Data Centre & Infrastructure Engineer

Harvey Nash; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave entitlement

Professional development and training

Exposure to large-scale infrastructure

Data centre expertise development

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking a hands-on Data Centre & Infrastructure Engineer to support critical infrastructure across multiple sites. Around 70% of the role focuses on structured cabling, with the rest involved in data centre operations, projects and equipment deployments.

You will contribute to a Cisco-to-Juniper migration programme and gain exposure to enterprise-scale environments. On-site role with occasional evening/weekend work.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years hands-on structured cabling experience.
• Experience with fibre and copper cabling.
• Experience in IT infrastructure, networking or telecoms environments.
• Ability to travel between sites and a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain and troubleshoot structured fibre and copper cabling infrastructure.
• Carry out patching, termination, testing, labelling and cable management.
• Support multiple communications rooms and data centre environments.
• Install, relocate and decommission network, server and storage equipment.
• Perform rack and stack activities and physical infrastructure changes.
• Support infrastructure upgrades, migrations and technology refresh projects.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and asset records.
• Work closely with internal teams, suppliers and contractors to deliver services.

Skills

Structured cabling

Fibre cabling

Copper cabling

Data centre operations

Networking environments

Patch panels

Cable testing

Site travel

Full UK driving licence

Job description

We're looking for a hands‑on Data Centre & Infrastructure Engineer to join a large-scale IT operation supporting critical infrastructure across multiple sites.

This role is ideal for someone with 3-5 years' structured cabling experience who enjoys working in a physical infrastructure environment. Approximately 70% of the role is focused on structured cabling, with the remaining time supporting data centre operations, infrastructure projects and equipment deployments.

You'll also have the opportunity to contribute to a significant Cisco-to-Juniper network migration programme and gain further exposure to enterprise‑scale infrastructure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, maintain and troubleshoot structured fibre and copper cabling infrastructure
• Carry out patching, termination, testing, labelling and cable management activities
• Support multiple communications rooms and data centre environments
• Install, relocate and decommission network, server and storage equipment
• Perform rack and stack activities and physical infrastructure changes
• Support infrastructure upgrades, migrations and technology refresh projects
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and asset records
• Work closely with internal teams, suppliers and contractors to deliver infrastructure services
• 3-5 years' hands‑on structured cabling experience
• Strong experience working with both fibre and copper cabling
• Experience within IT infrastructure, networking, telecoms or technical environments
• Knowledge of patch panels, cable containment, termination and testing
• Experience installing and supporting network or IT hardware
• Strong problem‑solving and organisational skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to travel between sites as required
• Data centre or communications room experience
• Exposure to enterprise network environments
• Experience supporting infrastructure projects and equipment migrations

Working Pattern

This is an on‑site role supporting critical infrastructure across multiple locations.

Due to the nature of the environment, the successful candidate will be expected to support occasional evening and weekend work for maintenance, upgrades, migrations and project activities.

What's on Offer?

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Exposure to large-scale infrastructure and networking projects
• Opportunity to develop data centre expertise within a complex enterprise environment

Please note: Structured cabling experience is the key requirement for this role. Candidates with strong fibre and copper cabling expertise looking to develop broader data centre and infrastructure knowledge are strongly encouraged to apply.