Fiber Cabling Engineer

TGS International Group; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech solutions provider in the UK is seeking an experienced cabling technician for their data centre operations. You will handle server racking, auditing, and contribute to data centre deployments. Ideal candidates have over 4 years of experience, relevant certifications, and excellent fault-finding skills. Benefits include generous holiday, performance-based commissions, and potential for career advancement. A flexible approach and strong teamwork are essential.

Benefits

25-30 days' holiday

Free on-site parking

Van provided

Company-sponsored pension scheme

Performance-based commission

Overtime paid at 1.25x

Career progression opportunities

Optional European travel

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' experience in structured cabling and patching.
• Minimum 4 years' experience in data centre environments.
• Complete understanding of industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Racking and stacking of servers, network devices and storage.
• Auditing hardware and cabling in data centre environments.
• Contributing to design of data centre deployments.

Skills

Structured cabling

Patching

Customer-facing skills

Fault-finding and diagnostic skills

Team player

Education

Cabling certification (CNCI, BTEC, City & Guilds or BICSI)

Tools

OTDR

Fluke testing equipment

Network analyser

VFL

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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