Fiber Cabling Engineer
2 days ago
Bracknell
Field Cabling Engineer Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Salary: £35,000–£38,000 (Increasing to 44k) 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