DATA CENTRE FIELD ENGINEER
Location: Bracknell, England, United Kingdom
Main duties include, but are not limited to:
* Racking and stacking of servers, network devices and storage
* Ability to be able to read and understand patching schedules
* Patching to an extremely high standard
* Auditing hardware and cabling of existing data Centre environments
* Pulling and terminating Cat5e/6/6a and various fibre structured cabling systems
* Contributing to the design of data Centre deployments as well as other client requirements
* Being a key part of data Centre migration projects
Who we are looking for?
* Is very driven and motivated
* Thrives in high pressure environments
* Has a ‘get-the-job-done’ attitude
* Is a great team player
* Can contribute to and improve processes
* Possesses excellent customer facing skills
* Is organised, detail orientated and punctual
* Is flexible and able to take on additional tasks and responsibilities when required
Experience Required:
* Min. 4 years + in structured cabling and patching
* Min. 4 years + in data centre environments, ideally as part of a DC Ops outfit
* Must hold an appropriate cabling certification - CNCI, BTEC, City & Guilds or BICSI
* Complete understanding of industry best practices in cabling installations and testing procedures for both copper and fibre solutions
* Proficient in the use and understanding of copper and fibre testing equipment, including OTDR, fluke, network analyser and VFL
* Excellent understanding of CAT5e, CAT6, CAT6A, OM3/OM4 and OS2 cabling systems
* Demonstrable technical knowledge and installation of copper, fibre, and general data centre installations.
* Installation, termination and testing of both copper and fibre network cables
• Strong fault finding and diagnostic skills using loss calculation equipment, VFL etc