Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer

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Location: Leicester Forest East
Job Description:

Job Title

Data Centre Engineer

Location: Leicester (LE19)

Salary: Competitive

Type: Permanent

Sector: Enterprise & Data Center

We are looking for an Engineer, working on a contractual basis, to join our well-established Data Centre Team. Working on a key client account in Leicestershire, undertaking day‑to‑day running of infrastructure within the Data Centres, this is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to demonstrate existing capabilities while furthering their own skills.

Data Centre experience would be beneficial but not essential with onsite training provided.

Essential Criteria

  • Knowledge in patching methods, racking and/or decommissioning of rack hardware
  • Experience in structured cabling installations, fault‑finding and testing with Fluke test equipment, both copper and fibre
  • Awareness of Health and Safety work procedures
  • Good communication skills
  • Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
  • Flexible, adaptable, and responsive in following processes
  • Understanding risk and ways to mitigate
  • Good MS Office Suite experience (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.) and good general IT skills

Desirable Criteria

  • Knowledge and experience of Data Centre (or similar environment) best practices and industry cabling standards and cable types (UTP & Optical Fibre)
  • Knowledge of asset management and ticketing system (ServiceNow, Remedy/Aperture/ImVision)

Shift Pattern

We support our client all year round, covering operations 24/7 on a 12‑hour rota with an on‑call service. Day shift 7 am – 7 pm; Night shift 7 pm – 7 am.

Benefits

  • Generous holiday entitlement
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Healthcare and wellbeing programmes
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Flexible working arrangements subject to business needs
  • Employee assistance programmes

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Posted: June 25th, 2026