UK On-site GPU Data Center Operations Lead

Hub; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

Verda in Liverpool is seeking a hands-on Data Center Operations Manager to lead a shift-based technician team and own day-to-day site operations and the hardware lifecycle. You will maintain high operational standards across deployments, inventory, maintenance and incident response.

As the site grows you may hire and grow the team, build runbooks and escalation paths, coordinate deployments, and work closely with facility partners to ensure power, cooling and connectivity are reliable.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop a shift-based team of Data Center Technicians.
• Organise shift coverage, workload, priorities, handovers and daily operational activities.
• Take ownership of Verda’s hardware lifecycle, including receiving, inventory, deployment, break/fix, replacement, relocation, RMAs and decommissioning.
• Ensure rack-and-stack, component replacement, copper and fibre cabling, and link-level troubleshooting are completed safely and to a high standard.
• Coordinate cluster deployments, capacity expansions, hardware refreshes and other on-site projects.
• Lead the on-site response to hardware and connectivity incidents, ensuring clear documentation, escalation and communication.
• Build and improve operating procedures, runbooks, safety practices and escalation paths.
• Maintain accurate records covering assets, inventory, incidents, maintenance activities and completed work.
• Recruit, onboard, coach and performance-manage technicians as the operation grows.
• Monitor the provider’s communication regarding power, cooling, security and facility-related events, and assess the potential impact on Verda’s infrastructure.
• Escalate service, safety or operational concerns to the colocation provider and relevant Verda stakeholders.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide leadership during urgent incidents outside normal working hours when required.

Job description

Verda in Liverpool is seeking a hands-on Data Center Operations Manager to lead a shift-based technician team and own day-to-day site operations and the hardware lifecycle. You will maintain high operational standards across deployments, inventory, maintenance and incident response.

As the site grows you may hire and grow the team, build runbooks and escalation paths, coordinate deployments, and work closely with facility partners to ensure power, cooling and connectivity are reliable.