Data Centre Installation Team Lead - 60 - 70K p.a

Nanotek Ltd; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Centre Field Installation Engineer to manage the full lifecycle of installations and relocations within data centres. The candidate must have a full UK driving licence and experience with cabling and network hardware management. This full-time role is ideal for individuals with mid-senior level expertise in information technology and a passion for ensuring operational efficiency in data centre environments.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be UK based with full UK working rights.
• Full UK driving licence required as this is a field role.
• Mid-senior level experience in data centre installation.

Responsibilities

• Manage installations and relocations of network, server, and storage hardware.
• Conduct rack remediation works and ensure compliance with standards.
• Install and integrate switches, servers, and storage systems.

Skills

Experience with copper and fibre cabling (Cat6A, OM4)

Understanding of conduit, tray, and containment builds

Familiarity with high-density cabling installations

Rack management and optimisations

Job description

Candidates MUST be UK based with FULL UK working rights

FULL UK Driving licence required as this is a Field role

Candidate Criteria

• Senior Data Centre Field Installation Engineer
• Data Centre Engineer
• Data Centre/NOC
• Racking
• Telecoms

Job Role

• Carry out full lifecycle activities across audit, installation, migration, and decommissioning of IT and network infrastructure.ლებ
• Manage installations and relocations of network, server, and storage hardware within data centres, offices, and trading floors.
• Deliver structured patching, including complex high-density patching across network and compute environments.
• Conduct rack remediation works, including cleaning, re-cabling, power management, and improving airflow or layout efficiency.
• Execute de graviddecommissioning works — secure device removal, data sanitisation, and compliant asset disposal (ADISA/WEEE).
• Ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and to defined engineering and documentation standards.
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• Experience with copper and fibre cabling (Cat6A, OM4), including termination,668 splicing, and testing.
• Understanding of conduit, tray, and containment builds (underfloor, overhead, or external).
• Familiarity with enterprise‑standard, high‑density, or long‑line cabling installations.
• Build, install, and commission racks, cabinets, and containment structures, including fabrication and mounting activities.
• Carry out pre‑cabling and pre‑patching to prepare migration and transformation sites.
• Install and integrate switches, servers, storage systems, and supporting power and network hardware. თქმით
• Perform rack optimisations, ensuring structured cabling, power routing, and airflow management align to design standards.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Human Resources Services

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