Data Center Engineer (Location: North East, Shift Allowance Provided)

OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Job summary

OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD is seeking a Data Centre Operations Support professional to back the day-to-day operations, maintenance and security of data centre facilities and IT infrastructure.

The role covers monitoring critical data centre infrastructure (UPS, PDUs, cooling, fire suppression), environmental sensing, coordinating with vendors, and supporting security systems, backups, DR and incident processes.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in IT, Facilities Management, Engineering or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in IT operations, infrastructure support or data centre operations.
• Good understanding of data centre infrastructure, IT operations and security principles.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM or GCIH will be a plus.
• Willingness to work on a shift basis and respond to operational emergencies when required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain critical data centre infrastructure, including UPS, PDUs, cooling, fire suppression and environmental monitoring systems.
• Monitor temperature, humidity, water leakage and other environmental conditions to ensure operational readiness.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and facility issues.
• Support facility maintenance, equipment installations, cable management and general data centre housekeeping.
• Monitor and manage physical security systems, including access control and CCTV, as well as visitor management and escort duties.
• Maintain security logs, access records and report any security incidents or anomalies.
• Monitor IT systems and infrastructure health, perform basic troubleshooting and support system administration activities.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, incident management, service requests and change management activities.
• Perform basic security checks, monitor security alerts and support user access management.
• Maintain data centre documentation, infrastructure records, asset registers, maintenance records and operational reports.
• Liaise with external partners and suppliers on operational and security-related matters.

Skills

IT operations

Data centre operations

Security principles

Education

Diploma or Degree in IT/Facilities/Engineering

Tools

CISSP

CISM

GCIH

Job description

Our client is a government technology organisation looking for a Data Centre Operations Support professional to support the day-to-day operations, maintenance and security of its data centre facilities and IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain critical data centre infrastructure, including UPS, PDUs, cooling, fire suppression and environmental monitoring systems.
• Monitor temperature, humidity, water leakage and other environmental conditions to ensure operational readiness.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and facility issues.
• Support facility maintenance, equipment installations, cable management and general data centre housekeeping.
• Monitor and manage physical security systems, including access control and CCTV, as well as visitor management and escort duties.
• Maintain security logs, access records and report any security incidents or anomalies.
• Monitor IT systems and infrastructure health, perform basic troubleshooting and support system administration activities.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, incident management, service requests and change management activities.
• Perform basic security checks, monitor security alerts and support user access management.
• Maintain data centre documentation, infrastructure records, asset registers, maintenance records and operational reports.
• Liaise with external partners and suppliers on operational and security-related matters.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in IT, Facilities Management, Engineering or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in IT operations, infrastructure support or data centre operations.
• Good understanding of data centre infrastructure, IT operations and security principles.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM or GCIH will be a plus.
• Willingness to work on a shift basis and respond to operational emergencies when required.
• Shift allowance is provided .