Hardware Engineer – Data Center Operations

Mayflower

Hardware Engineer focused on firmware updates, troubleshooting, and support in data center operations. Collaborating with teams for infrastructure scaling and standardization while performing lifecycle management.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇾 CyprusMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

OpenStack

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform firmware updates and lifecycle management for server hardware
Troubleshoot hardware and infrastructure-related issues (servers, components, connectivity)
Support provisioning and decommissioning of bare metal servers
Work with out-of-band management interfaces (IPMI / iDRAC / iLO or similar)
Apply and maintain hardware configuration standards and profiles
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis
Contribute to development of operational processes and documentation (SOPs)
Collaborate with infrastructure, network and devops teams
Participate in evaluation and selection of hardware configurations (CPU, RAM, storage, components)
Contribute to infrastructure scaling and hardware standardization
Participate in on-call rotations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on experience with server hardware in production environments
Understanding of data center infrastructure fundamentals
Experience with hardware lifecycle management (firmware, components, replacements)
Familiarity with out-of-band management tools (IPMI / iDRAC / iLO or similar)
Strong troubleshooting skills
Experience in writing technical documentation or operational procedures
Willingness to participate in on-call rotations
Understanding of server hardware configurations and component selection
Experience or interest in contributing to infrastructure design and scaling decisions
Basic understanding of networking fundamentals (L2/L3)
Nice to have: Experience working with large-scale environments (500+ servers)
Nice to have: Experience with OpenStack environments
Nice to have: Experience with CMDB / DCIM tools (e.g. Snipe-It, NetBox, Device42, etc)
Nice to have: Experience with automation (scripts, APIs)
Nice to have: Experience working with different hardware vendors (Dell, HPE, Supermicro or similar).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full remote work
Competitive compensation with a service contract
Transparent performance reviews twice a year, with bonus opportunities and salary adjustments
An annual allowance that you can use for home office improvements, sports activities, equipment upgrades, and more—tailor it to what benefits you most
Investment in your development: paid language courses, access to various learning platforms, and a mindfulness benefit, including psychological support with 50% coverage
Career growth in a fast-scaling project with opportunities to influence technical decisions
A culture of recognition: our peer reward program celebrates contributions from across the team.

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Hard Skills & Tools

firmware updateshardware lifecycle managementtroubleshootinghardware configuration standardstechnical documentationnetworking fundamentalsinfrastructure designautomationserver hardware configurationscomponent selection

Soft Skills

strong troubleshooting skillscollaborationparticipation in on-call rotations