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Principal hardware/datacentre engineer

Portsmouth
Permanent
Advanced Resource Managers
Principal
Posted: 19 January
Offer description

Responsibilities

:

Technical Operations:

Manage, lead and execute the physical build, installation, relocation, and decommissioning of IT hardware (servers, switches, storage, etc.).

Design and implement rack layouts, and cabling solutions, ensuring clean, labelled, and logically routed installations.

Manage patching schedules, cable trays, and labelling schemes in line with client/site standards.

Coordinate with design teams and facilities on power and space planning.

Understanding of logistics, manual handling and vehicle loading.

Documentation & Compliance:

Produce and maintain Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) for all engineering tasks.

Ensure documentation is kept up to date for all physical assets and site procedures.

Support audits, process and compliance checks (ISO, ISO, PCI-DSS, etc.)

Risk & Safety Management:

Proactively identify potential risks in operational procedures and implement mitigations.

Ensure all health and safety standards are adhered to and promote a safety-first culture.

Participate in Change Management processes including CAB representation for data centre works.

Team Leadership:

Manage and mentor the field engineers, providing technical guidance, support, feedback PDR's and training plans.

Plan and allocate tasks based on project needs and personnel strengths.

Act as the point of escalation for technical and logistical issues in the day-to-day operations.

Project Delivery & Coordination:

Coordinate with project managers, infrastructure architects, and third-party vendors to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Provide technical input during planning phases for data centre migrations, expansions, and refresh cycles.

Qualifications:

Experience-

5+ years of experience in data centre operations or infrastructure engineering.

Advanced understanding of commodity compute, storage, network and standard configurations, firmware and software.

Advanced understanding of data centre best practices

Experience managing RAMS and risk within critical environments.

Knowledge in structured cabling standards (Cat6/6a/OM3/OM4, fibre, etc.).

Familiarity with power and cooling systems, including PDU configurations and load balancing.

Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Demonstrated leadership or team management experience.

Experience participating in large scale projects and teams.

Skills-

Able to work accurately, precisely and in an organised manner even under pressure

Good communication skills, able to maintain good communications with customers to ensure full understanding of customers? needs and issues.

Teamwork skills, works with and assists other team members, shares information and knowledge and willingly takes on new tasks.

Produces high quality and accurate work under time pressure or volume of work

Able to apply customer care skills when dealing with both external and internal customers

Able to anticipate and respond appropriately to customer issues and requirements

Able to demonstrate delivery of services to a standard required by the customer

Recognises own limitations and knows when to ask for assistance

Takes personal ownership for addressing problems and acts appropriately

Able to effectively prioritise own workload and schedule tasks and activities daily to meet deadlines

Keen to learn new skills and take on new tasks

Vetting-

Clean manual driving license

Valid passport

Ability to pass BS: vetting

Ability to hold UK NSV SC clearance - need to have lived in the UK for the past 5 years

Ability to travel to domestic & overseas customer sites, including overnight stays

Able to work out of hours including night and weekend work

Some of the benefits include:

Healthcare and dental insurance

Company pension is matched up to 5%

25 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays and the option to purchase 5 extra days

Life assurance - 4 x annual salary

Cycle to work scheme

Client prioritises internal development opportunities and offer access to our Udemy training platform with over training courses

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Disclaimer This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

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