Barclays

DataCentreTechnician

Slough, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Data Centre Technician at Barclays. Skills: technical support, infrastructure maintenance, hardware support, incident management, stakeholder management. Monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure. Resolve more complex technical issues”

What You'll Achieve.

Minimise disruption to operations; Improve the service to customers and stakeholders; Ensure optimal performance; Maintain stability; Drive efficiency; Ensure issues are known when they occur; Deliver to a consistently excellent standard

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Resolve more complex technical issues; Analysis of system logs, error messages and user reports to identify the root causes of hardware, software and network issues; Providing a resolution to these issues by fixing or replacing faulty hardware components, reinstalling software, or applying configuration changes; Identification and remediation or raising, through appropriate process, of potential service impacting risks and issues; Troubleshooting and repairing server-level hardware issues.

Eligibility Requirements

24/7 onsite team, 24/7 shift-based support environment

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience working in a data centre or similar infrastructure environment, including structured cabling and physical infrastructure support., Knowledge of IT infrastructure and hardware platforms, including storage and SAN, Unix and Windows (Wintel) systems, networking, and Data Centre technologies., Experience troubleshooting and repairing server-level hardware issues., Understanding incidents and/or change management processes within a technical support environment.

Nice to Have

ITIL Foundation (or higher) certification., CompTIA Server+ or other relevant technical certifications., Experience working in a 24/7 shift-based support environment., Familiarity with asset management and monitoring tools.

What You'll Do.

Monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure

Resolve more complex technical issues

Minimise disruption to operations

Provision of technical support for the service management function

Develop the support model and service offering

Execution of preventative maintenance tasks on hardware and software

Utilisation of monitoring tools/metrics to identify

prevent and address potential issues and ensure optimal performance

Maintenance of a knowledge base containing detailed documentation of resolved cases

Analysis of system logs

error messages and user reports to identify the root causes of hardware

software and network issues

Providing a resolution to these issues by fixing or replacing faulty hardware components

reinstalling software

or applying configuration changes

monitoring enhancements

business continuity management

front office specific support and stakeholder management

Identification and remediation or raising

through appropriate process

of potential service impacting risks and issues

Proactively assess support activities implementing automations where appropriate to maintain stability and drive efficiency

Actively tune monitoring tools

and alerting to ensure issues are known when they occur

Support mission-critical infrastructure that powers key services for customers and clients

Providing rapid response

and maintaining secure

well-managed data centre environments

Handle hardware support tasks including break/fix

moves and changes (IMAC)

and basic troubleshooting at server level

Manage access control

Monitor the data centre environment

Support incident and fault resolution

Maintain accurate asset records through audits and inventory updates

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional coordination; Collaborating with and impacting on the work of closely related teams; Check work of colleagues within team to meet internal and stakeholder requirements; Maintain and continually build an understanding of how all teams in area contribute to the objectives of the broader sub-function, delivering impact on the work of collaborating teams.

Communication Scope

Communicate sensitive or difficult information to customers in areas related specifically to customer advice or day to day administrative requirements.

Full Job Description

# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To effectively monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure and resolve more complex technical issues, whilst minimising disruption to operations. **Accountabilities** * Provision of technical support for the service management function to resolve more complex issues for a specific client of group of clients. Develop the support model and service offering to improve the service to customers and stakeholders. * Execution of preventative maintenance tasks on hardware and software and utilisation of monitoring tools/metrics to identify, prevent and address potential issues and ensure optimal performance. * Maintenance of a knowledge base containing detailed documentation of resolved cases for future reference, self-service opportunities and knowledge sharing. * Analysis of system logs, error messages and user reports to identify the root causes of hardware, software and network issues, and providing a resolution to these issues by fixing or replacing faulty hardware components, reinstalling software, or applying configuration changes. * Automation, monitoring enhancements, capacity management, resiliency, business continuity management, front office specific support and stakeholder management. * Identification and remediation or raising, through appropriate process, of potential service impacting risks and issues. * Proactively assess support activities implementing automations where appropriate to maintain stability and drive efficiency. Actively tune monitoring tools, thresholds, and alerting to ensure issues are known when they occur. **Analyst Expectations** * To meet the needs of stakeholders/ customers through specialist advice and support * Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard which will impact both the role itself and surrounding roles. * Likely to have responsibility for specific processes within a team * They may lead and supervise a team, guiding and suppor

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