Data Centre Team Leader

Data Centre Team Leader

Location: Acton

A leading technology infrastructure and managed services provider is seeking a Data Centre Team Leader to support operations within a large-scale, mission-critical environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for coordinating day-to-day data centre operations, leading a team of engineers, and ensuring the successful delivery of infrastructure deployments, operational support, and change activities across one or more critical facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of Data Centre Operations Engineers within a shift-based environment.
• Oversee hardware installations, rack and stack activities, structured cabling, and infrastructure changes.
• Ensure all operational activities are delivered in line with customer processes and change procedures.
• Manage incidents, break-fix activities, and escalation processes.
• Conduct routine facility inspections, health checks, and environmental monitoring.
• Maintain accurate asset, inventory, and configuration records.
• Coordinate third-party vendors, contractors, and site access activities.
• Produce operational reports, documentation, and handovers.
• Mentor, train, and support team members to ensure high service standards.
• Drive continuous improvement across operational processes and service delivery.

Requirements

• Previous experience within data centre operations, critical environments, or enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Experience leading or supervising technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of structured cabling, hardware deployments, and physical infrastructure.
• Experience with change management, incident management, and service delivery processes.
• Familiarity with asset management and IT service management systems.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, 24/7 operational environments.

Desirable

• Industry certifications relating to networking, data centre operations, or service management.
• Experience within enterprise, financial services, colocation, or mission-critical environments.
• Previous experience working within a shift-based support environment.