Datacenter Operations Specialist

Datacenter Operations Engineer - Haarlem

Are you passionate about Hardware and Server Installation? Do you want to boost your career at a large cloud provider? If so, I have good news, we are looking for a Datacenter Operations Specialist.

This is a hardware-focused role for our day-team in Haarlem, providing colocation, dedicated servers, cloud and PoP Services.

What is the role about?

You will be responsible to assemble, deliver and maintain Datacenter infrastructure (hardware, software and connectivity) of internal and external customers. You will be also responsible for the quality of all technical aspects within the Datacenter Operations team.

Key responsibilities:

• Take ownership of building new services such as servers, private racks, collocations and process updates on them
• Windows and Linux Server Installations, including hardware and software configuration
• Acts as an escalation manager and a single point of contact for customers during implementation and troubleshooting on technical issues.
• Prepare technical reports and share status with the whole team
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Ensuring infrastructure meets the requirements of the customers
• Hardware and Software updating
• Server recovery
• Testing
• Managing hardware/spare part replacement
• Ticket resolving
• Troubleshooting closely with the Level 1 support team
• Administration due to the client requirements
• Participating in the capacity planning
• Project Management around provisioning of new servers or relocation of servers
• Work closely with the other datacenters of Leaseweb

What we’re looking for:

You have an IT background and you know how a datacenter works:

• Knowledge of Dell, HP or Supermicro server products
• At least 5 years of experience in provisioning bare metal servers
• Linux / Windows experience
• Experience with server building
• Problem solving mentality
• Basic Network knowledge
• You’re a self-starter and are able to work independently. We appreciate if you are proactive and adaptable and can work in a fast-paced environment. This means you need to be self-sustainable in daily operations.
• You need to be eligible to work in the Netherlands and you have a valid driver license

Benefits include

• Participation in annual company bonus scheme and company pension
• Internet allowance and travel allowance
• Working from home policy
• Lease bike plan
• 25 days of paid time off (and the option to buy or sell up to 5 more days)
• Free lunch, parking, and fresh fruit provided when in the office
• Attractive relocation packages and an agency that takes care of the entire visa process
• Access to the Leaseweb Academy, a personalized learning platform offering a variety of studies, (Dutch) courses, and trainings
• Fun events year-round – from virtual pub quizzes to summer parties, company runs, quarterly hackathons and much more
• Monthly after work drinks
• A multicultural work environment (our colleagues are from over 60 countries!) in a company where you can truly make a difference

Ready for the next step?

If you’d like to apply, please do so online. To learn more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram to get an inside look at the life at Leaseweb. For questions, please reach out to Merve Bulazar, Talent Acquisition Specialist, at: m.bulazar@global.leaseweb.com.

We directly source all candidates – any unsolicited profiles received from recruitment agencies will be treated as direct applications.