Senior Engineer, Node and Asset Management

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Why we need this role

This role is part of the Infrastructure Planning team within the Operations & Engineering function, focusing on planning and delivering infrastructure at third-party Data Centre (DC) sites to support Core Network growth and deployment. Key responsibilities include planning and implementing space, power, and cabling infrastructure, procuring equipment, and executing builds for capacity upgrades, backbone expansion and optimization projects and core network installations supporting customer demand. The role also manages commercial activities such as purchase order creation, infrastructure procurement, business case development, and financial forecasting to ensure efficient and cost-effective infrastructure delivery.

What you will do

Key Responsibilities

• Manage data centre capacity planning (space, power, and inventory), conduct site surveys and rack audits, and maintain accurate capacity reporting.

• Plan, procure, and implement infrastructure and network equipment, including racks, power, cabling, patch panels, and network hardware.

• Coordinate with field teams and vendors to deliver infrastructure builds, while managing COLO space and power requests and tracking approvals.

• Support data centre consolidation, footprint and power optimization, network expansion projects and site exit activities.

• Prepare financial forecasts, cost estimates, purchase orders and business cases for infrastructure investments and capacity growth initiatives.

What we're looking for

Skills & Experience

• 4-8 years of experience in a telecommunications service provider environment, with expertise in network asset planning, configuration, documentation, and inventory management.

• Good understanding of Data Centre architecture fundamentals, including space, power, and cabling considerations.

• Experience or exposure to infrastructure planning and capacity management, including rack, power, and cabling design, site surveys, and field implementation activities.

• Awareness of WDM and IP networking technologies and associated network equipment.

• Contributing to network capacity planning to ensure network reliability.

• Proactively taking opportunities to build capability, including learning to use Network Virtualizations technologies and Automation tools to provide scalability.

• Exposure to inventory systems such as Amdocs ARM, Siebel/XTRAC, Premise Master.

• Maintaining accurate and comprehensive documentation of changes to the network and configurations.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis, with the ability to interpret capacity, inventory, and financial data to support planning and decision-making

• Exposure to procurement systems SAP Ariba, and SAP ERP is desirable.

Soft Skills & Behavioural Competencies

• Ownership & Accountability: Takes responsibility for delivering outcomes and driving technical excellence.

• Leadership & Influence: Ability to inspire, motivate, and guide team members toward achieving goals.

• Communication: Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot complex issues and implement effective solutions.

• Collaboration: Skilled at building relationships and working effectively across teams and stakeholders.

• Adaptability: Comfortable managing priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactive in identifying opportunities for process and technology enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech.) in Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Certifications in Data Centre Design, Data Centre Infrastructure, Power Systems or related fields are preferred

What we offer you:

Looking to make a mark?

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do. Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions.

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion

• Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

Most recently we have:

• Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan

• Trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders

• Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages.

Benefits

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health.

• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.

• Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.

• Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.

• Global Family Leave Policy.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network

When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.