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# Data Cabling Engineer

- **Company:** High Tech Hire Ltd
- **Location:** Peterborough, UK
- **Salary:** £30,000.0 - £35,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Cabling, Data Centers, Data Transmissions, Microsoft Office, SAP Ariba
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6804150952933084

## About the Role

* Formal education to minimum of GCSE Grade C / Level 4
 * Formal training in fibre splicing and testing, City & Guilds preferred.
 * Formal training in copper structured cabling, City & Guilds preferred.

Essential

 * Experience in the installation of multi-disciplined cabling systems.
 * Experience of working in data centre environment
 * Experience of working in high profile/time pressured environments
 * The ability to confidently communicate and present at all levels.
 * Fibre splicing
 * ILM and OTDR testing of MM and SM fibre networks.
 * Fibre and Copper Patching and documentation
 * Knowledge of the Data Communications sector
 * IT Literate - Microsoft office suite

## Description

Location: - Peterborough/Corby Hours of work: - Sunday to Saturday, operating on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, 18:00 - 04:00/20:00 - 06:00 as dictated by the customer. Flexing of shift patterns may be required with on call support for Bank Holidays and out of hours (OOH) as part of a rota system.

Key responsibilities

 * Provide resource to cover patching, testing, fault fixing and installations.
 * Be proactive and able to address and resolve issues independently.
 * Knowledge of Data Centre technologies/solutions; cold-aisle containment, power, cooling, resilient solution design
 * On call (OOH) as part of a rota - 60 minutes response time
 * Attain and maintain a level of knowledge and capability of SpliceGroup solutions to perform break-fix and small project implementation on both copper and fibre, (including fusion splice & test)
 * Maintain documentation.
 * Compilation of statistics and analysis of data
 * Report writing.
 * Manage stock levels of all materials on site.
 * Ensure compliance with statutory and best practice health & safety and environmental requirements on site.