Data Center Operations Engineer — Reliability & Efficiency

FARBEN INFORMATION (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Farben Information Technology in Malaysia is seeking a Facilities Management Engineer to support the operations and maintenance of mission-critical data center infrastructure. You will manage electrical and mechanical systems, coordinate preventive maintenance, and respond to faults in high-availability environments.

The role requires hands-on MEP experience, strong safety practices, and English or Malay proficiency (Mandarin is a plus).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 3+ years in large-scale data center operations or 5+ years facilities management in large-scale environments.
• Hands-on experience with MEP systems: UPS, generators, chillers, pumps, cooling towers.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational readiness of critical data center infrastructure systems.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance and emergency fault response.
• Monitor power distribution, cooling systems, and infrastructure capacity.
• Identify and mitigate availability risks and drive issue resolution.
• Lead reliability improvements and energy optimization initiatives.
• Support IT Manager with day-to-day operations and infra projects.
• Assist with design, construction, commissioning and setup of new data center facilities.
• Collaborate with COLO service providers on electrical and mechanical infra.
• Monitor maintenance of UPS, generators, chillers, pumps, cooling towers.
• Evaluate vendor performance and optimize SLA delivery.
• Work with procurement and stakeholders to optimize SLA performance.
• Analyze operational data and prepare infrastructure performance reports.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical systems

Troubleshooting

Operational safety

English or Malay proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Farben Information Technology in Malaysia is seeking a Facilities Management Engineer to support the operations and maintenance of mission-critical data center infrastructure. You will manage electrical and mechanical systems, coordinate preventive maintenance, and respond to faults in high-availability environments.

The role requires hands-on MEP experience, strong safety practices, and English or Malay proficiency (Mandarin is a plus).