Data Centre Technician

PebbleHost
Coventry, United Kingdom
1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior
Compensation
£ 42K

Job location

Coventry, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
PHP
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
Data Centers
Data Security
Software Debugging
Linux
Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL
Server Administration
Minecraft
Hardware Infrastructure

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:

  • Deployment and racking of servers

  • Providing billing and technical support to assist customers

  • Debugging software and hardware issues

  • Tracking and processing new stock deployment

  • Performing regular hardware health checks and diagnostics

  • Monitoring infrastructure alerts and responding to incidents promptly

  • Coordinating with remote teams for escalations or deeper technical issues

  • Managing network patching and cable organization

  • Documenting configuration changes and maintenance tasks

  • Assisting with OS reinstallation and recovery procedures

  • Replacing or upgrading failed or aging hardware components

  • Ensuring data center cleanliness and adherence to safety protocols

  • Verifying hardware inventory against asset tracking systems

  • Supporting setup and maintenance of KVM/IPMI access

  • Conducting routine power and environmental audits (e.g., checking PDU loads, airflow, temperature)

  • 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.

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