Team Lead Field Engineer

Hamilton Barnes ?; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Team Lead Field Engineering to guide an experienced engineering team while remaining 40% hands-on. The role spans data centre infrastructure, fibre, DCI/DWDM and network environments, delivering ownership over team development, engineering standards and complex projects for a global production network.

The successful candidate should combine leadership with deep technical expertise and a proven track record in critical data centre environments, ensuring high

Qualifications

• 5+ years at Senior Engineer level with 1–2+ years of technical leadership or people management.
• Hands-on data centre and network infrastructure experience.
• Experience with DCI/DWDM, electrical power infrastructure and critical data centre environments.
• Strong understanding of physical network infrastructure supporting large-scale production networks.
• Experience leading engineers and serving as a technical escalation point.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, managing performance and workload
• Provide technical leadership across infrastructure upgrades, installations and complex engineering issues
• Oversee data centre infrastructure, network equipment, cabling, fibre, power and DCI/DWDM environments
• Ensure engineering work meets quality, availability and performance standards
• Manage suppliers, budgets, assets and inventory while remaining hands‑on

Skills

Leadership

Data Centre

Network Infrastructure

DCI/DWDM

Copper/Fibre Cabling

People Management

Technical Escalation

Job description

Join a globally recognised digital infrastructure provider operating critical, carrier‑grade network infrastructure across international markets. As Team Lead Field Engineering, you'll lead an experienced engineering team while staying 40% hands‑on, working across data centre infrastructure, fibre, DCI/DWDM and network environments.

This is a great opportunity to step into leadership without losing the technical side, with genuine ownership over team development, engineering standards and complex infrastructure projects supporting a global production network.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, managing performance and workload
• Provide technical leadership across infrastructure upgrades, installations and complex engineering issues
• Oversee data centre infrastructure, network equipment, cabling, fibre, power and DCI/DWDM environments
• Ensure engineering work meets quality, availability and performance standards
• Manage suppliers, budgets, assets and inventory while remaining hands‑on

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years at Senior Engineer level with 1–2+ years of technical leadership or people management
• Strong hands‑on data centre and network infrastructure experience, including rack and stack and copper/fibre cabling
• Experience with DCI/DWDM, electrical power infrastructure and critical data centre environments
• Strong understanding of physical network infrastructure supporting large‑scale production networks
• Experience leading engineers, managing workloads, coaching teams and acting as a technical escalation point