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Data Centre - Hardware Planner
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Data Centre - Hardware Planner
Ready to take your career global?
Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Data Centre - Hardware Planner to join our ever-evolving team and help shape the future of global commerce.
Location: London Office + Data centre sites - Crawley, Docklands, Woking
What You’ll Own
- Oversee installation, de-installation, and maintenance of data processing equipment (e.g., mainframes, servers, storage platforms, printers, and network components).
- Plan and implement vendor-led changes to infrastructure and computing environments.
- Execute and oversee installation and preventative maintenance in line with documented plans.
- Configure moderately complex hardware environments.
- Analyse infrastructure capacity and make recommendations for optimisation and performance improvements.
- Manage data centre facility operations including space allocation, security, and outage prevention.
- Monitor environmental and safety conditions, responding effectively to incidents or emergencies.
- Lead disaster readiness activities including controlled shutdowns, damage assessment, and restoration of services.
- Develop and maintain operational documentation and reporting.
- Support large-scale data centre consolidation or migration programmes (working alongside Project/Programme Managers).
- Provide on-call support for critical infrastructure as required.
- Apply strong technical knowledge across hardware technologies and data centre systems.
- Maintain high operational standards to ensure reliability and availability of critical infrastructure.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver projects successfully.
- Demonstrate sound judgement and decision-making, particularly in high-pressure or incident scenarios.
- Proactively identify risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
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What You’ll Bring
- Experience with copper and fibre structured cabling, patching, and power systems
- Strong knowledge of data centre infrastructure, AutoCAD, networking, and telecommunications protocols
- Solid understanding of disaster recovery planning and execution
- Excellent communication skills, able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills
- Ability to estimate work effort and manage sub-project delivery
- Experience working in fast-paced, mission-critical environments
- Physical capability to work in data centre environments (lifting up to 50lbs, standing, bending, kneeling)
- Curious – You ask the right questions and continuously seek to improve
- Accountable – You take ownership and deliver high-quality outcomes
- Dynamic – You adapt quickly and stay agile in a fast-moving environment
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About The Team
Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.
What makes a Globalpayer?
Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner, and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.
Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer. Apply now to take your career global.
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