At a Glance
- Tasks: Install and maintain cabling systems in world-class data centres for critical UK finance infrastructure.
- Company: Join a leading tech company powering the UK's payment systems.
- Benefits: Gain hands-on experience, training, and career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with ongoing training and development.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that keeps essential services running smoothly.
- Qualifications: No prior experience needed, just a passion for engineering and problem-solving.
The predicted salary is between 18000 - 25000 £ per year.
Role Overview
We design, build and operate industry leading bank account based payment systems.
Our technology powers the UK's real time payments, settlements and direct debit systems, as well as networks of over 55000 ATMs.
We process over 90 percent of salaries, more than 70 percent of household bills and almost all state benefits.
As a Data Centre Infrastructure Apprentice you will work in world class data centres that run critical national infrastructure for the UK finance industry.
You will work alongside Data Centre Infrastructure Engineers to ensure IT equipment and cabling is installed and maintained to allow critical services to run reliably.
Key Responsibilities
- Cabling Installation and decommissioning: Installing new racks and cabling systems (copper Cat 6 and multimode fibre optic) according to specifications and industry standards.
Decommissioning of redundant cabling systems and racks.
- Cable Management: Ensuring proper cable routing, organization, and termination to maintain a tidy and efficient data centre environment.
- Troubleshooting and Repair: Identifying and resolving issues with cabling infrastructure, including network connectivity problems.
- Testing and Documentation: Conducting tests to ensure the quality and functionality of cabling systems and maintaining accurate documentation of the cabling infrastructure.
- Equipment Installation and decommissioning: Assisting with the installation and configuration of network equipment, including servers, switches, and other hardware.
Decommissioning equipment when it is no longer in use.
- Environmental
Monitoring: Monitoring the physical environment of the data centre, including temperature airflow and power.
Work with the Data Centre Engineering department to report issues and find solutions to any issues that arise.
- Collaboration: Working with other Data Centre Engineers, contractors, and Network Engineers to ensure the smooth operation of the data centre.
- Following Procedures: Adhering to safety regulations, industry standards, and company specific procedures.
- Learning Skills and Qualifications
- Technical
Knowledge: Previous experience is not required, but it is desirable if you have started or completed relevant engineering or structured data cabling studies.
A desire to develop a successful career within Data Centre Infrastructure Engineering is essential.
- Troubleshooting Skills: Ability to assess and evaluate issues to diagnose and resolve problems related to cabling and network connectivity.
- Physical
Dexterity: Passion for hands on engineering work, comfortable with hand and power tools, performing physical tasks, working in confined spaces, manual handling tasks, working at height and long periods on your feet.
- Attention to Detail: Ensure accuracy in cable installation, updating records and testing.
- Communication Skills: Able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with team members, project teams and data centre staff.
- Safety
Awareness: Willing to prioritise safety in all tasks and work to best practice safety standards.
Required to attend Health and Safety related training courses on an ongoing basis.
- Training: Willing to attend industry training courses throughout the apprenticeship and thereafter, such as structured cabling, health and safety, electrical safety, confined spaces etc.
Long term opportunities to expand skillset by working with the Data Centre Engineering team that maintain electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
- Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook and able to learn other company software applications.
- General
Attributes: Punctual and reliable, able to work effectively on own and with others, flexible can-do attitude, focused on delivering objectives, self motivated and with excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
- Travel
Requirement: For Debden (Essex) and Dunstable (Bedfordshire) based roles, must be willing to travel between those sites on a regular basis and have own means of transportation.
- Corporate Security Responsibility
- Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices.
- Ensure confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed.
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach.
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
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