Data Center Engineer job at ZTE Uganda Limited

Job description

A Data Center Engineer is responsible for designing, maintaining, and monitoring the critical physical and network infrastructure of a facility to ensure maximum uptime. This role bridges the gap between hardware technology and industrial facility management, ensuring seamless operations in a 24/7 environment.

Education & Experience

• Formal Degree: Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field.
• Work History: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in data centers or heavy industrial infrastructure environments.

Technical Skills

• Power Systems: Expertise in generators, UPS, inverters, rectifiers, transformers, substations, and large-scale industrial power equipment.
• Power Distribution: Monitoring PDUs, switchgears, and VFDs to balance electrical loads.
• Cooling & Environmental Controls: Managing HVAC systems, CRAC units, and air handlers to maintain precise temperature and humidity thresholds.
• IT & Networking: Troubleshooting server hardware (CPUs, memory, drives), deploying fiber-optic and copper cabling, and using infrastructure monitoring tools.

Certifications & Compliance

• Core Certifications: AutoCAD, Microsoft Vision, and preferably Data Center-specific certifications.
• Industry Standards: Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, physical data security, environmental standards, and workplace safety protocols.

Soft Skills & Operational Competencies

• Shift Flexibility: Ability to work rotating 24/7/365 shifts.
• Documentation Focus: Maintaining strict change control records and configuration maps.
• Report Writing: Producing high-level analytical and comprehensive reports.
• Leadership: Leading teams by example to achieve operational objectives.
• Problem Solving: Applying critical thinking to rapidly mitigate infrastructure incidents under pressure.

• Designing, maintaining, and monitoring the critical physical and network infrastructure of a facility to ensure maximum uptime.
• Bridging the gap between hardware technology and industrial facility management, ensuring seamless operations in a 24/7 environment.
• Monitoring PDUs, switchgears, and VFDs to balance electrical loads.
• Managing HVAC systems, CRAC units, and air handlers to maintain precise temperature and humidity thresholds.
• Troubleshooting server hardware (CPUs, memory, drives).
• Deploying fiber-optic and copper cabling.
• Using infrastructure monitoring tools.
• Maintaining strict change control records and configuration maps.
• Producing high-level analytical and comprehensive reports.
• Leading teams by example to achieve operational objectives.
• Applying critical thinking to rapidly mitigate infrastructure incidents under pressure.

• Expertise in generators, UPS, inverters, rectifiers, transformers, substations, and large-scale industrial power equipment.
• Monitoring PDUs, switchgears, and VFDs.
• Managing HVAC systems, CRAC units, and air handlers.
• Troubleshooting server hardware (CPUs, memory, drives).
• Deploying fiber-optic and copper cabling.
• Using infrastructure monitoring tools.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, physical data security, environmental standards, and workplace safety protocols.
• Maintaining strict change control records and configuration maps.
• Producing high-level analytical and comprehensive reports.
• Leadership.
• Problem Solving.

• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in data centers or heavy industrial infrastructure environments.
• AutoCAD certification.
• Microsoft Vision certification.
• Data Center-specific certifications (preferred).