Junior Data Centre Engineer

iomart Group; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider in Maidenhead is looking for candidates to process customer orders and build servers. Ideal applicants should have basic IT hardware experience, knowledge of OS installations, and a strong customer service focus. The salary can reach up to £25,000 depending on experience, with additional benefits including a holiday trading scheme and enhanced leave options.

Benefits

Holiday Trading Scheme

Day off on your birthday

Enhanced paternity and maternity leave

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Basic IT hardware experience, even personal, is acceptable.
• Basic experience or knowledge of operating system installations.
• Good understanding of customer service is essential.
• A strong passion for IT is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Process customer orders and build servers to specifications.
• Prepare server racks for automated provisioning.
• Repurpose server hardware and assist shift teams.

Skills

Basic IT hardware experience

OS installations knowledge

Customer service understanding

Passion for IT

Job description

What you'll be doing:

Here's a quick list of what you'll be up to on a day to day basis:

• Processing customer orders and building servers to custom specifications, communicating updates and collaborating to reach delivery times.
• Preparing server racks for our automated provisioning system, including racking, cabling and installing servers to maintain stock levels.
• Repurposing server hardware, assisting shift teams with BAU tasks, and collaborating with technical teams for great exposure to the DC operations sector.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Have basic IT hardware experience (this can be personal as well as enterprise level so if you've been building and troubleshooting computers for friends and family then we want to hear from you)
• Have basic experience or knowledge of OS installations
• Have a good understanding of customer service (and how to keep them happy)
• Have a passion for all things IT and want a great first-step into the industry

At iomart we’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We also recognise your experience may not be perfectly aligned to all the criteria in the job ad. If you like the sound of this role, even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You might just be the right fit for this or other roles.

What's in it for me?

Salary: up to £25,000 DOE

• Holiday Trading Scheme - buy or sell part of your annual leave allowance

• Day off on your birthday

• Enhanced paternity, maternity and adoption leave

• Access to our excellent flexible benefits scheme

Who you'll be doing it for:

iomart is the UK’s leading Secure Cloud Managed Services Provider. We are passionate about delivering Hybrid Cloud, Data Protection, Cyber Security and Secure Connectivity to over 9,000 organisations in the UK and globally.

• We have over 25 years expertise in data centre and cloud services
• Over 600 skilled professionals and turnover over £127m
• Our HQ is in Glasgow and offices across the UK.
• We provide critical services across all public and private sectors

What to do next:

Please click apply if you like the sound of this. If you do not have an up to date CV or want to have a chat about the role first please feel free to contact me on [e-mail]

We’re an equal opportunities employer and want our vacancies to be available to all, so if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the process then just let us know.