Position: Data Centre Engineer (Contract) Start Date: Immediate Duration: 9-Month Contract (extendable) Location: South Yorkshire, onsite 4 days a week Rate: £350-380 per day (Inside IR35) Reference: 20232 We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Center Engineer to join a Global technology company within their IT Infrastructure team. You will have proven experience working with compute infrastructure in virtualised environments across both Windows and Linux platforms, with prior hands-on experience in a data centre setting being essential. You'll join a technical team responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and security of critical data centre systems. Key Responsibilities: Operate and maintain data centre compute infrastructure, including physical servers, racks, blade systems, and HCI platforms Install, upgrade, and maintain physical server hardware Support virtualised platforms and troubleshoot VM-related issues Perform server racking and stacking activities Provide support across both Windows and Linux server environments Diagnose and resolve hardware faults, manage firmware updates, and coordinate supplier RMAs Required Skills & Experience: Strong hands-on experience in data centre or on-premises compute environments Practical experience with virtualisation technologies (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, KVM) Solid understanding of server hardware, firmware, and asset lifecycle management Experience with scripting or automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar) Windows and/or Linux server administration experience Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.