Senior Data Centre Engineer - Global Infrastructure Ops

Ares Management Corporation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation is seeking a Data Centre Engineer to support enterprise data centre operations, remote office infrastructure, and physical server platforms across global data centres and offices. The role emphasizes rack and stack, power and cooling coordination, and strong documentation practices.

The candidate should have hands‑on experience with enterprise data centres and strong communication skills to support critical infrastructure in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 6–10 years’ experience supporting enterprise data center operations or physical IT infrastructure.
• Hands‑on experience with rack and stack, structured cabling, server hardware installation, and data center standards.
• Experience with HPE, Dell, Cisco UCS, Lenovo or equivalent platforms; familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day operational support of enterprise data centers and remote offices.
• Perform rack and stack activities for servers, storage, network, and devices.
• Install, configure, relocate, decommission, and maintain physical hardware.
• Coordinate power, cooling, cabling, and environmental monitoring requirements.
• Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation, diagrams, and asset inventories.
• Support hardware lifecycle management including procurement coordination and warranty tracking.
• Collaborate with facilities, network, security, vendors, and service providers.

Skills

Analytical troubleshooting

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Ownership & accountability

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

HPE servers

Dell servers

Cisco UCS

Lenovo servers

VMware

Windows Server

Linux

ITSM tools (ServiceNow)

Job description

Ares Management Corporation is seeking a Data Centre Engineer to support enterprise data centre operations, remote office infrastructure, and physical server platforms across global data centres and offices. The role emphasizes rack and stack, power and cooling coordination, and strong documentation practices.

The candidate should have hands‑on experience with enterprise data centres and strong communication skills to support critical infrastructure in a fast‑paced environment.