IT Hardware Technician

Amour Recruitment are pleased to be recruiting for IT Hardware Technicians to join our long-established client based in Portsmouth

Working across customer sites, data centres, build labs, and office environments, you will play a key role in the deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, and decommissioning of critical IT infrastructure.

This is an excellent opportunity for motivated individuals with a passion for technology, hardware, and infrastructure engineering who enjoy working in a hands-on environment and contributing to high-profile client projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, maintain, relocate, and decommission IT infrastructure including servers, storage, network equipment, desktop hardware, racks, and associated peripherals.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware faults, perform testing, quality assurance activities, and support system validation processes.
• Design and implement rack layouts, structured cabling solutions, patching schedules, and asset labelling in line with industry best practice.
• Maintain accurate documentation, asset records, inventory information, and support compliance requirements.
• Work collaboratively with project managers, infrastructure teams, vendors, and customers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Produce and maintain Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) and promote a safety-first culture.
• Mentor junior engineers, provide technical guidance, and support day-to-day operational activities.
• Assist with logistics activities including equipment handling, loading/unloading, and deployment preparation.

Requirements

• Experience in hardware engineering, infrastructure engineering, data centre operations, or a similar technical role.
• Strong understanding of server, storage, networking, and IT infrastructure technologies.
• Experience with hardware installation, structured cabling, asset management, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider project team.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Full UK driving licence and valid passport.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK and internationally, including occasional overnight stays and out-of-hours work.
• Ability to pass BS7858 screening and obtain/hold UK Security Clearance (SC).
• Experience within data centre environments, RAMS production, or team leadership would be highly advantageous.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on diverse and technically challenging infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to enterprise-level data centre and customer environments.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Career progression opportunities within a growing technology business.

Hours: 8:30-17:00 Monday to Friday

Salary: £30,000 to £37,500 DOE. With overtime availability.

If you are passionate about hardware and infrastructure technology and are looking for an opportunity to develop your career within a fast-paced and growing organisation, we'd love to hear from you. Please click to apply and the Amour team will be in touch.