Engineer, London

Penta Consulting are a technology service provider and leading outsourced partner helping to deliver professional and managed solutions across EMEA.

We’re looking for a skilled Infrastructure Engineer with deep hands‑on experience across Dell PowerEdge server platforms and Dell PowerSwitch networking technologies. If you thrive in environments where reliability, scalability, and performance matter, this role puts you at the centre of our datacentre and edge‑compute operations.

Summary

• PowerEdge Server Management — Deploy, configure, and maintain Dell PowerEdge servers across Rack, Modular, and Edge platforms.
• PowerSwitch Network Operations — Administer Dell PowerSwitch environments including S‑Series, Z‑Series, and N‑Series switches.
• Infrastructure Automation — Implement automation for provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Performance Optimisation — Monitor and tune server and network performance to meet demanding SLAs.
• Security & Compliance — Ensure systems adhere to security standards, hardening guidelines, and audit requirements.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration — Work closely with cloud, DevOps, and application teams to support business‑critical workloads.

Required Skills & Experience

• Dell PowerEdge Platforms — Strong knowledge of Rack (R‑Series), Modular (M‑Series/FX), and Edge (XE) systems.
• Dell PowerSwitch Expertise — Hands‑on experience with S‑Series (datacentre), Z‑Series (fabric/aggregation), and N‑Series (campus/edge).
• Networking Fundamentals — VLANs, LACP, STP, BGP/OSPF, QoS, and Layer 2/3 troubleshooting.
• Virtualisation Platforms — VMware, Hyper‑V, or similar.