Data Center Technical Operations Lead — Remote

Salute; Dublin; Remote; EUR 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Salute is seeking a Data Center Technical Operations Manager in Dublin, Ireland, to lead technical governance, site operations and client engagement across multiple data centers. The role combines advisory leadership with hands-on operational management for HV/MV infrastructure and safety governance.

The successful candidate will drive due diligence, operational readiness, performance benchmarking and continuous improvement while mentoring teams and coordinating with HR, finance and clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years' experience in data centre or critical-infrastructure operations.
• Proven experience in technical due diligence, operational readiness, operational management or advisory services.
• Fluent English; additional European languages are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical governance and assurance across client data centre environments.
• Lead or support the day-to-day operational management of assigned sites and client accounts.
• Support clients with due diligence reviews for acquisitions, new builds and upgrades.
• Conduct technical and operational performance assessments to benchmark maturity, resilience and compliance.
• Develop recommendations and action plans to address risks, inefficiencies and resilience gaps.
• Oversee operational processes including maintenance delivery, change control, incident response, emergency preparedness and documentation management.
• Lead, develop and support operational and engineering teams across assigned sites or accounts.
• Establish clear expectations, accountabilities, performance measures and development plans for team members.
• Work with HR on recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, succession planning and retention.
• Ensure technical teams hold the appropriate competency, authorisation, training and development for their responsibilities.
• Build and maintain competency matrices and training plans for operational personnel.
• Promote a collaborative, accountable and safety-focused culture across site teams.
• Support mobilisation and readiness assessments for new data centres, major infrastructure upgrades and operational transitions.
• Evaluate operational processes, documentation and technical capability within client teams.
• Advise clients on achieving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development of operational maturity assessments and benchmarking.
• Ensure sites are suitably prepared for handover, live operation, maintenance delivery and emergency response.
• Evaluate the design, resilience, maintenance and lifecycle condition of infrastructure.
• Provide independent verification of technical compliance and investment risk.
• Prepare clear, evidence-based reports and recommendations for clients and investors.
• Lead or support post-incident reviews, system fault investigations and operational-failure reviews.
• Capture lessons learned and promote best practice across client operations and internally.

Job description

Salute is seeking a Data Center Technical Operations Manager in Dublin, Ireland, to lead technical governance, site operations and client engagement across multiple data centers. The role combines advisory leadership with hands-on operational management for HV/MV infrastructure and safety governance.

The successful candidate will drive due diligence, operational readiness, performance benchmarking and continuous improvement while mentoring teams and coordinating with HR, finance and clients.