Onsite Data Centre Engineer

About the job you're considering

This role is responsible for maintaining a safe, efficient and fully operational data centre environment. You will support physical infrastructure, environmental monitoring, capacity planning and cabling standards while ensuring all work aligns with industry best practice, compliance, and security protocols. You will work closely with engineering teams, project managers and customers to keep the data centre estate running smoothly, safely and reliably.

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

• Manage and monitor data centre environments, responding to alerts, incidents and capacity requirements.
• Oversee installations, decommissions and moves, ensuring accurate Eco Struxure updates and adherence to cabling standards.
• Allocate cabinet space, power budgets and switch ports for new builds.
• Install, test and fault‑find copper and fibre cabling.
• Configure devices and support upgrades within Schneider Eco Struxure (ITE/ITA/CFD).
• Maintain documentation, stock levels, access control records and WRF compliance.
• Support PPM schedules, elevate hardware issues and maintain a clean, secure technical environment.
• Coordinate with project teams, provide quotations, review acceptance criteria and support issue resolution.

• Strong technical experience with Schneider Eco Struxure (IT‑Expert, IT‑Advisor, CFD).
• Skilled in copper and fibre cabling installation, testing and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of data centre power, cooling, capacity planning and environmental monitoring.
• Proficient with Service Now for incidents, changes and tasks.
• Strong documentation, organisational and safety‑compliance skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in secure, access‑controlled environments.
• Clear, professional communication and ability to work with engineering, project and customer teams.
• Strong problem‑solving, situational awareness and continuous improvement mindset.
• To be eligible for this role you will need to hold a Full Manual Driving Licence.

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability.
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre‑employment checks, including:

• Identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).
• Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.
• No nationality or residency restrictions, although further checks may be required if you have resided outside of the UK within the last 3 years.
• Other criteria and checks required for BPSS; you will be asked about your security clearance eligibility, such as country of residence and nationality.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important. We have trained Mental Health Champions across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.