Datacenter Analyst - Active SC Clearance / SC Eligible

Queen Square Recruitment; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Square Recruitment is seeking an experienced Data Centre Analyst for a 6‑month hybrid role in the UK. The position requires SC clearance or eligibility and involves travel to multiple UK locations, with 3 days per week in the office and ad hoc travel to other sites.

You will support Data Centre operations, consolidation, migration and infrastructure activities, working with internal teams and external suppliers to maintain uptime, governance, and service continuity.

Qualifications

• Active SC clearance or eligibility
• Experience in Data Centre/IT delivery roles
• Strong understanding of data centre environments and IT infrastructure
• Experience with consolidation, migration, relocation or transformation

Responsibilities

• Support safe and reliable operation of the Data Centre estate
• Coordinate data centre consolidation, migration and infra activities
• Collaborate with compute, storage, network, applications and service dependencies teams
• Review and validate data centre inventory, assets and dependencies
• Coordinate activities across data centre, infra, network and supplier teams
• Contribute to project planning, scheduling, milestones and delivery tracking
• Maintain risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and actions
• Support change management and implementation activities
• Ensure changes to service availability or resilience are properly assessed and documented
• Produce progress updates, dashboards and governance information
• Support resilience and business continuity improvements
• Escalate blockers proactively

Skills

Data centre environments

Stakeholder coordination

IT infrastructure

Project governance

Change management

SC clearance eligibility

Tools

ITIL familiarity

Job description

Location: Wokingham, UK

Work Model: Hybrid – 3 Days per Week in Office + Ad hoc travel to other location

Contract Duration: 6 Months

Are you an experienced Data Centre Analyst with an active SC clearance or eligibility and a strong understanding of IT infrastructure and Data Centre operations? We're looking for a skilled professional to support Data Centre activities across multiple UK locations, working closely with infrastructure, network, operational, and supplier teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the safe and reliable operation of the Data Centre estate
• Coordinate and support Data Centre consolidation, migration, and infrastructure activities
• Work with technical teams to understand compute, storage, network, applications, and service dependencies
• Review and validate Data Centre inventory, assets, infrastructure, and dependencies
• Coordinate activities across Data Centre, Infrastructure, Network, and supplier teams
• Support project planning, scheduling, milestones, and delivery tracking
• Maintain risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and actions
• Support technical change management and implementation activities
• Ensure changes impacting service availability, resilience, or redundancy are properly assessed and documented
• Produce progress updates, reports, dashboards, and governance information
• Work with stakeholders and suppliers to ensure activities are aligned and delivered within agreed timelines
• Support Data Centre resilience and service continuity improvements
• Escalate risks, issues, and delivery blockers proactively

Required Skills

• Proven experience in a Data Centre Analyst, Data Centre Project, Infrastructure, or IT Delivery role
• Strong understanding of Data Centre environments and IT infrastructure
• Good knowledge of compute, storage, networking, and infrastructure dependencies
• Experience supporting Data Centre consolidation, migration, relocation, or transformation
• Strong coordination skills across technical and supplier teams
• Experience with project governance, RAID management, reporting, and action tracking
• Understanding of IT change and service management processes
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Active SC clearance or ability to obtain/maintain SC clearance
• Own vehicle and willingness to travel at short notice to Wokingham, Warwick, Corsham, Farnborough, and Reading

Nice to Have

• Experience with Data Centre facilities management, including power, cooling, and building management systems
• Experience within government, defence, telecommunications, or other highly regulated environments
• ITIL or similar service management experience
• Experience working with Data Centre suppliers and third-party service providers
• Knowledge of resilience, redundancy, disaster recovery, and business continuity