About the Company
Our client provides professional data center services in Stavanger, offering organizations secure, scalable, and efficient infrastructure solutions. Its onsite operations team is focused on maintaining both physical and virtual environments with high reliability.
About the Role
The role centers on maintaining data center infrastructure, supporting day-to-day operations, and ensuring stable performance across hardware, networking, and supporting systems. The specialist will work onsite as part of the operations team.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and monitor data center infrastructure, including servers, networking, storage, power, and cooling;
- Perform hardware installations, upgrades, patching, cabling, and decommissioning;
- Troubleshoot hardware, network, and software issues to support uptime;
- Support migrations, new service rollouts, and redundancy efforts;
- Conduct inspections and ensure compliance with safety, security, and environmental standards;
- Keep documentation up to date, including rack layouts, cabling maps, configurations, and inventories;
- Collaborate with cross functional groups to improve operational efficiency.
Requirements:
- Proven experience in data center operations and infrastructure management (2+ years preferred);
- Strong troubleshooting abilities across hardware, networking, and operating systems;
- Hands-on experience with server hardware and familiarity with common OS environments;
- Cabling and cable management expertise, including installation, labeling, and structured cabling standards;
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals – LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, and firewall concepts;
- Proficiency in supporting data center systems and hardware;
- Strong problem-solving skills and clear communication;
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Engineering, or a related field – or equivalent experience.
Nice to Have:
- Familiarity with virtualization platforms;
- Scripting and automation skills;
- Experience with monitoring and DCIM tools;
- Knowledge of data center power, cooling, environmental systems, and cabling standards;
- Certifications such as Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA Server+, or VMware VCP;
- Experience with hybrid cloud environments;
- Experience using ticketing and workflow systems.