Datacoms Engineer

As a Datacoms Technician, you'll provide technical expertise across a broad range of networking and communications technologies, supporting both internal projects and customer solutions. You'll be involved in everything from troubleshooting complex network issues through to supporting new installations, testing and commissioning activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong networking fundamentals who enjoys solving technical challenges and working in a customer-focused environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting the design, implementation and maintenance of customer network solutions
• Investigating, owning and resolving complex technical and network-related issues
• Assisting with the build, testing, commissioning and deployment of IT and communications systems
• Supporting customer projects both onsite and remotely as part of the wider engineering team
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation and project records
• Evaluating new products, applications and services to support future customer requirements
• Supporting network installations, surveys and configurations at customer sites when required
• Keeping up to date with developments across networking, communications and IT technologies

We're interested in speaking with candidates who have:

• A degree, HND or HNC in IT, Computer Science, Electronics or a related technical discipline
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts, including routing, switching and firewall technologies
• Experience diagnosing and resolving complex technical faults
• Experience working with modern IT infrastructure, communications or networking systems
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with customers professionally
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a genuine passion for technology
• The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a project team

Desirable Experience

The following would be highly advantageous:

• Cisco or Microsoft certifications
• Project delivery or implementation experience
• Linux and Windows Server administration experience
• VoIP or Asterisk platform experience
• Scripting knowledge such as Bash or Perl
• Hardware or software systems development experience
• Experience within communications, satellite, telecoms, defence or managed service environments