Data Centre Co-ordinator

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The Data Centre Co-ordinator is responsible for the efficient maintenance, installation, decommissioning and coordination of all Interconnect Cabling, Power Distribution Units installations, Remote Hands and Smart Hands support within the Data Centre. The Data Centre Co-ordinator is responsible for all Ad-Hoc client support requirements. Job Description OBJECTIVES MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB Full installation & Decommissioning of communication cables in line with customer requirements (CAT5e, CAT6 and Fibre). This will include; installing, testing and labelling new cables, uploading test results and documenting cable routes within stipulated SLA turn around times Testing and troubleshooting cabling issues which will include CAT6, Singlemode & Multimode fibre cabling with appropriate testing instruments, i.e. OTDR, Power Meter, Light Source, Copper & Coax testers, etc Basic network understanding and troubleshooting methods, Loopback testing on copper, fibre, SFP’s, etc Power Distribution Unit (In Rack PDU) configuration, physical installation, firmware updates and fault finding. Executing Remote Hands requests on behalf of clients, where the requirement will be to reboot servers, patching, labelling, auditing and Tape / Media swaps Knowledge with working in the Wireless and PTP space. This will include the use of doing media conversion from fibre to copper and vice versa. Comply to working methods ensuring all SLA and MSA’s are achieved Maintaining good working methods to ensure uptime of 99.99% of data cabling infrastructure Run all scheduled jobs as instructed by the Infrastructure Supervisor / Data Centre Manager Conduct administrative tasks to ensure efficient and organized data centre systems Ensure work operations are carried out in an efficient and timely manner. Where necessary liaise with other support staff to ensure uptime maximization and delivery of…