Senior Data Centre Technicians - 6M-12M CONTRACT - EXT

Northbridge IT Recruitment Propr; Sydney; On-site; AUD 148,000 - 221,000; Part time

Job summary

Northbridge IT Recruitment Propr – Sydney NSW is seeking a Data Centre Project Engineer / Network Deployment Planner for a 12-month contract. The role focuses on structured cabling design within data centre environments, including fibre and copper connectivity, P2P documentation, and rack elevations.

You will bridge design teams and site contractors, develop cabling schedules, verify installations, and update as-built documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in structured cabling, data centre deployments, telecommunications engineering or network infrastructure planning.
• Strong experience in fibre optic and copper cabling infrastructure.
• Experience with P2P schedules, port mapping, patching diagrams and rack elevations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with complex formulas (XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, FILTER, UNIQUE).
• Ability to manage large Excel workbooks with thousands of connectivity records.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed Excel-based P2P cabling schedules, mapping A-end and B-end connections, ports, cable types and lengths.
• Produce rack elevations, patching diagrams, cable routing plans and Rack Build Instructions.
• Document fibre and copper connectivity, including single-mode, multimode, LC, MPO, DAC and AOC cabling.
• Validate cable lengths, pathways, rack layouts and cable management requirements.
• Develop cable labelling schedules and port identification standards.
• Update documentation to reflect design changes, equipment relocations and port reallocations.
• Liaise with network architects, project managers, site engineers and structured cabling contractors.
• Verify completed installations and incorporate onsite changes into final as-built documentation.

Skills

Structured cabling

Data centre deployments

Telecommunications engineering

Network infrastructure planning

Excel advanced

P2P schedules

Rack elevations

Fibre optic cabling

Copper cabling

Documentation

Tools

NetBox

DCIM platforms

Cable labelling software

VBA automation

Job description

Northbridge IT Recruitment Propr – Sydney NSW

Contract

18d ago , from Northbridge IT Recruitment Propr

Work on Multi-Billion-Dollar AI Data Centre Upgrade Program, Largest in the Australian Marketplace. We are partnering with a leading organisation driving Data Centre Builds, Installations, Deployments for AI Infrastructure / AI Facilities Programs.

We have a(12-Month Contract - Extend) Data CentreProject Engineer / Network Deployment Planner role available.

This role has a heavy focus on structured cabling Design in Data Centre.

You will support large-scale data centre infrastructure deployments, with a strong focus on structured cabling, fibre connectivity, network mapping and technical documentation.

You will bridge the gap between network design teams and onsite installation contractors, developing and maintaining detailed Point-to-Point (P2P) cabling schedules, rack elevations, patching diagrams and installation instructions.

Experience in data centres, telecommunications, structured cabling or large-scale network deployments will be highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed Excel-based P2P cabling schedules, mapping A-end and B-end connections, ports, cable types and lengths.
• Produce rack elevations, patching diagrams, cable routing plans and Rack Build Instructions.
• Document fibre and copper connectivity, including single-mode, multimode, LC, MPO, DAC and AOC cabling.
• Validate cable lengths, pathways, rack layouts and cable management requirements.
• Develop cable labelling schedules and port identification standards.
• Update documentation to reflect design changes, equipment relocations and port reallocations.
• Liaise with network architects, project managers, site engineers and structured cabling contractors.
• Verify completed installations and incorporate onsite changes into final as-built documentation.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in structured cabling, data centre deployments, telecommunications engineering or network infrastructure planning.
• Strong Experience in fibre optic and copper cabling infrastructure.
• Experience with P2P schedules, port mapping, patching diagrams and rack elevations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, FILTER, UNIQUE and complex formulas.
• Ability to manage large Excel workbooks containing thousands of connectivity records.
• Understanding of data centre infrastructure, including switches, servers, patch panels and cabling pathways.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• Hyperscale, colocation or enterprise data centre experience.
• Exposure to high-density networking, InfiniBand or AI infrastructure.
• Experience with vendors such as Panduit, CommScope, Corning, Siemon or Codecom.
• Familiarity with NetBox, DCIM platforms, cable labelling software or VBA automation.
• BICSI RCDD, DCDC or relevant cabling certifications.

You do not need direct NVIDIA or AI infrastructure experience.

Strong structured cabling, fibre connectivity, P2P documentation and advanced Excel skills are the priority.

For this and other opportunities please visit:

www.northbridgerecruitment.com/content/OpenVacancies

Additional information

• Data Centre Infrastructure Cabling & P2P Documentation Engineering Specialist
• Design, Building, Auditing, Maintaining (P2P) Cable schedules , DC Rack Builds
• Sydney, Onsite, 12M Contract - Extend, $800-$1200 Per Day