Data Center Engineer

Millennium Consulting; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium Consulting in Mumbai is seeking a Data Center Engineer to own daily physical operations of the India datacentre. You will manage power, cooling, cabling, and security, and perform hands-on rack and network tasks within a 24x7 environment.

Laravel? No—this role emphasizes hardware lifecycle, automation support, and ITIL/ITSM processes. Strong documentation and cross-team coordination are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data centre or large-scale infrastructure experience.
• Hands-on cabling, racking, and hardware lifecycle management in multi-cabinet environments.
• Experience with IDF/MDF office tech rooms and core datacentres.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day physical operations of the India datacentre facility, including power, cooling, space, cabling and security.
• Perform hands-on datacentre work: racking, stacking, cabling, labeling, and maintaining cable hygiene.
• Manage hardware lifecycle across servers, storage, and network gear: installs, upgrades, moves, changes, decommissions.
• Coordinate hardware replacements and RMAs with local and international vendors to ensure service continuity.
• Monitor infrastructure and respond to incidents; provide first-line troubleshooting for 24x7 operations.
• Follow ITIL/ITSM processes for incidents, requests, changes; maintain asset/ location/ connectivity records (ServiceNow, Nlyte).
• Support network device deployment and basic config under Network Engineering direction (physical connectivity, VLAN validation, basic L2/L3 troubleshooting).
• Contribute to tooling, automation, and integration across DCIM, monitoring, CMDB, and capacity platforms; improve runbooks and SOPs.

Skills

CCNA networking

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Documentation & communication

Vendor coordination

Networking (VLANs, TCP/IP)

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

DCIM/CMDB

IPMI/iDRAC/iLO

Console servers

Job description

Data Center Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day physical operation of Millenniums India datacentre facility and associated office technology rooms, including power, cooling, space, cabling, and security.
• Perform hands-on datacentre work including racking and stacking, structured copper and fibre cabling, labelling, patching, and maintaining strong cable hygiene standards.
• Manage hardware lifecycle activities across servers, storage, and network equipment, including installations, upgrades, moves, adds, changes, and decommissioning.
• Coordinate and execute hardware replacements and RMAs with local and international vendors, while helping maintain service continuity.
• Monitor infrastructure and environmental alerts, respond to incidents, perform first-line troubleshooting, and support a 24x7 operating environment through maintenance windows and extended-hours work as needed.
• Work within established ITIL and ITSM processes for incidents, requests, and changes, while maintaining accurate asset, location, and connectivity records in platforms including ServiceNow and Nlyte.
• Support network device deployment and basic configuration under the direction of Network Engineering, including physical connectivity, VLAN validation, link checks, and basic Layer 2 and Layer 3 troubleshooting.
• Contribute to tooling, automation, and integration efforts across DCIM, monitoring, logging, CMDB, and capacity platforms, while improving runbooks, SOPs, and recurring operational processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a datacentre or large-scale infrastructure environment, ideally within financial services or another mission-critical setting.
• Proven hands-on experience managing racks, cabling, hardware installations, and decommissioning across multi-cabinet environments.
• Experience supporting office technology rooms or comms rooms, including IDF and MDF environments, in addition to core datacentres.
• Strong working knowledge of datacentre power and cooling concepts, including PDUs, UPS, dual feeds, capacity management, and hot aisle or cold aisle design.
• Solid CCNA-level networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, VLANs, trunking, subnetting, basic routing, and access control concepts, with the ability to perform CLI-based troubleshooting on enterprise network devices.
• Experience working with remote management and operational tooling, including technologies such as IPMI, iDRAC, iLO, console servers, ServiceNow, Jira, and DCIM or CMDB platforms.
• Basic scripting capability in Python, PowerShell, or Bash to support task automation, reporting, and data handling.
• Strong documentation, communication, and coordination skills, with a high level of ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively with local facilities teams, vendors, and global stakeholders across time zones.