Data Centre Technician
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Job description
Your role as a Data center technician will primarily be based around assisting our customers with their dedicated and game servers.
When on shift, your key responsibilities are:
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Deployment and racking of servers
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Providing billing and technical support to assist customers
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Debugging software and hardware issues
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Tracking and processing new stock deployment
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Performing regular hardware health checks and diagnostics
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Monitoring infrastructure alerts and responding to incidents promptly
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Coordinating with remote teams for escalations or deeper technical issues
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Managing network patching and cable organization
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Documenting configuration changes and maintenance tasks
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Assisting with OS reinstallation and recovery procedures
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Replacing or upgrading failed or aging hardware components
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Ensuring data center cleanliness and adherence to safety protocols
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Verifying hardware inventory against asset tracking systems
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Supporting setup and maintenance of KVM/IPMI access
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Conducting routine power and environmental audits (e.g., checking PDU loads, airflow, temperature)
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Assisting with secure data destruction and drive wiping procedures
Requirements
Do you have experience in Server management?, PebbleHost is looking for individuals with experience of server management, configuration and building to join our team., You must be able to travel onsite to our Coventry (CV4) datacentre on a daily basis
- Perfect Written English
- Experience with Linux
- Strong communication skills
- Basic experience working in IT / a similar role
Desired Qualifications:
- Above average technical abilities
- Prior experience in a data center environment
- Ability to independently problem solve
- Above average knowledge with Rocky Linux (or other RHEL based distributions)
- Knowledge in PHP & Java
- Extensive knowledge within Minecraft and other related source games
- Knowledge of building a PC / server
Benefits & conditions
The position is paid hourly based on the type of work, which ranges from £15.15/hr to £17.42/hr. Additional automatic yearly increases of 5% per year up to 3 years - resulting in £17.42/hr to £20.03/hr including bonuses.