Hardware Engineer
hace 14 horas
Sheffield
Onsite Hardware Engineer 12-month Fixed Term Contract £35,000 - £40,000 per anum Onsite Mon-Fri Southampton Active SC Clearance required We are recruiting an experienced Hardware Engineer (L2/3) to support critical infrastructure systems at a major customer site in Southampton. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on hardware diagnostics, maintenance and repair across a diverse range of enterprise and legacy platforms within a highly critical operational environment. Working from the onsite workshop and across multiple machine rooms, you'll play a key role in maintaining the performance, reliability and availability of essential IT infrastructure — supporting systems that the customer's operations depend on. What You'll Be Doing Key Responsibilities • Provide onsite L2/L3 hardware support across enterprise infrastructure and bespoke systems., • Diagnose, repair and maintain IBM mainframes, tape systems, storage arrays and server platforms., • Support legacy and modern equipment, including PCs, printers and custom-built systems., • Apply electro-mechanical repair techniques and soldering skills to specialist equipment., • Investigate and resolve complex hardware faults within a critical operational environment., • Carry out preventative maintenance and contribute to improving system reliability., • Build strong relationships with customer stakeholders and participate in technical meetings., • Follow established processes while identifying opportunities for improvement., • Maintain technical documentation and contribute to knowledge sharing., • Work independently while collaborating with wider engineering and support teams.Essential Experience, • Demonstrable hardware repair and maintenance experience within an enterprise environment., • Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and troubleshooting skills., • Experience supporting critical, operationally sensitive or high-availability environments., • Knowledge of at least one of the following:, • IBM Mainframes: 9672, 2003, 2066 or 2096, • IBM Tape Systems: 3490, VTS or 3590, • EMC DASD storage, • STK DASD storage, • Strong communication and customer-facing skills., • The ability to work independently and take ownership of technical issues.Desirable Experience, • IBM pSeries servers., • HP ProLiant servers., • Dell or Sun server platforms., • PC hardware repair and custom system builds., • Dot matrix and laser printer support., • Electro-mechanical repair., • Soldering or component-level repair., • AIX, HP-UX or related infrastructure knowledge.Technology and Equipment:, • IBM Mainframes: 9672, 2003, 2066 and 2096, • IBM Tape Systems: 3490, VTS and 3590, • EMC and STK DASD storage, • IBM pSeries servers, • HP ProLiant servers, • Dell and Sun servers, • Lenovo ThinkStation and IBM PS/2 devices, • Dell, HP, Compaq and Sun PCs, • Custom-built systems, • Dot matrix and laser printersThis opportunity would suit a practical, customer-focused engineer who enjoys diagnosing complex hardware faults and working across both legacy and modern technologies in a highly critical environment. JBRP1_UKTJ