Datacenter Technician

JR United Kingdom; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a data centre operations specialist in Bracknell to play a key role in structured cabling and patching. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4 years’ experience, cabling certification, and exceptional fault-finding skills, contributing to high-standard deployments and operational excellence. Opportunities for career progression to Project Manager are available, alongside competitive benefits and performance-based incentives.

Benefits

25–30 days’ holiday, increasing annually

Free on-site parking

Van provided at site

Company-sponsored pension scheme

Performance-based commission

Overtime paid at 1.25x standard rate

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in structured cabling and data centre environments.
• Complete understanding of industry best practices for installations and testing.
• Proficient in the use of cabling testing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Racking and stacking of servers and network devices.
• Auditing hardware and cabling in data centre environments.
• Contributing to design and participating in migration projects.

Skills

Structured cabling

Patching

Installation

Fault finding

Education

Cabling certification – CNCI, BTEC, City & Guilds or BICSI

Tools

OTDR

Fluke

Network analyser

VFL

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• 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
• 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.
• 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