Data Center Operations Lead (GPU Infra) - Madrid On-site

Hub; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash compensation

Equity

Local benefits

Job summary

Verda operates high-density GPU infrastructure and seeks a hands-on Data Center Operations Manager to lead a shift-based technician team and own day-to-day site operations and hardware lifecycle.

You will maintain high standards across deployments, inventory, and incident response while planning future installations and build-outs as the site grows. English fluency is essential for cross-border coordination.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in data-center operations or a comparable critical-infrastructure environment.
• Experience leading shift-based technical teams with server hardware, rack-and-stack, and cabling.
• Knowledge of copper and fibre installation, optics and link-level troubleshooting.
• Experience managing hardware deployments, incidents, inventory and priorities.
• Strong operational judgement and decision-making under pressure.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-evolving environment with clear processes.
• Proven people-management skills including coaching and performance management.
• Fluent English for internal and partner communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop a shift-based team of Data Center Technicians.
• Organise shift coverage, workload, priorities, handovers and daily operations.
• Own Verda’s hardware lifecycle from receiving to decommissioning.
• Ensure safe rack-and-stack, cabling and link-level troubleshooting.
• Coordinate deployments, capacity expansions and hardware refreshes on-site.
• Lead on-site response to incidents with clear escalation and documentation.
• Develop and improve operating procedures and runbooks.
• Maintain accurate records of assets, incidents and maintenance.
• Recruit, onboard and coach technicians as the operation grows.
• Monitor power, cooling and facility events and assess impact on infrastructure.
• Escalate issues to providers and Verda stakeholders.
• Participate in on-call rotation and lead during urgent incidents.

Skills

Data-center operations

Team leadership

Copper & fibre install

Hardware deployments

Operational judgement

Ambiguity tolerance

People management

English fluency

Job description

Verda operates high-density GPU infrastructure and seeks a hands-on Data Center Operations Manager to lead a shift-based technician team and own day-to-day site operations and hardware lifecycle.

You will maintain high standards across deployments, inventory, and incident response while planning future installations and build-outs as the site grows. English fluency is essential for cross-border coordination.