Principal Hardware Engineer, Data Center Lead

Amour Recruitment; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Large-scale projects

Cutting-edge hardware

Career progression

Certifications support

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Amour Recruitment is recruiting for a Principal Hardware Engineer based in Portsmouth with regular travel to customer sites. You will lead delivery, operation and lifecycle management of enterprise hardware environments across data centres, labs and office infrastructure.

The role combines strategic planning with hands-on delivery, setting engineering standards, governance and security. You will mentor teams and drive continuous improvement in a highly technical, high-security environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering.
• Experience in secure, regulated environments is advantageous.
• Certifications in ITIL, CCNA/CCNP, VMware, Dell, HPE, Lenovo or Cisco desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery, operation and lifecycle management of physical IT infrastructure.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, processes and best practices.
• Oversee hardware deployment, operation, maintenance and decommissioning.
• Provide technical leadership across data centres, labs and offices.
• Manage infrastructure projects and large-scale deployments.
• Ensure security, governance and risk management compliance.
• Support resilience, capacity planning and business continuity initiatives.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers and senior stakeholders to ensure project delivery.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote high-performance practices.
• Drive continuous improvement across infrastructure systems and processes.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Hands-on delivery

Security & governance

Communication

Tools

ITIL certifications

VMware

Dell Technologies

HPE

Lenovo

Cisco CCNA/CCNP

Job description

Amour Recruitment is recruiting for a Principal Hardware Engineer based in Portsmouth with regular travel to customer sites. You will lead delivery, operation and lifecycle management of enterprise hardware environments across data centres, labs and office infrastructure.

The role combines strategic planning with hands-on delivery, setting engineering standards, governance and security. You will mentor teams and drive continuous improvement in a highly technical, high-security environment.