Data Center Specialist

About the role

We are looking for a Data Center Specialist to operate and support our data centre infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security and optimal performance for Panda Retail Company's digital operations. The role involves managing both physical and virtual environments and collaborating with internal teams and vendors.

Key responsibilities

• Operate data‑center facilities, servers, storage and network equipment to maintain continuous system availability.
• Monitor environmental conditions such as power, cooling and alarms to keep a safe operating environment.
• Install, configure and replace hardware components to support infrastructure reliability.
• Troubleshoot incidents and hardware failures, restoring services quickly to minimise downtime.
• Execute approved maintenance, upgrades and patches to uphold performance and security standards.
• Apply access‑control, safety and security procedures to protect assets and data.
• Document configurations, changes and incidents for accurate operational records.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams during maintenance and incident resolution.
• Support capacity monitoring and provide recommendations for infrastructure improvements.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field.
• Proven experience in data‑center operations and management.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment and handle multiple tasks.

Required skills

• Data centre technologies
• Troubleshooting
• Data centre security
• Disaster recovery protocols
• Server hardware
• Storage systems
• Data centre operations
• Networking
• Server software