Senior Data Center Engineer_Bristol based (Lead I - Cloud Infrastructure Services)

Are you a hands-on data center expert who thrives on solving complex infrastructure challenges? We’re looking for a Senior Data Center Engineer to lead large-scale, enterprise-grade data center initiatives, driving projects from initial assessment through to full operational readiness.

Based in Bristol, this is a high-impact role where you’ll be at the forefront of data center transformation, shaping resilient, scalable environments while partnering directly with clients and senior stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own end-to-end data center transformation programmes:
• Lead comprehensive assessments of existing data center environments, covering infrastructure, power, cooling, network, and hardware
• Identify risks, constraints, and dependencies to inform modernization and migration strategies
• Translate complex findings into clear, actionable insights and recommendations
• Design and deliver next-generation data center environments:
• Architect target-state solutions including rack layouts, power distribution, cooling strategies, and structured cabling
• Drive capacity planning, redundancy, and scalability aligned with enterprise standards
• Produce detailed, high-quality infrastructure design documentation
• Drive migration readiness and execution planning:
• Map dependencies and design migration sequencing, risk mitigation, and validation frameworks
• Develop readiness assessments, checklists, and acceptance criteria
• Collaborate across teams to ensure all infrastructure components are fully prepared for transition
• Engage, influence, and lead:
• Facilitate client workshops, technical discovery sessions, and design reviews
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Act as a trusted advisor, confidently driving decisions in client-facing environments
• Ensure governance and delivery excellence:
• Produce robust documentation including assessment reports, design packs, and executive summaries
• Maintain traceability across risks, assumptions, and design decisions
• Align delivery with compliance, security, and data center governance standards

Do you have experience in Virtualization?, * Extensive years of hands-on data center engineering experience

• Deep expertise across:
• Rack design, capacity planning, and physical infrastructure
• Power systems (UPS, PDUs, redundancy, load balancing)
• Cooling systems (CRAC/CRAH, airflow optimization, containment)
• Structured cabling (fiber, copper, labeling standards)
• Network fundamentals (switching, routing, VLANs)
• Compute, storage, and virtualization platforms (e.g., Dell, HPE, Cisco, VMware)
• Strong analytical capability in dependency mapping and gap analysis
• Proven experience delivering complex, time-sensitive infrastructure programmes
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Flexibility to work in hands-on data center environments, including physical setup when required

Travel requirements:

• Willingness to travel to Israel to assess current environments, produce detailed findings, and define migration strategies, cloud infrastructure,cable management,asset management system,optic cabling

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact-touching billions of lives in the process.