Data Centre Field Engineer in Birmingham, West Midlands

Data Centre Field Engineer – Short Term Contract – Field Based (UK Wide)

VIQU have partnered with a leading IT service provider who are looking to engage an experienced Data Centre Field Engineer to support hardware deployments across customer sites throughout the UK.

The successful Data Centre Field Engineer will be responsible for attending customer data centres to install preconfigured server hardware, establish network connectivity and carry out basic testing before handing over to the remote technical team.

This is a hands-on role requiring someone with strong data centre experience, good hardware and networking knowledge, and the flexibility to travel nationally, including out-of-hours and weekend working.

Key Responsibilities:

• Physically install and rack server hardware within enterprise data centres and colocation facilities.
• Connect power and network cabling, ensuring appropriate redundancy and connectivity.
• Configure IP addresses and carry out basic Linux and network troubleshooting.
• Perform functional, connectivity and redundancy testing before handing over to the remote technical team.
• Follow data centre procedures and change controls when working within live production environments.

Key Experience Required:

• Proven experience working as a Data Centre Field Engineer, within enterprise data centres, including rack and stack installations and hardware deployments.
• Good understanding of server hardware, Linux, IP addressing and basic networking.
• Experience with power and network cabling, connectivity testing and hardware troubleshooting.
• Comfortable working independently within live customer environments and liaising with technical teams.
• Full UK driving licence, own transport and flexibility to travel throughout the UK, including Saturday and out-of-hours working.

Contract Details:

• Role: Data Centre Field Engineer
• Initial 1-month contract, with potential for extension.
• 40 hour working week, with some out-of-hours and weekend working required
• UK-wide travel to customer sites
• Immediate start required.
• £250 - £350 per day
• Inside IR35

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