Data Centre Lab Engineer

Position: Data Centre Lab Engineer (Contract)Start Date: ImmediateDuration: 6-Month Contract (extendable)Location: West Yorkshire, onsite 4 days a weekRate: £350-380 per day (Inside IR35)Reference: 20659This is a hands-on, hardware-focused role. Racking, cabling, hardware configuration and certification testing sit with this team, while software configuration itself is handled by other teams. The successful candidate needs a strong theoretical understanding of the software side, but the day to day work is physical - connecting hardware to storage infrastructure, testing new server and component hardware, and troubleshooting when things go wrong.The role combines scheduled work - certification testing and project work planned weeks or months ahead - with reactive work, such as recreating an environment to help investigate a live incident elsewhere in the company.Key ResponsibilitiesRacking, cabling and physically installing hardware, connecting it correctly to storage infrastructureCertification testing of new server and component hardware (eg Dell PowerEdge) - confirming it racks and functions correctlyTroubleshooting hardware and server issuesRecreating environments to support investigation of live incidentsLiaising with software teams (on diagrams and configuration handover), network teams (VLANs etc.) and floor management, depending on the projectWorking across both BAU tickets and planned certification/project workSupporting hardware provisioning and ..... full job details .....