Onsite Hardware Engineer

Onsite Hardware Engineer, Southampton, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

We are looking for an experienced Onsite Hardware Engineer to support critical IT infrastructure within a highly secure and operationally important environment in Southampton.

This hands-on role focuses on maintaining, diagnosing and repairing enterprise server hardware, primarily modern HP Pro Liant platforms alongside Dell server infrastructure, helping to maintain system availability and performance.

As part of a wider technology refresh programme, you will also gain experience supporting legacy hardware during a planned transition period. The role suits someone who enjoys fault-finding, hardware repair and working directly with physical infrastructure rather than software or application support.

• Diagnose and repair faults on enterprise server hardware.
• Perform break-fix activities, component replacement and preventative maintenance.
• Support HP Pro Liant and Dell server environments.
• Work across server rooms, machine rooms and technical facilities.
• Maintain hardware reliability and minimise downtime.
• Assist with hardware upgrades, installations and equipment replacement.
• Accurately document completed work and follow established procedures.
• Collaborate with customer teams and wider support engineers to maintain service continuity.

• Proven experience in hardware engineering, server engineering or infrastructure support.
• Hands‑on support and repair of HP Pro Liant servers, including Gen
  10, Gen
  10 Plus, Gen
  11 or similar.
• Experience with Dell Power Edge server hardware.
• Strong fault diagnosis and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience replacing motherboards, CPUs, memory, RAID controllers, power supplies, storage devices and network interface cards.
• Comfortable working in business-critical or high-availability environments.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.