Serverfarm

Acquires, monetizes, and manages data centers

Junior Data Center Shift Engineer

Building & Property MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAmsterdam, Netherlands€35k - €40k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A good basic education is essential, with good written and spoken English and basic mathematical skills.
Experience maintaining relevant mechanical and electrical equipment to clearly defined criteria is essential.
An understanding of the data center environment and the working restrictions applicable to such environments is required.
A good understanding of fault-diagnostic techniques, including the use of handheld test equipment, is required.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications is required.
Must be able to ascend and descend vertical access equipment and work at heights.
Must be willing to work a 12-hour shift pattern covering days and nights, provide holiday and sickness cover at short notice, and be flexible in working patterns if required.

Responsibilities

Assist in ensuring all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plant and distribution infrastructure is operated and maintained safely, according to industry best practices and manufacturers’ recommendations.
Monitor power and environmental conditions within all critical spaces at the facility.
Perform assigned maintenance tasks in accordance with Serverfarm practices using the internal computerized maintenance management system.
Assist with planning and scheduling corrective maintenance activities.
Escort and support outside contractors, ensuring they follow Serverfarm work rules and processes.
Respond to site events, execute appropriate emergency operating procedure documentation to resolve or mitigate issues, communicate with management throughout the event, and assist the Senior Engineer in stabilizing the event.
Support and follow all Serverfarm change-control policies and procedures.
Perform site rounds and report any issues to site management.
Participate in construction and commissioning activities as directed by site management.
Adhere to Dutch safety laws and requirements, and to Serverfarm corporate information, security, quality, and environmental standards.
Help ensure a safe and healthy working environment, including wearing uniform and personal protective equipment at all times.
Complete other duties assigned by the management team.
Maintain awareness of and compliance with contractual key performance indicators and service-level agreements, and keep shift logs and shift-handover documents up to date.
Present a professional image of Serverfarm to clients.
Ensure suitable spare parts are available for maintenance and reactive work, and provide parts lists and estimated timescales for remedial work.
Participate in and support the site's method of procedure, standard operating procedure, and emergency operating procedure documentation process.
Participate in and support the development of site policies and standards.
Work with site team members to deliver 100% uptime of critical infrastructure.

Desired Qualifications

Formal training in electrical or mechanical maintenance is an advantage.
Building management system knowledge is desirable.
Any information technology or data center qualifications are an advantage.

Salary Range: 35000 to 40000 (Currency: EUR) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Serverfarm is a leading developer and operator of data centers with over 750+ locations and key customer relationships in 45 countries. We're revolutionizing how data centers operate across North America, Western Europe, and Israel, serving the world's leading technology and hyperscale companies. With Manulife Investment Management's acquisition in 2023 and our award-winning InCommand platform we're positioned for explosive growth as AI adoption and cloud migration drive unprecedented demand for data center capacity.

A career at Serverfarm means being at the forefront of digital infrastructure innovation, where your work directly impacts how the world's data is managed and secured. As we target 4x growth over the next four years, you'll have unprecedented opportunities to take on new challenges, develop cutting-edge skills, and grow your career across our expanding global operations.

Join our team of innovators and help shape the future of sustainable data centers while building a career without boundaries.

Serverfarm Critical Facilities Services seeks to deliver uninterrupted power, cooling and security to each data center in the Serverfarm portfolio.

The junior Shift Engineer is responsible for covering the shift pattern and assisting the day-to-day operation of critical facilities. They are key components of the Serverfarm commitment to safety, reliability and operational excellence as well as being the eyes and ears of the site.

Key Accountabilities

Assist in ensuring that all MEP plant and distribution infrastructure is operated and maintained in a safe manner, to best industry practice and within manufacturers recommendations.
Monitor power and environmental conditions within all critical spaces within the facility.
Perform assigned maintenance tasks in accordance with SF practices utilizing the internal CMMS.
Assist with planning and scheduling (corrective) maintenance activities
Escort and support outside contractors, ensuring they are abiding SF work rules and processes
Respond to site events, execute appropriate EOP documentation to resolve and/or mitigate issues and communicate to manage throughout event. Assist Sr. Engineer in stabilizing the event.
Support and follow all SF Change Control policies and procedures.
Perform site rounds and report any issues found to site management.
Participate in construction and commissioning activities as directed by site management
Adhere to all Dutch safety laws and requirements
Adhere to SF corporate information, security, quality and environmental standards
Ensure the provision of a Safe and Healthy working environment. To include the wearing of uniform and PPE at all times
Complete other duties as assigned by the management team
Ensure an awareness and compliance to the contractual KPI’s/SLA’s. Ensure up to date shift logs / Shift Handover documents are completed/kept at all times.
Ensure the professional image of Serverfarm is presented to clients at all times
Ensure that suitable spares are available to carry out both maintenance and reactive works. To provide parts lists and estimated timescales to carry out remedial works

Shared Accountabilities

Participate in and support MOP/SOP/EOP documentation process for site.

Participate in and support the development of site policies and standards

Work with site team members to deliver 100% uptime of critical infrastructure

Parameter for Success

Metrics

Response time to events

Facilities uptime

Organization

CFS

Education A good basic education is essential, with good written and spoken English and basic Mathematical skills.

Formally trained in electrical/mechanical maintenance is an advantage.
BMS Knowledge.
Experience (Essential) of maintaining all relevant mechanical and electrical

equipment to clearly defined criteria.

Training Any I.T or Data Centre qualifications would be an advantage

An understanding of the Data Centre environment, and the working restrictions applicable to such environments.

A good understanding of fault diagnostic techniques including the use of handheld test equipment.

Familiar with the use of Microsoft Office applications.

Aptitudes Good communication skills, both written and verbal

Character Committed to the delivery of excellent customer service.

Self-motivated delivery of M&E tasks (both preventative and reactive)

Self-motivated, ability to work on own initiative.

Punctual and reliable.

Ability to work under pressure, with changing, and often conflicting, priorities to meet deadlines.

A team player, able to work with SFR staff of all levels.

Able to make sound decisions when needed.

Able to work independently for long periods.

Able to ascend and descend vertical access equipment and able to work at heights.

Circumstances Must be willing to work 12-hour shift pattern made up days and nights, to provide holiday and sickness cover at short notice and be flexible in their working patterns if required

The listed salary range for this position is an estimate based on the competitive job market. Final compensation will be based on your own individual skills, experience, and location.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this role. They are not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all possible responsibilities and duties. We encourage you to apply even if your experience isn't an exact match to the job description.

About the Company

Serverfarm

Acquires, monetizes, and manages data centers

ServerFarm provides data center capacity as a service, owning and operating data centers and leasing capacity to customers as a managed service. Its offering works by acquiring data center properties and, through its InCommand software for remote management, enabling customers to consume IT infrastructure like a utility rather than owning capital-intensive facilities. The company differentiates itself through an asset-backed, real estate–driven model that scales via acquisitions (e.g., 5NINES Global Holdings) and strategic partnerships, giving it a global footprint across North America, Europe, and Israel, with an integrated approach to owning facilities and delivering managed services. Its goal is to grow a portfolio of modern, high-capacity data centers to meet rising demand for digital infrastructure, supported by partnerships with large investors (such as Manulife Investment Management) to accelerate expansion.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $5.6B
Headquarters: El Segundo, CA
Founded: 2010

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