Data Center Lab Manager

We are seeking an experienced Data Centre Lab Manager to take ownership of a busy on-premise lab environment supporting a major UK financial services organisation.

This is a hands-on, hardware-focused leadership position combining technical data centre responsibilities with day-to-day management of a team of around six engineers.

The role will also involve close collaboration with software, networking, floor management and customer teams, ensuring lab activity is effectively planned and delivered across both BAU and project work.

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the data centre lab, ensuring hardware processes, records, audits and documentation are maintained to a high standard.

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of physical infrastructure, including provisioning, installation, racking, cabling, configuration and decommissioning.

• Oversee certification and validation testing of new server and component hardware against core platforms.

• Support the integration of physical hardware with VMware environments, ensuring effective connectivity between the hardware and virtualisation layers.

• Provide senior-level technical support and escalation for the lab team, including rebuilding environments to support major incid...