Network Technician

Sharp Brains; Cork; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Brains in Ireland seeks a network infrastructure technician to install, test, and troubleshoot DC & Network equipment. You will work with fiber, copper, and data center hardware, perform rack and stack, patching, and cable management, and assist with break-fix tasks under guidance.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with Nokia and Ciena hardware, IT networks, and be able to follow task instructions, perform testing with OTDR, and ensure proper documentation and asset tagging.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in installation and troubleshooting of DC & network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Installation and testing of data center and network equipment.
• Rack and stack and cabling management.
• Perform fault diagnosis and component replacement as needed.
• Assist with RMA processing and asset tagging.

Skills

Hands-on experience

DC & Network hardware

Rack and stack

Cable management

Fiber installation

Copper cabling

Nokia hardware

Ciena hardware

OTDR testing

Tools

OTDR

Fibre Connector

Job description

• Cleaning tools testing, reporting, install cables or optics for new circuits. physical cabling, cable management, northbound cabling, (Fiber/Copper/Power).
• Support network and server teams by assisting with rack and stack and running cables. Planned/Predictive maintenance or circuit migration support
• Labelling, patching, and asset tagging activities, perform installation as needed either through physical or network medium.
• Follow specific task instructions and provision necessary reporting as necessary and support either through phone, remote tools, or in person at onsite.
• Conduct failure analysis, perform functional testing of entire system/Identify failed Component, planned maintenance or circuit migration support.
• Reseating or swapping new line cards
• Making, crimping and testing RJ45 Copper Cables

BreakFix/Technical Task List:

• Cleaning fibers, replace the faulty optical cable. Installing loopbacks, BER testing
• Inserting/removing/replacing defective components. Linecards, Fibers, etc... Assist with fault diagnosis and investigation with RMA Processing.
• Configuring remote access, basic storage array configuration, replacing faulty cables.
• Rebooting linecards, chassis or reseating of cards/optics
• Providing loop-back cables to test circuits remotely, re-seating or replacing components or cables
• Power cycling, and conducting whole unit replacement.

Preferred Skillsets: Technical Experience

• hands-on experience in installation and troubleshooting Infrastructure (DC & Network) equipment's, rack, and stack of the equipment/cable.
• Infrastructure (Data center and network) hardware architecture as to understand the procedure shared by L3 teams during troubleshooting, HS&E support.
• Knowledge of Nokia, Ciena Hardware.
• Understanding of ILA Hut jobsites
• Good understanding of IT principles such as networks, hardware.
• Fiber/Data/Copper cable installation and maintaining; include working with MPO fibers.
• Hands-on experiences in IMAC and break-fix activities related to infrastructure environment.
• Ability to identify defective spares and replace them with provided good spares as instructed and by physical observations.

Hands on Experience Required

• Experience in Data Center Network ( Fibre, Splicing, Patching, Troubleshooting by tools like OTDR, Fibre Connector,
• Hardware ( Access Point, Rack and Stacking, Cable Management, MDF Survey, NGO migration, Wifi Survey