Data Hall Engineer

Permanent employee, Full-time · Abidjan

Your mission
• Complying with all applicable codes, regulations, governmental agency and company directives related to building operations and work safety.
• Installing, terminating, testing, labeling and documenting horizontal, backbone & other cables.
• Building out telecom and equipment rooms.
• Supervising external vendors to ensure the regulations and operational procedures are followed.
• Overseeing and inspecting the cabling work performed by outside contractors.
• Testing, troubleshooting, & documenting test results for cabling.
• Reviewing and updating network drawings and documentation.
• Responding quickly to emergency situations, summoning additional assistance as needed.
• Managing an equipment life cycle and testing program.
• Managing the Building Management System (monitoring availability of the data centre technical infrastructure).
• Instantly solving deviations, alarms and incidents.
• Managing the data hall floor space with realization of operational custom changes (e.g. connecting power racks, etc.).
• Monitoring and reporting power consumption and proactively sending overruns.
• Managing the annual maintenance and management plans (e.g. end of life, major changes, etc.).
• Managing the corrective and preventive maintenance; incident- and safety (work, people) reports.
• Providing and overseeing maintenance planning with the facility engineers.
• Providing scripts and risk analyses for planned maintenance work (risk management).
• Deploying, test and label copper, coax and fibre cables and patch cords connecting data centre customer and infrastructure.
• Installing and decommissioning data centre infrastructure components (e.g. cabinets/racks, ladder racks, fibre ducts, cages, cables – nonelectrical, etc.)
• Troubleshooting, test and repair copper, coax and fibre connectivity for continuity and loss using industry standard testing tools and methods.
• Assisting the facility teams, project managers, service management team and customers to complete projects and tickets.
• Managing build materials (e.g. copper/fibre patch cords, server cabinets, cable ties, ladder racks, fibre ducts).
• Maintaining documentation of network infrastructure up to date in the Configuration Management Data Base (CMDB)
• Disposing of project material residues.
• Managing workload in ticketing systems.
• Adhering to existing data centre installation best practices.

Your profile
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or its equivalent.
• Data center and Network related certifications
• Industry Trainings and Certifications on structured Cabling, racks, PDUs, etc.
• Minimum of five (5) years of working in an enterprise Data center.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working in a similar setup.
• They should be resilient and capable of working long hours.
• They should have strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
• They should be able to work under minimum supervision. They should possess excellent analytical skills.
• They should have excellent problem-solving skills.
• They should possess integrity values and be very dependable.
About us
Raxio Group is a platform investing in and building state-of-the-art Tier III data centers across Africa. Through its investments and hands-on approach, Raxio seeks to address the latent demand for critical data center infrastructure that will drive digital transformation across the region. Raxio made its first investments in Uganda and Ethiopia by establishing and developing state-of-the-art “metro-edge” facilities on the outskirts of Kampala and Addis Ababa. More recently, Raxio has entered the DRC, Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique, and Tanzania, where it will be building similar facilities, with further investments planned across Africa. Raxio currently counts on about 80 professionals across different offices in Amsterdam, Dubai, Nairobi, Kampala, Addis, Maputo, Abidjan, and Kinshasa. 
 
 At Raxio Group, we value diverse perspectives and are dedicated to building a dynamic and inclusive workplace. We particularly encourage applications from women who are ready to lead and innovate.
 
Pan-African Data Centre Expansion
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