Data Center Engineer

Talent Recruit; Iskandar Puteri; On-site; MYR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Recruit seeks a Data Center Engineer to support the Data Center Manager in maintaining uptime, monitoring facility health, and assisting with infrastructure maintenance at our Iskandar Puteri site. The role focuses on high availability and adherence to SLAs across data centre operations.

The ideal candidate holds a diploma or degree in a related engineering or IT field, with 1–2 years' data centre experience and the ability to communicate in Mandarin.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in mechanical, electrical, electronic engineering, IT or related discipline.
• 1–2 years data centre or critical facilities experience.
• Mandarin language proficiency due to business needs.
• Willingness to work in a 24/7 operational environment and respond to operational requirements.
• Reliable, process-oriented and detail-conscious.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support daily O&M across mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), fire protection, BMS and IT infrastructure.
• Actively track monitoring alerts, diagnose faults, and coordinate escalations for critical events.
• Maintain site documentation, track energy/utility consumption, and hardware inventories.
• Oversee third-party contractors during maintenance ensuring safety and guidelines.
• Enforce site standards including airflow containment and cleanroom housekeeping.
• Assist with tenant rack-and-stack, power/space allocations, and audits.
• Support regulatory inspections, safety protocols and continuous improvement projects.
• Maintain operation logs and update SOPs for SLA reviews.

Skills

Mandarin language

Data centre operations

Problem-solving

Teamwork & communication

Attention to detail

Education

Diploma/Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or IT

Job description

About the role

We are representing our client, a leading Hyperscale data center provider. Currently they are seeking for a Data Center Engineer to support the Data Center Manager in maintaining daily uptime, monitoring facility health, and supporting infrastructure maintenance. This position ensures high availability, seamless customer delivery, and strict adherence to service level agreements across all data centre operations.

Location: Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru

Key responsibilities

• Site Operations & Infrastructure Upkeep: Support daily O&M duties across mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), fire protection, building management systems (BMS), and physical IT infrastructure.
• Incident Escalation & First-Line Response: Actively track monitoring alerts, conduct initial fault diagnosis, and coordinate timely escalations for critical system events.
• Capacity & Asset Management: Maintain accurate site documentation, track energy/utility consumption, record hardware inventories, and support system modification requests.
• Vendor & Work Coordination: Oversee third-party contractors during routine maintenance, ensuring alignment with safety protocols and operational guidelines.
• Facility Best Practices: Enforce site operational standards, including airflow management (hot/cold aisle containment, blanking panel installation), physical security, and cleanroom housekeeping.
• Client Support & Site Audits: Help execute tenant equipment rack-and-stack, power/space allocations, client audit requests, and performance reporting.
• Compliance & Environmental Health: Assist with regulatory inspections, site certifications, safety protocols (EHS), and continuous process improvement projects.
• Administrative & Reporting Support: Maintain operational logs, update standard operating procedures (SOPs), and compile data for periodic SLA and operational performance reviews.

About you

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline
• Minimum 1 to 2 years of relevant data centre or critical facilities experience.
• Ability to converse in Mandarin language due to business needs.
• Willingness to work in a 24/7 operational environment and respond to operational requirements when needed
• Reliable, process-oriented, and detail-conscious
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility
• Good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.