(Senior) Data Center Technician

Verda; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Verda is building a cloud-scale AI platform and seeks a senior technician for its Newcastle site. You will lead hands-on hardware work on GPU servers, perform diagnostics, repairs, and high-quality cabling, reporting to the Data Center Operations Manager.

You’ll install and maintain GPU infrastructure, assist with complex diagnostics, and mentor junior technicians while ensuring 24/7 uptime and collaboration with network and sysadmin teams.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in data center or IT infrastructure with hands-on hardware.
• Direct hands-on experience with enterprise GPU servers (NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper, or Blackwell).
• Existing right to work in the UK; able to work shift-based on-site in Newcastle.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain GPU servers, storage, networking equipment, and cabling.
• Diagnose and repair complex hardware faults; perform rack-and-stack and cabling.
• Mentor junior technicians and collaborate with network engineers and sysadmins.
• Support 24/7 shift operations to ensure uptime.

Skills

GPU servers

Diagnostics

Shift work

Mentoring

Education

IT/Computer Engineering degree

BTEC/HND or apprenticeship

Tools

NVIDIA GPUs

Job description

At Verda, we're building a fully featured European AI cloud, covering everything needed to train, experiment with, and deploy AI models at scale.

We are a full-stack AI infrastructure company, meaning we design, operate, and optimize the compute powering modern AI workloads across training and inference. Our infrastructure runs on 100% renewable energy, helping build a more sustainable AI ecosystem.

Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished.

About the role

Our Newcastle site runs high-density GPU infrastructure around the clock, and we need a senior technician who can handle the most demanding hardware work on site. This is a hands-on individual contributor role in our shift team, reporting to the Data Center Operations Manager.

You’ll be the person the team turns to for the complex jobs: GPU server installs, tricky diagnostics, repairs that others can’t crack, and clean, high-quality network cabling at scale. You’ll also help less experienced technicians level up by sharing what you know and setting the standard for how work gets done on site.

When installations happen or machines break down, the expected pace is 'everything done yesterday.' Communication here is open and upfront.

What You’ll Do

• Install, configure, and maintain GPU servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and structured cabling.
• Diagnose and repair complex hardware faults on enterprise GPU servers, component-level troubleshooting, RMA handling, and root-cause analysis.
• Perform rack and stack, cabling (copper and fibre), and hardware refresh work to a high quality standard.
• Monitor data center environmental conditions: temperature, humidity, power, and respond to alerts during your shifts.
• Work as part of a shift rotation ensuring 24/7 uptime and availability of the site.
• Contribute hands-on to build-outs, migrations, and refresh projects as the site grows.
• Mentor junior technicians on the shift team and help maintain consistent work quality across shifts.
• Collaborate with network engineers, system administrators, and the Data Center Operations Manager.

What We’re Looking For

• 3-5+ years of progressive data center or IT infrastructure experience, with significant hands-on hardware time.
• Direct hands-on experience with enterprise GPU servers (NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper, or Blackwell generations).
• Strong diagnostic skills, you can isolate faults across compute, network, and cabling without a script to follow.
• Ability and willingness to work shift-based rotation on site in Newcastle.
• Existing right to work in the UK (we cannot sponsor visas for this position at this time).
• Relevant qualification (e.g., apprenticeship, BTEC/HND, or degree in IT/Computer Engineering) or equivalent hands-on experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with liquid cooling: DLC loops and maintenance of liquid cooling solutions.
• Experience with large cluster deployments or data hall build-outs as a hands-on technician.
• Experience mentoring junior technicians.

Practicalities

• Work mode: Onsite in Newcastle, UK
• Employment type: Full-time and permanent
• Working pattern: Shift-based rotation covering 24/7 operations, with shift allowances
• Please note: we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK.

What's Next

We're building fast and this role needs the right person behind it. There's no artificial deadline, but when we find who we're looking for, we move.

3-5+ years of progressive data center or IT infrastructure experience, Significant hands-on hardware experience, Direct hands-on experience with enterprise GPU servers (NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper, or Blackwell generations), Strong diagnostic skills to isolate faults across compute, network, and cabling, Ability and willingness to work shift-based rotation onsite in Newcastle, Existing right to work in the UK, Relevant qualification (e.g., apprenticeship, BTEC/HND, or degree in IT/Computer Engineering) or equivalent hands-on experience