Job Description
Data Centre Engineer – Field
Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK
Salary: £35,000–£38,000
Permanent
Main duties include
* Racking and stacking of servers, network devices and storage
* Ability to read and understand patching schedules
* Patching to an extremely high standard
* Auditing hardware and cabling in 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 are we looking for
* Highly driven and motivated
* Thrives in high-pressure environments
* Has a ‘get-the-job-done’ attitude
* A strong team player
* Able to contribute to and improve processes
* Possesses excellent customer-facing skills
* Organised, detail-oriented and punctual
* Flexible and willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities when required
Experience Required
* Minimum 4 years’ experience in structured cabling and patching
* Minimum 4 years’ experience in data centre environments, ideally as part of a DC Ops team
* 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 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 experience in installation of copper, fibre, and general data centre infrastructure
* Installation, termination and testing of both copper and fibre network cables
* Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills using loss calculation equipment, VFL, etc.
Benefits
* 25–30 days’ holiday, increasing annually
* Free on-site parking in Bracknell
* Van provided upon arrival at Bracknell site
* Company-sponsored pension scheme
* Performance-based commission with strong OTE
* Overtime paid at 1.25x standard rate
* Career progression opportunities to Project Manager
* Optional European travel