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Datacenter Technician
Posted 18 hours 41 minutes ago by TGS International Group
Permanent
Not Specified
Other
Berkshire, Bracknell, United Kingdom, RG120
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
