Datacenter Operations Specialist

Datacenter Operations Specialist - Haarlem 

Are you passionate about datacenter infrastructure? Do you want to boost your career at a large cloud provider? If so, I have good news, we are looking for a Datacenter Operations Specialist.

This is a hardware-focused role for our day-team in Haarlem, providing colocation, bare metal and cloud services.   

What is the role about? 

You will be responsible to assemble, deliver and maintain Datacenter infrastructure (hardware, software and connectivity) of internal and external customers. You will be also responsible for the quality of all technical aspects within the Datacenter Operations team. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Take ownership of building new services such as dedicated racks, colocations and maintaining them


• Conduct inspections on power and cooling systems to ensure they are operational and efficient


• Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies


• Acts as an escalation manager and a single point of contact for customers during implementation and troubleshooting on technical issues


• Prepare technical reports and share status with the whole team


• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations


• Ensuring infrastructure meets the requirements of the customers


• Hardware and Software updating


• Testing


• Managing hardware/spare part replacement


• Ticket resolving, Troubleshooting closely with different support teams


• Participating in the capacity planning


• Project Management around relocation of servers


• Work closely with the other datacenters of Leaseweb 

What we’re looking for: 

You have an IT background and you know how a datacenter works: 

• At least 5 years of experience in a datacenter environment


• Problem solving mentality


• Basic Network knowledge


• You’re a self-starter and are able to work independently. We appreciate if you are proactive and adaptable and can work in a fast-paced environment. This means you need to be self-sustainable in daily operations.


• You need to be eligible to work in the Netherlands and you have a valid driver license  

Benefits include   

The salary for this position ranges from 39.000 Euros to 60.500 Euros annually (including the holiday allowance), depending on your experience and skills. We also take internal equity into account to ensure fair and consistent compensation across our team. Next to salary, we offer the following benefits:  

• Participation in annual company bonus scheme and company pension 


• Internet allowance


• Lease bike plan 


• 25 days of paid time off (and the option to buy or sell up to 5 more days)  


• Free lunch, parking, and fresh fruit provided when in the office  


• Access to the Leaseweb Academy, a personalized learning platform offering a variety of studies, (Dutch) courses, and trainings  


• Fun events year-round – from virtual pub quizzes to summer parties, company runs, quarterly hackathons and much more 


• A multicultural work environment (our colleagues are from over 60 countries!) in a company where you can truly make a difference    

Ready for the next step?  

If you’d like to apply, please do so online. To learn more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram to get an inside look at the life at Leaseweb. For questions, please reach out to Merve Bulazar, Talent Acquisition Specialist, at: [email protected].  

We directly source all candidates – any unsolicited profiles received from recruitment agencies will be treated as direct applications.