Data Center Engineer

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Industry: Consultancy & Advisory

Salary: Competitive (details on application)

Overview

We are seeking a Data Centre Engineer to deliver consultancy-led engineering support across data centre environments. You will work on design assurance, implementation, optimisation and operational readiness, advising stakeholders on best practice, resilience and compliance. This role blends hands-on technical capability with client-facing communication and structured documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical consultancy for data centre build, refurbishment and expansion projects, including site assessments and risk reviews.
• Support day-to-day operations: incident response, problem management, root-cause analysis and service restoration.
• Maintain and improve critical infrastructure (power, cooling, racks, structured cabling and physical security) to meet availability targets.
• Plan and execute changes, migrations and maintenance windows with clear method statements, rollback plans and stakeholder comms.
• Monitor environmental and electrical systems (BMS/DCIM where applicable), trend performance and recommend improvements.
• Produce high-quality documentation: as-built records, SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, capacity plans and audit evidence.
• Ensure adherence to health & safety, security controls and relevant standards (e.g., ISO 27001, ISO 9001).
• Collaborate with network, systems and facilities teams, third-party vendors and on-site contractors.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a data centre engineering or critical environment role.
• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical fundamentals: UPS, generators, switchgear, CRAC/CRAH, chilled water, containment and airflow management.
• Practical experience with structured cabling, rack/stack, hardware break-fix and labelling standards.
• Understanding of redundancy concepts (N, N+1, 2N), capacity management and resilience testing.
• Competence in troubleshooting across facilities and IT domains; able to work calmly under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, comfortable presenting findings and recommendations to clients.
• Familiarity with ITIL practices, change control and ticketing tools.
• Right to work in the Netherlands and willingness to participate in on-call/out-of-hours support where required.

Desirable

• Vendor or industry certifications (e.g., CDCP/CDCS, ITIL Foundation, ISO 27001 awareness).
• Experience with DCIM/BMS platforms, monitoring/alerting and reporting.
• Exposure to cloud/hybrid infrastructure and migration projects in enterprise environments.