Data Center Technician

The opportunity

We’re hiring a Data Center Technician (DCT) for a long-term, on-site engagement supporting the physical data center operations of a major EU Justice & Home Affairs agency. This is a hands-on physical infrastructure role—installing, cabling, and maintaining server and network hardware—not a remote sysadmin or cloud-engineering position.

The role

You’ll be responsible for the full lifecycle of physical data center hardware: commissioning and decommissioning equipment, maintaining rack layouts and cabling standards, running inventory audits, and supporting change and maintenance-window processes. You’ll work closely with the DC Contract Manager on hardware maintenance/RMA and oversee third-party contractors on site.

What you’ll do

• Install and decommission data center components, servers, and network switches, following Rack & Stack procedures
• Maintain cabling and labelling end-to-end, verifying against documented standards
• Manage stores and logistics: upkeep of the DC store, receiving deliveries, and owning the hardware lifecycle
• Run inventory audits and produce capacity and hardware-health reporting
• Support hardware maintenance and RMA processes together with the DC Contract Manager
• Plan capacity and rack layouts, and oversee third-party contractors working on site
• Maintain documentation for maintenance management and planned-maintenance-window notifications
• Prepare and execute changes to the Data Centre / IT core infrastructure

What you bring

• 3+ years of overall IT experience, including 2+ years in a similar data center operations role
• Hands-on experience with server/network device installation, rack layouts, PDU and cabling standards
• Basic LAN/patching/switch networking knowledge
• Experience with asset management/inventory systems, change management, and data center procedures
• Strong hardware troubleshooting skills and structured documentation/reporting habits
• Comfortable working in a data center environment (noise, cold, confined spaces) and proficient in manual handling of heavy IT/DC equipment
• Able to travel between sites in Poland and abroad as required
• Valid driving licence, category B
• Bachelor’s degree or higher; English proficiency at B2+ level
• Willingness and eligibility to obtain and hold a CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL personal security clearance; screening must be initiated within the first 45 days of assignment

Logistics

• Long-term contract, with an initial 12-month term and the possibility of up to 3 annual renewals (up to 48 months total)
• Start date: as early as November 2026
• Occasional travel, reimbursed up to €8,000 per 12-month period
• CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL clearance screening to be initiated within the first 45 days of assignment