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Data Center Engineer

Proton· CC - Infrastructure - Storage
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Geneva, Zurich, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, London, Vilnius, Skopje, TaipeiFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Data Center Engineer responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, scaling and optimizing Proton's private cloud infrastructure across multiple data centers, ensuring reliability, cost efficiency and performance.

Responsibilities

  • Server stacking and cabling installation in our rooms
  • Performing HW troubleshooting and basic HW repairs for Servers and Network equipment (PSU, Network cards, CMOS batteries, Memory, Optics...)
  • Diagnostic and repair of defective network fiber links and interfaces
  • Coordinate logistics for new hardware and parts procurement
  • Supervision Data Center remote hands contractors, work orders plan and execution for local and remote sites
  • Management of material stock and purchases: Working together with our procurement teams to ensure all needed parts are available for the Data Center operations
  • Data center environment monitoring
  • Help run HW selection validation test, performance tuning and benchmarking as a pair of HW sourcing

Qualifications

  • Experience racking and cabling servers with high standards
  • Experience with HW troubleshooting
  • Good understanding of Data Center infrastructure ( racks, cabling, power, cooling)
  • Computer hardware architecture knowledge
  • Basic user experience of configuration management tools and version control systems
  • Ability to track and communicate the status of different projects
  • Ability to keep up in an extremely fast-paced environment
  • Good communication skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment
  • Availability to travel to different locations for short-term projects
  • Work proficiency in English

Skills

Required:Server racking and cablingHW troubleshootingData Center infrastructureComputer hardware architectureConfiguration management toolsVersion control systems

Benefits

  • Office First: offices in Geneva, Zurich, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, London, Vilnius, Skopje, and Taipei; remote up to 30% depending on role
  • Technology: devices and software provided
  • Lunch and snacks provided daily
  • Transport subsidies (public transport, bike allowances, or parking)
  • Stock options for all employees
  • Flexible working hours
  • Learning and development programs, conferences and continual learning
  • Comprehensive health insurance plans, retirement savings options, generous vacation and leave policies, wellness programs
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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