Infrastructure Support Specialist - Data Centre Support

TN Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Data Centre Operations Technician to support critical IT infrastructure. This role involves managing incident requests, ensuring server operations run smoothly, and providing essential troubleshooting for both Windows and Linux environments. The company values diversity and offers a supportive atmosphere for personal and professional growth. Join a team that prioritizes innovation and excellence in service delivery, where your contributions will make a significant impact on client satisfaction and operational success. If you're ready to take your career to the next level in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in a similar position required.
• Competence in troubleshooting Operating Systems issues is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor incident/service requests in the client ticketing system.
• Execute Add/Move/Change of equipment inside the Data Centre.
• Provide out of hours support as part of on-call rota.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Operating Systems

Windows Server

Linux

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

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Client:

IEES Global EntServ Solutions Galway Limited

Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

60d9713350d0

Job Views:

5

Posted:

19.04.2025

Expiry Date:

03.06.2025

Job Description:

At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than just a motto, it’s something we strive towards constantly through our work. Every day we deliver mission critical services in a secure environment whilst promoting our people first agenda, a real sense of community and a healthy work-life balance. Our consistently positive customer feedback and continuous growth helps us cement our place as one of the world’s leading IT solutions enterprises, helping us deliver services and solutions in both challenging and exciting situations.

We believe that hiring a diverse team is crucial to our success and our recruiting decisions are based on your skills and experience as an individual. We actively encourage consistent growth on our journey towards a culture of inclusion and recognise that the people we employ are vital to providing a great customer experience. As such, we have a variety of training, support, and tools available to aid in your continual personal and professional development. Our ongoing goal is to drive innovation and modernise operations across the board, which includes furthering the skills of our colleagues. At DXC, building a better you, builds a better us.

Based on the Intel campus in Leixlip, Co. Kildare you will be supporting a customer who sets high standards for themselves and expects the same standards of DXC as their I.T support provider.

Supporting physical servers onsite in a Windows and Linux environment as well as server landings, end to end ownership of physical touch and operating system issues, provide out of hours support (on call rota). Day to day activity includes resolving a wide variety of incidents and requests, while minimizing disruption to our users.

Please note this role is based in Leixlip, C. Kildare and candidates should hold right to work in Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage & monitor Incident / Service requests with regards to Data Centre Operations in the client ticketing system and adhere to resolution SLA.
• Responsible for executing Add/Move/Change of equipment inside the Data Centre that includes server & racks and including shipping memos for offsite shipments etc.
• Equipment landing / decommission into rack along with the necessary accessories (PDU, KVM, TFT Monitor, etc).
• Unpacking, racking, and stacking, railing, asset tagging, initial jumpstart of servers, install to designated racks, power connectivity, network connectivity, fibre connectivity from device to corresponding patch panel and PDUs.
• Server landings and decommissioning support within service level agreements (SLA).
• De-commissioning of servers (including removal of all cables and assets and preparing / packing (lite) for return shipment) and hardware break-fix.
• Structured network cabling activities inside data enter at rack & row level.
• Replace defective parts and systems, including those for preventive maintenance as required.
• Vendor escalation and escort inside DC.
• Responsible for brief weekly safety audit to keep Data Centre in safe condition.
• Monitor and tracking usage of consumables and storing consumables (e.g., patch cables, cable ties, cross connects, transceivers, tools etc.) and inform Buyer for replenishment.
• Level 2 Incident Management (IM) and correlation for Operations Systems and Hardware (Server, ATL, SAN) and Data Centre.
• Service Requests regarding server operations (e.g. extension of C Drive, installation of additional hardware).
• Responsible for all next level escalations and follow ups regarding incidents or service issues.
• Customer communications as related to incident, service request, downtime, and shutdown activities regarding the job scope (e.g. notify server owner prior to swapping out motherboard).
• Ensuring accurate data is kept in POR Asset System and CMDB with regards to machine information, location, and our on-call information.
• Support return to service activities for MUOs (Multiple User Outage) regarding Hardware that OS issues for DCH owned/supported systems.
• Hard drive end of life management / scrapping activities in coordination with client policy and Offsite E-waste Vendors.
• Work with Client stakeholders & Data centre owners as necessary on issues.
• Coordinating all shutdown activities that relates to DCO Server Operations (refer to site contract agreement). DC Manager will continue to manage DC shutdowns and customer engagements.
• Assisting and coordination all downtime activities to DCO Server Operations.
• Day-to-day operations cable management within the server rack, rack & row labelling, daily datacentre walk through.

Minimum Requirements

• At least 1 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Competence in troubleshooting and resolving Operating Systems issues.
• Knowledge of Windows Server and Linux experience desirable.
• Knowledge of server hardware troubleshooting.
• Professional, with excellent communication skills and customer interaction abilities.
• Unquestionably flexible and present a value-add performance.
• Ability to quickly adapt and learn.
• Good team player with excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work under minimal supervision are a must.