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J&C Associates Ltd
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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Data Centre Engineer
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Job Description
Digital Marketing Business Unit is seeking a Junior Data Centre Engineer to serve as part of a 3-person team based in the United Kingdom. All members of this team share responsibility for the continuous operation of the ~18,000 devices which are hosted in collocation facilities throughout the EMEA and APAC markets. * Responsibilities Include: * Receive, Rack, Repair, Retire, and Recycle all systems within the environments. * Install and configure data centre infrastructure components. * Run and terminate structured cabling of various types (copper, fibre, etc.) * Maintain data centre documentation in various on-line databases. * Document ongoing activities in ticketing system. * Provide analysis and reporting on data centre activities, trends, etc. * Develop best practices in various areas, and document and train others as needed. * Help maintain inventories of spare parts, supplies, tools, etc. * Provide 24x7 on-call coverage on a rotating basis. Plan to be on-call ~1/2 of the time. * Be available by phone 24x7x365 unless previously arranged with manager. * Travel out of the country periodically to help with data centre projects. Total travel will be ~8 weeks per year. * Technical Requirements: * 3-5 years of Data Centre Operations experience is required. * Experience should be in an enterprise environment with more than 1,000 systems. * Experience installing, upgrading, and troubleshooting/repairing enterprise-class computing systems. * Experience with SAN/WAN/LAN technologies. * Experience terminating, testing, & certifying copper and fibre infrastructure * Other Job Skills: * Be able to work independently from a ticket queue with little or no supervision. * Be able to work as part of a team on large ongoing projects.