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# Data Centre Lab Engineer

- **Company:** Beneficialnetworking People (uk)
- **Location:** West Yorkshire, UK
- **Salary:** £91,000.0 - £98,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Dell PowerEdge, Software Configuration Management, Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtualization Technology, Vmware
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/data-centre-lab-engineer/50094594

## About the Role

infrastructure Certification testing of new server and component hardware (eg Dell PowerEdge) - confirming it racks and functions correctly Troubleshooting hardware and server issues Recreating environments to support investigation of live incidents Liaising with software teams (on diagrams and configuration handover), network teams (VLANs etc.) and floor management, depending on the project Working across both BAU tickets and planned certification/project work Supporting hardware provisioning and decommissioningSkills and Experience Required Genuine hands-on data centre hardware experience - racking, cabling, physical server builds and troubleshooting Confirmed hardware console experience - iDRAC, iLO or XClarity Working theoretical knowledge of VMware and virtualisation (software configuration itself is handled by other teams) SAN/storage familiarity from a hardware connectivity perspective Comfortable liaising with other technical teams and following detailed diagrams/specifications
Solid troubleshooting ability - must be solution focused and able to work through hardware problems independently Experience in a regulated environment such as financial services is beneficialNetworking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.



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