Full-Time

Site Engineer 2

Facilities Engineering

Posted on 7/1/2025

Digital Realty

Digital Realty

5,001-10,000 employees

Global data center REIT with interconnection

No salary listed

Dublin, Ireland

In Person

Category
Mechanical Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
ServiceNow
Customer Service
Requirements
  • Qualified electrician
  • 2-3 years previous experience as a technician in an electrical or industrial environment
  • Fluent in English, both written and orally; Other European languages an advantage
  • Can demonstrate an understanding of Operational procedures and processes such as Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS), Maintenance Operating Procedures (MOPs), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Understands basic software applications such as ServiceNow and Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
  • Primary focus during business hours is on Facilities Engineer responsibilities
  • Focus of this role is also given to Customer Services responsibilities as required and instructed by the direct or indirect line manager
  • Work on attaining and maintaining an up-to-date working knowledge on all processes and procedures related to facilities including but not limited to cooling systems, access controls, fire suppression systems etc.
  • Provides input into the creation of Operational procedures & processes such as Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS), Maintenance Operating Procedures (MOPs), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Maintain a working understanding of Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs) and escalation procedures to ensure effective First Line Facility support
  • Ensures Operational Consistency and aligns with Company Group Standards as required
  • Day-to-day monitoring and inspection of building & equipment
  • Manage projects and drives to find root cause of facility issues
  • Act as escalation for more junior members of the team
  • Perform basic maintenance tasks autonomously and perform intrusive maintenance tasks under supervision of more experienced engineers
  • Carry out first level troubleshooting of facility and rack level events autonomously
  • Act as escalation point for FE technicians and more junior engineers
  • Execute maintenance and repairs of buildings and equipment to minimize downtime
  • Monitor & direct repairs and maintenance executed by subcontractors and document the results
  • Monitor equipment to ensure adherence to agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and pro-actively indicate if SLAs are at risk
  • Perform Quality Checks related to the facilities e.g., check relevant documentation and test reports & follow up tickets etc.
  • React directly to incidents and events that have a potential to impact on critical infrastructure availability
  • Work across multiple projects of a competing nature and escalate potential risks as appropriate
  • Assist in performing root cause analysis for operational issues that occur and is first-level response of facility and rack level events
  • Participate in any Infrastructural projects that require Facility Engineering expertise
  • Engage with Senior Site Engineer and Operations Management on delivery of projects related to Service Design, Customer Implementation & Infrastructure requirements
  • Participate in the full continuous on-call/shift team responsibilities and roster
  • Represent the local Customer Services & Facilities team during out of business hours and acts as first line and second line support with respect to responses on alarms and handles or escalates alarms according to guidelines during out of hours to provide consistent customer service 24/7
  • Future organizational needs may require the engineer to work in shift patterns to enable the 24x7 datacenter operation

Digital Realty Trust owns and operates a global portfolio of data centers that it leases to cloud providers, enterprises, and service firms. It makes money mainly from long-term leases of space, ranging from wholesale and hyperscale capacity to retail colocation, plus growing interconnection services that link customers to clouds and networks inside its facilities. The company differentiates itself with a large global footprint, a history of strategic acquisitions, and a strong focus on sustainability and renewable energy to fund its projects. Its goal is to provide a scalable, interconnected digital infrastructure platform that supports customers’ multi‑cloud needs and data workloads while expanding its own portfolio and services.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • S$7 billion Singapore investment captures AI inference demand post-moratorium relaxation.
  • NRT14 Japan facility achieves DGX-Ready certification for 150kW/rack AI workloads.
  • $1.8 billion backlog with 21% AI bookings ensures 2026 revenue visibility.

What critics are saying

  • Equinix secures Singapore capacity allocations, eroding Digital Realty's pricing power.
  • Northern Virginia power shortages shift hyperscalers to QTS and Vantage markets.
  • STT GDC local partnerships block Digital Realty's Singapore expansion approvals.

What makes Digital Realty unique

  • PlatformDIGITAL® enables carrier-neutral interconnection across 300+ global data centers.
  • Mixed retail colocation and hyperscale suites drive multi-year sticky revenue.
  • 15 million square feet certified under green building standards supports sustainability.

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Company News

City Journal
Apr 30th, 2026
Loudoun County, Virginia: The Heart of the Data-Center Boom

Garry Tan (YC CEO) shared: $425B spent building US data centers in 2025 = ~1.5% of GDP. Loudoun County, Virginia is the epicenter of the data center boom, home to major facilities from Equinix, Digital Realty, AWS, and others.

Bloomberg L.P.
Apr 14th, 2026
Digital Realty to invest $2.3B in Italian data centres over five years

Digital Realty Trust plans to invest €2 billion in Italy over the next five years as part of a Mediterranean-focused expansion in Europe. The Austin-based data centre operator will construct facilities in Rome and Milan, expecting to hire hundreds of local staff. The investment reflects growing demand for data centre infrastructure in Southern Europe as companies expand their digital operations across the region.

Data Centre Dynamics Ltd
Apr 9th, 2026
Digital Realty pledges S$7 billion investment in Singapore, including new data centers.

Digital Realty pledges S$7 billion investment in Singapore, including new data centers. Company looks to add to three existing facilities in a constrained market April 09, 2026 US colocation giant Digital Realty is planning a large-scale investment in Singapore. The company this week announced it is targeting nearly S$7 billion (US$5.48bn) of total investment in Singapore. Digital's SIN12 facility in Singapore - Digital Realty That figure includes more than S$4.3 billion (US$3.37bn) planned for new data center developments, building on existing investments. Further details of any new facilities were not shared. "Singapore is emerging as a critical hub for AI inference in Asia Pacific," said Serene Nah, managing director and head of Asia Pacific, Digital Realty. "As organizations deploy AI in real-world environments, they need secure, highly connected infrastructure close to where data is created and consumed. This S$7 billion investment target demonstrates our confidence in Singapore's role as the region's AI infrastructure anchor. We're not just expanding capacity - we're building the operational capabilities, innovation facilities, and local talent base needed to support customers as AI enters production at scale." Digital Realty currently lists three data centers in Singapore: SIN10, SIN11, and SIN12, totaling 925,000 sq ft (85,900 sq ft) of colocation space and 70MW of capacity. The company first entered Singapore in 2010, acquiring a newly developed data center. First announced in 2019, the 50MW SIN12 (also known as Digital Loyang II) launched in 2021. Announced in 2015, the 13MW SIN11 (aka Digital Loyang I) was redeveloped from a former paper store and launched in 2016. Singapore has had a moratorium on new data center developments since 2019 (although already authorized facilities were allowed to be built after this point), but this is starting to be relaxed. Equinix, GDS, Microsoft, and a consortium of AirTrunk and TikTok-owner ByteDance were collectively allocated 80MW of capacity in 2023. Digital reportedly missed out on a capacity allocation, with reports suggesting the company had applied to develop a 60MW facility. The Singapore government is currently requesting applications for further data center projects, and is set to allow up to 200MW of capacity to be developed. Get a roundup of the latest regional news across Asia fortnightly. More in colocation & wholesale.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 8th, 2026
Digital Realty opens first Asia Pacific innovation lab in Japan amid $69B AI investment push

Digital Realty has opened its first Asia Pacific innovation lab in Tokyo, Japan, marking the second such facility globally after Northern Virginia. The Digital Realty Innovation Lab at the NRT12 data centre is designed to help enterprises test and optimise AI and hybrid cloud architectures under real-world conditions. Established through MC Digital Realty, a joint venture between Digital Realty and Mitsubishi Corporation, the facility supports Japan's push to invest over 10 trillion yen in semiconductor and AI technologies by 2030. The lab features both air-cooled and direct liquid-cooled environments for high-power-density workloads. Over 20 partner companies are currently using the facility to explore AI-ready infrastructure. Digital Realty plans to launch a third innovation lab in Singapore in the second half of 2026.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 8th, 2026
Digital Realty opens NRT14, third data centre at Japan campus, boosting IT capacity to nearly 100MW

Digital Realty has opened NRT14, its third data centre at the NRT campus in Inzai City, Japan. The facility brings the campus's total IT power capacity to nearly 100 megawatts. Developed through MC Digital Realty, a 50/50 joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, NRT14 features hybrid liquid- and air-cooling capabilities optimised for next-generation graphics processing units. The facility is amongst the first in Japan to achieve DGX-Ready Data Center certification, enabling it to support high-density AI workloads exceeding 100 kilowatts. NRT14 offers colocation services of up to 150 kilowatts per rack and provides a low-latency network environment. The facility addresses growing demand in the Tokyo metropolitan area for scalable data centres supporting AI training and inference deployments.

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