Datacenter Engineer dcTrack

Location: Geneva · Contract: Permanent · Assignment: long term · Rate: 100% · Start: February 2027

For one of our clients based in Geneva, we are looking for an experienced Datacenter Engineer dcTrack.

Context

Within the team responsible for x86 virtualisation and Windows servers, the datacenter engineer proficient in the dcTrack tool prepares and coordinates infrastructure migrations between multiple datacentres.

They ensure the reliability of the DCIM repository, the planning of operations, and the monitoring of external providers, in coordination with internal teams.

The position is subject to a security clearance procedure.

Your missions

• Carry out inventories and field surveys, ensure accuracy in dcTrack of equipment, their locations and connections before and after each migration

• Prepare target deployments and verify the availability of locations, power supplies and ports, with network teams and technical installation managers

• Create and track change requests and Work Orders in dcTrack, prepare intervention files and collect required approvals before execution

• Plan and coordinate external providers: specify tasks and deliverables, confirm resources and access, monitor commitments and address discrepancies

• Organise identification, labelling, dismantling, transport, reassembly and recabling, with competent teams and providers

• Prepare migration procedures, validation criteria and rollback plans, coordinate decision points with authorised managers

• Coordinate the execution of interventions and technical tests with systems, network and application teams, monitor incidents and trigger necessary escalations

• Control the conformity of work, monitor reservations and formalise the acceptance of services with the responsible parties

• Produce reports and dashboards: progress, schedule deviations, risks, actions and expected decisions

• Close Work Orders, update operational files and capitalise on feedback after each migration wave

Training

• dcTrack training

• VMware VCF training

Essential skills

• At least 5 years of experience in operational datacenter management, including direct involvement in a migration or reorganisation of production infrastructures

• Proven operational mastery of Sunbird dcTrack: inventory, modelling of rooms and racks, equipment deployment, network and electrical connections, change requests and Work Orders

• Experience in ensuring the reliability of dcTrack data: field surveys, imports and exports, consistency checks, traceability and updates after intervention

• Mastery of planning interventions by external providers: workloads, resources, dependencies, maintenance windows, deadline monitoring and service control

• Good knowledge of physical infrastructures: racks, servers, storage, networks, copper and fibre patching, PDUs and A/B power supply redundancy

• Ability to prepare migrations: prerequisites, sequencing, risk analysis, intervention and rollback procedures

Appreciated skills

• Management of physical capacities (rack space, electrical power and connectivity), in coordination with technical installation managers

• Experience with change management processes and planning, ticketing and documentation tools

• Knowledge of x86 server and VMware environments and their availability constraints

A plus

• Integration of DCIM with a CMDB or ITSM tool, automation of controls and data exchanges via API or scripts

• Knowledge of Power IQ, energy monitoring and multisite datacentre environments

Languages

• Fluent French, both spoken and written

• Technical English: ability to use technical documentation in English

Personal qualities

• Rigour, organisational skills and reliability in data and intervention tracking

• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and ensure commitments are met

• Clear communication and team spirit

• Service-mindedness and risk anticipation