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 in Warsaw. 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 & logistics - upkeep of the DC store, receiving deliveries, owning the hardware lifecycle

• Run inventory audits and produce capacity/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

• Location: Warsaw, Poland - on-site at the client's HQ (approx. 70% on client premises / 30% off-site), with occasional travel to other sites

• Engagement: long-term contract, initial 12-month term with the possibility of up to 3 annual renewals (up to 48 months total)

• Start date: as early as November 2026

• Travel: occasional, reimbursed up to €8,000 per 12-month period

• Clearance: CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL - screening to be initiated within the first 45 days of assignment