Data Center Engineer

Summary: The Data Center Planner role involves planning, coordinating, and forecasting datacenter capacity across multiple facilities in Havant, UK. The position requires collaboration with IT and facilities teams to manage hardware deployment and optimize datacenter resources while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The role also includes managing the datacenter inventory lifecycle and supporting project management for infrastructure expansions and migrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and forecast datacenter capacity (power, cooling, space, network).
• Collaborate with IT and facilities teams to define and manage hardware deployment roadmaps.
• Develop and maintain datacenter layout designs, rack elevations, and physical hardware placements.
• Monitor utilization of datacenter resources to identify potential constraints and drive infrastructure optimization.
• Manage the datacenter inventory lifecycle, including tracking of assets from procurement to decommission.
• Ensure datacenter plans comply with safety, security, and regulatory standards.
• Create documentation and reports for management regarding datacenter capacity, asset tracking, and planning initiatives.
• Support project management for infrastructure expansions, migrations, and hardware refreshes.
• Utilize DCIM (Datacenter Infrastructure Management) tools to maintain accurate records and visualizations.
• Evaluate new technologies and practices to improve datacenter efficiency.
• Maintain and support enterprise Wintel environments (Windows Server 2016/2019/2022) and RHEL infrastructure.
• Monitor and manage storage infrastructure (SAN/NAS), including provisioning, tiering, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Support backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies across platforms.

Key Skills:

• Experience in datacenter capacity planning and management.
• Knowledge of DCIM tools and datacenter infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Windows Server and RHEL environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of safety, security, and regulatory standards in datacenters.
• Experience in project management for infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency in documentation and reporting.

Salary (Rate): £32.00/hr

City: Havant

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT