Data Center Engineer

As a Data Centre Engineer in London, you will be the on-site eyes and hands for a global financial services client, maintaining servers, storage, and network hardware. You work closely with a remote senior team while ensuring tidy, well-documented racks and proper fault handling. You’ll perform hardware fixes, cabling, asset management, and vendor coordination to keep operations running smoothly. This role offers hands-on experience in a regulated banking environment with clear SLAs and structured processes.

• Replace failed hardware components and perform fault isolation on servers and network devices
• Rack, install, decommission equipment, and manage cabling with structured standards
• Support wireless access point replacements and assist L3 network team with device setup
• Patch cables from patch panels to devices and verify connections
• Receive, ship, and manage spares inventory and assets; coordinate security disposal of equipment
• Escort and supervise vendors on site and visually inspect third-party carrier equipment
• Support maintenance windows, DR tests, and out-of-hours activities when scheduled
• Maintain tickets and provide status updates within SLAs

• 2+ years in data centre operations, field engineering or infrastructure support
• Practical knowledge of server and network hardware (modules, SFPs, ports, power supplies, fans)
• Experience with structured cabling, copper and fibre, patch panels and cable testers
• Comfortable working from tickets (ServiceNow or similar) and taking direction from remote team
• Clear spoken and written English
• Full right to work in the UK
• Physically able to lift equipment and spend long periods on the data centre floor
• Willingness to complete BPSS screening (criminal record and credit checks)

• Clear communication
• Attention to detail
• Team coordination
• Server hardware
• Network hardware basics
• Structured cabling (copper/fibre)