMC and BIOS level staging when off site.

• Support hardware rollout and cluster expansions as new clusters come online.

• Coordinate installation, integration, acceptance testing and validation activities.

• Support the transition of new capacity into operational service.

• Participate in the on call rota and respond to physical call outs.

What you bring:

• High Density DC Hardware & Rack Operations

• Optics, Transceivers & Fibre Diagnostics

• Linux CLI & Out of Band Management (IPMI, BMC, BIOS)

• Third Party Smart Hands & Hardware Lifecycle Coordination

• Cluster Deployment & Acceptance Testing

Diversity:

At Opticore IT we embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We actively recruit for an inclusive and diverse workforce and as such, want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.

We want you to feel empowered to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made with your application or interview process so please speak to our recruitment team.