Data Center Engineer- Freelance Job

TECEZE; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A technology services company in Amsterdam is hiring a freelance Data Center Engineer for temporary employment. Responsibilities will include the inventory and installation of client hardware, troubleshooting server issues, and coordinating with vendors. The ideal candidate will have proven experience with rack stacking and cable management. This role suits someone mid-senior level in Information Technology. Compensation details will be discussed upon application.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with equipment rack and stack, cable termination, and dressing network cables according to standard practices.
• Knowledge of data center infrastructure components (servers, storage, networking).
• Ability to diagnose hardware and software issues, and log cases with OEMs for hardware problems.

Responsibilities

• Inventory, install, and rack client hardware following client standards.
• Perform cabling installations while ensuring cable organization.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot hardware issues in servers and switches.

Skills

Equipment rack and stack

Cable termination and dressing

Diagnosing hardware and software issues

Communicating with customers

Performing rack-to-rack movement

Tools

Ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow)

Nlyte Data Center (DCIM)

Job description

TECEZE Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Data Center Engineer – Freelance Job

Location: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Responsibilities

• Inventory, install, and rack client hardware, following client standards and procedures.
• Perform cabling installations, ensuring cable organization and adherence to labeling standards.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot hardware issues in servers, switches, and other data center equipment.
• Replace components such as DIMMs, hard drives, power supplies, and transceivers in server, storage, and network devices.
• Conduct commissioning and decommissioning of hardware.
• Troubleshoot cabling issues, including copper and fiber optic connections.
• Install data center infrastructure materials, including racks, cabinets, cable trays, ladder racks, cable management systems, and networking cables.
• Utilize ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow) to provide clear and timely customer communication.
• Maintain regular communication with employees, contractors, and clients via phone, email, or ticketing system.
• Participate in call bridges to troubleshoot and validate infrastructure-related issues.
• Adhere to Change Control Processes and Standards.
• Escort and support third-party vendor activities.
• Process all tickets within SLA guidelines and follow procedural requirements.
• Travel to remote data centers and colocation locations for maintenance tasks.
• Interface with the Nlyte Data Center (DCIM) application to configure or remove devices.

Qualification & Requirement

• Proven experience with equipment rack and stack, cable termination, and dressing network cables according to standard practices.
• Knowledge of data center infrastructure components (servers, storage, networking)
• Experience with server hardware components (CPU, RAM, RAID, etc.)
• Ability to diagnose hardware and software issues, and log cases with OEMs for hardware problems.
• Experience conducting cabinet and cage audits and updating the DC inventory management system.
• Proficiency in installing and removing blades, cards, memory, hard drives, and transceivers.
• Familiarity with testing and troubleshooting copper and fiber optic circuits, as well as internal cross‑connects.
• Ability to perform rack‑to‑rack movement of equipment.
• Experience in shipping, receiving, logging, and storing internal package movements.
• Ability to provide timely updates to customers using a ticketing system.
• Basic knowledge of Compute, Network, Storage, and Operating Systems is an added advantage.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Temporary

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries: Computer and Network Security