Hardware Management Engineer

OpticoreIT Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist consultancy is seeking a Hardware Management Engineer in Central London. The successful candidate will be responsible for hardware operations, including responding to alerts, managing vendor tickets, and planning upgrades. A strong understanding of server components, hands-on experience with HPE tools, and Linux exposure are essential. This contract role requires 5 days on-site per week.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in hardware operations or infrastructure support.
• Solid understanding of server components and system diagnostics.
• Hands-on experience with essential tools and automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Responding to hardware alerts and coordinating diagnosis.
• Managing vendor tickets and ensuring SLA compliance.
• Planning and performing hardware replacements and upgrades.

Skills

Hardware operations

Infrastructure support

Data center engineering

Server diagnostics

Linux exposure

Configuration management with Ansible

Tools

HPE OneView

Redfish APIs

HPE iLO interfaces

NetBox

Job description

Opticore IT are currently searching for a Hardware Management Engineer to join one of our Financial Services in their Research Infrastructure Engineering team, responsible for the day to day operations, monitoring, and maintenance of our physical server infrastructure.

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.

This is an initial 6 month contract opportunity Inside IR35 with the prospect of extension. You will be required to be on site 5 days a week, based in Central London.

What you'll be doing:

• Responding to hardware alerts and coordinating diagnosis, triage, and resolution
• Managing vendor tickets, escalating issues, and ensuring SLA compliance
• Planning and performing hardware replacements, upgrades, and firmware updates
• Coordinating with DCO staff for physical deployments, cabling, and troubleshooting
• Maintaining asset records including serial numbers, lifecycle status, and service events
• Supporting capacity planning and helping ensure infrastructure readiness
• Keeping documentation up to date on hardware inventories, layouts, and support processes

What you'll bring:

• 2–5 years of experience in hardware operations, infrastructure support, or data center engineering
• Solid understanding of server components (CPUs, memory, storage, NICs, etc.) and system diagnostics
• Hands‑on experience with HPE OneView, Redfish APIs, and HPE iLO interfaces is essential
• Exposure to Linux and automation systems is essential, including:
• Boot management and provisioning workflows
• Use of NetBox for asset tracking and documentation
• Configuration management with Ansible

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.