Trainee Data Center Engineer
The internet runs on power that must never fail. And that power? We take care of it.
At First Case you do not work on just any installation, but on the physical layer under the digital world: the power in data centers. Streaming services, banking apps and AI services all run on it, and that power must never drop out. As a Trainee Data Center Engineer you learn the trade from the ground up, no diploma needed up front: you work four days a week alongside experienced engineers on real sites and spend one day a week at school. In the first year you join in on measurements, pulling cables and swapping batteries, and step by step you get work of your own. Within three years you stand on your own in data centers across the Netherlands, with your papers in hand.
This vacancy is not open right now.
No day is the same.
This is what a typical week looks like. Four days on site, one day at school.
The clients change, the locations change, the tech changes.
You ride along with an experienced engineer to a data center just outside Amsterdam. Together you replace battery modules in a UPS system that big tech companies depend on.
Maintenance at a site in The Hague. You help with the inspection, learn to measure voltage per battery block and replace parts under guidance.
You pull cables, label conductors on both ends, take measurements and watch as the manufacturer commissions an emergency power system.
You're back at school for your apprenticeship.
What you bring, what you get
What you bring
- No diploma required. Just two hands and the will to learn a trade
- Technical affinity: you like to know how things work
- Dutch or English language
- Driver's license B is a plus
- The right to work in the Netherlands (no visa sponsorship)
What we offer
- Electrical Engineering apprenticeship (BBL, level 2 or 3), fully paid by First Case
- Guidance from a dedicated practical trainer
- VCA Basic and NEN 3140 VOP certification within 6 months
- Training on UPS systems from Eaton and Schneider Electric
- Metal & Engineering CAO, including ADV days and travel allowance
Your salary and your role grow with you
You start with full training paid by First Case. During your training you earn the youth wage. Once you complete MBO level 2 you move to €2.900. With level 3 in hand you are promoted to Data Center Engineer at €3.300, growing on to €4.100.
As a Data Center Engineer you grow on to €4.100. Above that is Lead Data Center Engineer (€4.900 to €5.900). First Case is growing fast, so those with ambition grow quickly.
View the full growth ladder →Amounts shown are gross per month, excluding allowances, overtime and travel costs · those are added on top.
I had no technical training when I started. Now I work independently in data centers across the Netherlands.
In a few clear steps
Send a message
Via WhatsApp, no CV needed. One message is enough to start.
We call briefly
What you're after, what we're after. Twenty minutes on the phone.
Come ride along for two days
The trial. Ride along, see the work, feel if it clicks with the team.
★ TrialA good feeling on both sides?
Then we make it official. You sign, and you start.
First, come ride along for two days.
Talking about the work is one thing. Seeing it is another. That's why we invite you to ride along for two days to real data centers, with an experienced engineer. You see the work, the team and the locations from the inside. After that you'll know whether First Case suits you, and we'll know whether you suit us. Riding along is voluntary, and we cover your travel costs and workwear.
- Two days on site, your costs covered
- We arrange workwear and transport
- No obligation, but an honest picture
You're not on your own.
You get a dedicated practical trainer who guides you on site, and you're not the only newcomer: more apprentices are on the BBL track alongside you. Short lines, professionals among each other, and you learn from the people who do the work every day.