Hands-On Data Centre Lab Engineer (Contract)

NP Group; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Networking People (UK) seeks a Data Centre Lab Engineer on a 6-month contract in West Yorkshire, onsite four days per week. Start date is immediate; rate £350-£380 per day inside IR35.

The role is hands-on, involving racking, cabling, hardware configuration and certification testing, while software configuration is handled by other teams. You will troubleshoot hardware and recreate environments for live incidents and investigations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data centre hardware experience with racking, cabling, physical server builds and troubleshooting.
• Experience with hardware consoles (iDRAC, iLO or XClarity).
• Working theoretical knowledge of VMware and virtualization.
• Familiarity with SAN/storage from a hardware connectivity perspective.
• Ability to follow diagrams/specifications and liaise with multiple teams.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and independent problem solving.
• Experience in regulated environments such as financial services is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Racking, cabling and physically installing hardware, connecting it correctly to storage infrastructure
• Certification testing of new server and component hardware (e.g. Dell PowerEdge) – confirming it racks and functions correctly
• Troubleshooting hardware and server issues
• Recreating environments to support investigation of live incidents
• Liaising with software teams, network teams and floor management as required
• Working across BAU tickets and planned certification/project work
• Supporting hardware provisioning and decommissioning

Skills

Hands-on data centre hardware

Hardware troubleshooting

VMware knowledge

Server cabling and racking

Cross-team liaison

Tools

iDRAC

iLO

XClarity

Job description

Networking People (UK) seeks a Data Centre Lab Engineer on a 6-month contract in West Yorkshire, onsite four days per week. Start date is immediate; rate £350-£380 per day inside IR35.

The role is hands-on, involving racking, cabling, hardware configuration and certification testing, while software configuration is handled by other teams. You will troubleshoot hardware and recreate environments for live incidents and investigations.