Data Centre Engineer

Onnec; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

ONNEC Group seeks a Data Centre Shift Engineer to join our Managed Services team based at Welwyn Garden City.

The role covers day-to-day data centre operations, supporting hardware deployments, MACs, patching and incident response, with on-site 10-hour rotating shifts and occasional on-call.

You will work across Welwyn Garden City, London and Romford as required, ensuring reliability and high service standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Data Centre, IT infrastructure or Managed Services environment.
• Strong copper and fibre network cabling knowledge.
• Experience installing, moving, adding and changing hardware (MACs).
• Familiarity with incident management and ticketing systems.
• Proficiency with ServiceNow is essential.
• Driving licence valid in the UK is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform copper and fibre patching activities within the data centre environment.
• Support hardware refresh programmes, installations, decommissions and relocations.
• Carry out physical audits and rack checks.
• Respond to break/fix incidents and provide hands-on support.
• Install and maintain structured cabling infrastructure when required.
• Use ServiceNow to manage incidents, requests and workflow activities.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of completed work.
• Support multiple customer environments across Welwyn Garden City, London and Romford as required.
• Participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota when needed

Skills

Data centre experience

Copper cabling

Fibre cabling

MACs

Incident management

ServiceNow

Independent working

Communication skills

Driving licence

Tools

ServiceNow

imVision

DCIM tools

Job description

ONNEC Group is a leading technology partner delivering end-to-end connectivity, networking and infrastructure solutions across complex enterprise environments. We support some of the world's most recognised organisations with the design, deployment and management of critical IT infrastructure.

We are a leading independent technology partner and global integrator, with over 30 years experience, and a 800+ team of global experts, specialising in providing end-to-end connectivity solutions that propel organisations everywhere.

From structured cabling to managed services, our end-to-end services give infrastructure that can be completely replied on. Design. Build. Deploy. Optimise. We offer a complete solution for business connectivity.

We are a rapidly growing organisation and finding and retaining the highest calibre of people is fundamental to us for the success of our business, we work hard to create a challenging, supportive and satisfying working environment for all our employees. ONNEC has successfully achieved the Investors in Diversity Foundational Award for our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

We are seeking a Data Centre Shift Engineer to join our Managed Services team based at on of our prestigious financial client site's in Welwyn Garden City.

This role is responsible for supporting day-to-day data centre operations, ensuring the reliability and integrity of critical infrastructure and delivering a high standard of service to our customers.

Working as part of a dedicated team, you will support hardware deployments, moves, changes, audits and break/fix activities across a busy data centre campus.

Site Engineers work on 10-hour rotating shifts that provide services from 07:00 to 19:00 Monday to Friday at Welwyn Garden City (i.e., wk. 1 - 07:00 -17:00; wk. 2 09:00 -19:00)

Occasional weekend and evening overtime support requirements will be required, though this is generally planned in advance. Optional weekend overtime is also often available with other Onnec teams, such as Moves and Changes, at other London facilities.

Responsibilities of our Data Centre Engineer will include:

• Perform copper and fibre patching activities within the data centre environment.
• Support hardware refresh programmes, installations, decommissions and relocations.
• Carry out physical audits and rack checks.
• Respond to break/fix incidents and provide hands-on support.
• Install and maintain structured cabling infrastructure when required.
• Use ServiceNow to manage incidents, requests and workflow activities.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of completed work.
• Support multiple customer environments across Welwyn Garden City, London and Romford as required.
• Participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota when needed

What we’re looking for in our Data Centre Engineer:

• Previous experience working within a Data Centre, IT Infrastructure or Managed Services environment.
• Strong understanding of copper and fibre network cabling.
• Experience supporting hardware installations, moves, adds and changes (MACs).
• Familiarity with incident management and ticketing systems.
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow is essential.
• Experience using imVision or similar data centre infrastructure management tools would be highly advantageous.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workload effectively.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Full UK driving licence desirable due to site location.