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Data centre operator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Data center administrator Data center operator Data centre employee Data centre operators

Data centre operators maintain computer operations within the data centre. They manage daily activities within the centre to solve problems, maintain the system availability, and evaluate the system's performance.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and controlling peripheral and related computer equipment;
(b) Entering commands, using computer terminal, and activating controls on computer and peripheral equipment to integrate and operate equipment;
(c) Monitoring systems for equipment failure or errors in performance;
(d) Notifying supervisor or maintenance technician of equipment malfunctions;
(e) Responding to programme error messages by finding and correcting problems, escalating the problem to other staff or terminating the programme;
(f) Reading job set-up instructions to determine equipment to be used, order of use, material such as disks and paper to be loaded, and control settings;
(g) Retrieving, separating and sorting programme output as needed, and sending data to specified users;
(h) Loading peripheral equipment, such as printers, with selected materials for operating runs, or overseeing loading of peripheral equipment by peripheral equipment operators.

Knowledge

  • Database and network design and administration
  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Computer use

Digital competencies

  • Developing solutions
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Managing information
  • Developing operational policies and procedures
  • Monitoring developments in area of expertise

Digital competencies

  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Protecting ict devices
  • Setting up computer systems
  • Working with computers

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Dealing with problems
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Information and communications technicians

Information and communications technology operations and user support technicians

Information and communications technology operations technicians

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Information and communications technology operations technicians

2.713

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

58,67%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-11,94% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

78,99%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

11,57%

Part-time contracts

1,07% Turnover index

227

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

29%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Information and communications technicians

70%

30%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Information and communications technicians

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Information and communications technology operations and user support technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Information and communications technology operations technicians

No experience
13%
Less than 1 year
40%
Between 1 and 2 years
7%
Between 2 and 4 years
20%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
16%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
30%
Information and communication
26%
Administrative and support service activities
18%
Other service activities
6%
Manufacturing
5%
Others
15%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.