Data Center Operations Lead — On-Site UK

Hub; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash and equity compensation

Local benefits

Job summary

Verda operates high-density GPU infrastructure across its data center sites, and we are looking for a hands-on Data Center Operations Manager to lead the shift-based technician team and own day-to-day site operations. You will maintain high standards for deployments, break/fix, cabling and inventory, plan future installations and build-outs, and build strong relationships with facility partners.

As the site scales, you may hire and grow the team and ensure issues are escalated and resolved

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in data-center operations or critical infrastructure.
• Experience leading shift-based technical teams and managing hardware deployments.
• Strong understanding of cabling, rack & stack, and incident response.
• Ability to establish clear processes in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop a shift-based team of Data Center Technicians.
• Organise shift coverage, workload, priorities and handovers.
• Own hardware lifecycle: receiving, inventory, deployment, replacement and decommissioning.
• Ensure safe rack-and-stack, cabling and link-level troubleshooting.
• Coordinate cluster deployments and hardware refreshes on-site.
• Lead on-site response to incidents with clear documentation and escalation.
• Build and improve operating procedures, runbooks and safety practices.
• Maintain accurate records of assets, incidents and maintenance.
• Recruit, onboard and performance-manage technicians as needed.
• Monitor power, cooling and facility-related events and impact.
• Escalate issues to providers and Verda stakeholders.
• Participate in on-call rotations and lead during urgent incidents.

Skills

Data center operations

Team leadership

Shift management

Hardware lifecycle

Job description

Verda operates high-density GPU infrastructure across its data center sites, and we are looking for a hands-on Data Center Operations Manager to lead the shift-based technician team and own day-to-day site operations. You will maintain high standards for deployments, break/fix, cabling and inventory, plan future installations and build-outs, and build strong relationships with facility partners.

As the site scales, you may hire and grow the team and ensure issues are escalated and resolved