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Data Centre Engineer - 12 Month Contract (107823)
Electronic Arts
Amsterdam, , Netherlands
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We are EA
And we make games – how cool is that? In fact, we entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.
The Challenge Ahead:
Electronic Arts are looking for highly motivated, experienced and disciplined Data Centre Engineer on an initial 12 month contract to help manage and operate our Data Centre located in Amsterdam, which is the computing nexus for some of EA’s most successful titles.
What a Data Centre Engineer does at EA:
• Execute day to day operations for the data centre, including monitoring of power, space and environmental conditions to ensure compliance, row/cabinet installations/de-installations, cabling and wiring, hardware installations/de-installations and hardware support.
• Assist on projects for both internal/external customer installations through coordinating facility services, equipment, and cabling in preparation for customer installations.
• Provide remote hands services for customers as required including reboots, testing/trouble shooting, making and installing cables.
• Perform baseline diagnostics, repairs and upgrades on servers, storage and networking hardware as required.
• Engage vendors for hardware problems covered under existing support contracts.
• Accept incoming shipments and track hardware assets through deployment and decommissioning.
• Prepare equipment shipments for moves, RMAs (un-rack, crate, ship), and data centre migrations.
• Provide inventory control and auditing for installed/de-installed equipment including servers, storage, network, components, cabling, etc.
• Update/Maintain Data Centre physical asset layout and configuration documentation for respective data centres.
The next great EA Data Centre Engineer also needs:
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Data Centre Engineer in a large scale data centre environment
• Experience with data centre technologies like power distribution systems, UPS, and back-up generators
• Basic WAN/LAN networking knowledge and hardware & storage systems
• Experience with the full life cycle of a data centre and equipment
• Proven ability to communicate intelligently and effectively with employees, vendors, and customers
• Proven ability to effectively work with teams through ticketing, e-mail and instant messaging systems
• Able to work flexible shift hours and provide rotational 24x7 on-call support
• Ability to lift large loads (up to 10kg)
• Understanding of security best practices, especially around PCI is a plus
• Proven ability to work independently / with minimal supervision
Take your career to the next level – apply today!