Data Center Engineer

This is a full-time position (Mon to Fri) based out of Bracknell, with regular travel to client locations. 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 You’re the kind of person who: • 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 • Good understanding of MS Excel (beneficial) • Good understanding of data centre power systems (beneficial) • Existing client relations within the data centre industry (beneficial) • SC cleared (extremely beneficial) • Data centre migrations (extremely beneficial) Benefits: • Competitive salary with regular, overtime • Annual salary reviews linked to PRDP (Personal Review Development Plan) • Monday to Friday – Overtime weekend work • 40hrs a week • 25 days holiday and extra day per year to a maximum 30 days • Pension with company contribution