Data Center Engineer at Ericsson Nigeria

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Data Center Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About this Opportunity

• The primary function of this role is to provide expert-level support to Data center nodes.
• Highly specialized in providing technical & proactive support to the customer network.
• Call out and liaise with Vendors & service providers for 4th-line support until resolution.
• Support the provision of accurate reporting on the network to Ericsson teams, Vendors, and Customers, supplying technical/statistical data as required.

What you will do

• Perform racking, stacking, cabling, and decommissioning of Data Center Hardware devices.
• Perform break-fix support (e.g. power cycles, physical environment, and cabling inspections, swap out failed components, hardware upgrades, testing of copper and fibre cables, handling storage media etc.).
• Able to install components to server and networking devices such as memory, SSDs, CPU, expansion cards, modules and so forth.
• Perform cross-connect patching and labelling per standard methodologies.
• Handle tickets for local support and implementation purposes and perform tasks as detailed in MOP.
• Maintains inventory, labelling of equipment and removal of decommissioned hardware.
• Maintains an adequate spare parts inventory of systems, subsystems, and component parts used in repair work.
• Knowledge of assembling, deploying, and solving Network and Server hardware
• Strong Verbal and Written communication skills
• Attention to detail, cleanliness and an appreciation for simplicity.

Requirements and Qualifications
You will bring:

• Minimum of B.Sc / HND or equivalent experience in Computer Engineering or related.
• Creative problem-solving skills: you will be expected to come up with solutions to problems at hand, opposed to waiting for orders
• Experience working in a modern, large-scale data centre
• Strong documentation and logistics mentality
• Attention to detail, cleanliness and an appreciation for simplicity
• Ability to read and interpret cable matrix to correctly lace cables port to port.
• Ability to identify basic parts of network equipment – SFPs, line cards, chassis
• Ability to identify basic parts of servers – memory, network card, hard drives
• Knowledge of structured cabling systems using cat 5, cat 6, multi-mode and single-mode fiber
• Familiarity with both power and communications cabling standards
• Experience configuring and using cable testers for both fiber and copper to solve cabling issues.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.