Senior Datacentre Technician

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cloud technology seeks a Senior Datacentre Technician for its London Docklands facility. The role involves 24/7 shift work, supporting technical teams, installing and maintaining server hardware, and ensuring optimal operation and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have extensive data center experience and robust technical skills, particularly in hardware repair and systems administration.

Qualifications

• Experience in a data center environment required.
• Knowledge of Linux and/or Windows Servers.
• Familiarity with networking and IT hardware concepts.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hardware support expert for technical teams.
• Participate in the installation and maintenance of server hardware.
• Plan and commission new rack positions and cabling installations.

Skills

Data center design knowledge

Airflow management

Structured cabling skills

Systems administration

Hardware repair and diagnosis

Networking fundamentals

Job description

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Senior Datacentre Technician, london (city of london)

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Client:

Oracle

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

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Job Description:

This is a shift role, rotating weekly from early (7am-3pm) to late (3pm-11pm), based in Docklands.

Oracle is a global leader in cloud technology, providing cutting-edge solutions to help businesses transform and innovate. Our Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team is dedicated to building secure, scalable, and highly performant cloud services.

This is a great opportunity for a Datacentre Technician to progress in their career in the hyperscale cloud context.

Responsibilities:

Working on 24/7 shift basis, act HW as support expert liaison to other technical teams & non-technical teams (e.g.: networking, compute, compliance, business operations)

• Understand internal customer problem and provide technical solution in timely manner
• Participate in the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all production server hardware
• System board level repair and fault diagnosis to SLAs
• Planning and commissioning new rack positions
• Involvement with the design and commissioning of new whitespaces
• Structured cabling installation is a significant part of this position
• Keep up with the latest technologies and apply them appropriately
• Adherence to defined Health & Safety processes at all times
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team without friction
• Additional on premise work at customer locations may be required

Preferred Skills:

• Required Data Center experience:
• Basic knowledge of data center design, including electrical and cooling plant & operation thereof
• Basic knowledge of airflow management (hot aisle, cold aisle, containment etc.)
• Rack, stack equipment including commissioning of new racks
• Strong structured cabling skills on fibre & copper (e.g. looming, term & test)
• Required systems & hardware expertise:
• Systems administration (Linux and/or Windows Servers)
• Hardware repair, diagnosis & break / fix
• Networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, basic troubleshooting)
• IT Hardware Concepts (RAID, SAN, x86 architecture, SCSI, FC, ethernet, iLO)
• Base Operating System Installs and configuration
• Core OS Services: SSH, Telnet, RDP, FTP, NFS, DNS, DHCP etc

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and protected veteran status.