Data Centre Coordinator

Teraco – A Digital Realty Company; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Teraco Data Environments in Gauteng is seeking a Data Centre Co-ordinator to maintain, install and coordinate cabling within the Data Centre and to handle client Smart Hand requirements. You will oversee SLA/MSA compliance and work as part of a team to ensure 99.99% uptime.

Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of cabling experience, strong technical abilities, and excellent communication skills. The role is permanent and based on-site in Gauteng.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant cabling experience.
• Knowledge of data centre environments and critical infrastructure systems.
• Proactive, detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Maintain data centre cabling infrastructure to ensure uptime.
• Coordinate installation and maintenance tasks per SLA/OLA.
• Respond to client Smart Hand requirements.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

Skills

Cabling expertise

Data centre operations

Client liaison

Problem solving

Communication skills

Independent worker

MS Office

Team player

Job description

Teraco Data Environments

2026/10/09 Gauteng

Job Reference Number: DCCJB5

Department: Infrastructure Management Technology

Industry: Information Technology

Job Type: Permanent

Positions Available: 1

Salary: Market Related

Job Description

The Data Centre Co-ordinator is responsible for the efficient maintenance, installation and coordination of all cabling within the Data Centre. The Data Centre Co-ordinator is responsible for all client Smart Hand requirements.

The Data Centre Co-ordinator is responsible for the efficient maintenance, installation and coordination of all cabling within the Data Centre. The Data Centre Co-ordinator is responsible for all client Smart Hand requirements.

OBJECTIVES

Main function of the Job

Data Centre Management

• Comply to working methods ensuring all SLA and MSA’s are achieved
• Management of data centre cabling infrastructure to provide a cost effective and concurrently maintainable system supporting 99.99% uptime

Compliance

• Maintain compliance in accordance to all relative policies and procedures
• Meet agreed inter-departmental OLA (Operational Level Agreement)
• H&S monitoring and corrective action to meet statutory compliance, SLAs and good business practice

Critical System Management

• Ensure applicable planned and corrective maintenance is managed in accordance to ensure customer MSA’s and SLA’s are achieved
• Task finalisation and report accurately, as per agreed format, quality and within the agreed timelines

Data Centre Ethics

• Ensure compliance is maintained incorporating industry best practices
• Ensure data centre facilities standards are enforced and maintained
• Ensure data centre cleaning standards are enforced and maintained

Job Requirements

Skill Requirements

• Good technical abilities
• Effective communication skills, active listener – ability to understand requirements
• Proactive problem solver, perform rapid and accurate assessments
• Ability to work independently, as well as being a positive team player
• Self-motivated
• Conducts self professionally, exhibits elevated levels of tolerance and patience
• Responsible for continued learning and self-development
• Quick response to potentially critical situations
• Trouble shoot systems and components to identify root causes of failures
• Implement corrective actions promptly to mitigate the negative effects of system changes
• Good Microsoft Office skills

Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum 5 years relevant cabling experience preferable
• Good knowledge on Data Centre environments and critical infrastructure systems preferable