Data Centre Fibre Cabling Engineer – Career Path to Lead

TGS International Group; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Pension scheme

25 days holiday

Job summary

TGS International Group is seeking a Fibre Cabling Engineer to join our data centre team in Bracknell. You will support critical operations with structured cabling, hardware installation and infrastructure audits, with a clearly defined progression path from Engineer to Team Leader and Technical Project Manager.

The role offers a company van, 25 days holiday, a pension scheme and a Monday–Friday day schedule.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in structured cabling and patching.
• 3+ years' experience in data centre environments.
• Hands-on installation, termination and testing of copper and fibre.
• Strong understanding of Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, OM3/OM4 and OS2 cabling systems.
• Confident using test equipment - OTDR, Fluke, network analyser, VFL.
• Excellent diagnostic and fault-finding ability.
• A relevant cabling certification (CNCI, BTEC, City & Guilds or BICSI) is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Racking and stacking servers, network devices and storage hardware.
• Reading and following patching schedules accurately.
• Delivering patching work to an exceptionally high standard.
• Installing, terminating and testing Cat5e / Cat6 / Cat6a copper and fibre structured cabling systems.
• Auditing, documenting and improving existing hardware and cabling layouts.
• Supporting the design and planning of new data centre deployments.
• Contributing to large-scale data centre migration projects.

Skills

Structured cabling

Data centre experience

Copper & fibre testing

Test equipment

Cable termination

Education

Cabling certification desirable

Tools

OTDR

Fluke

Network analyser

VFL

Job description

TGS International Group is seeking a Fibre Cabling Engineer to join our data centre team in Bracknell. You will support critical operations with structured cabling, hardware installation and infrastructure audits, with a clearly defined progression path from Engineer to Team Leader and Technical Project Manager.

The role offers a company van, 25 days holiday, a pension scheme and a Monday–Friday day schedule.