Data Centre Engineer

Company: LinuxRecruit
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this senior Data Centre Engineer role, you will lead the infrastructure operations function within a disruptive fintech startup. You’ll steer hardware strategy and data centre efficiency, defining reliability metrics and SLAs. You’ll mentor junior engineers and coordinate with vendors to ensure high availability. This is a hands-on opportunity to shape scalable data centre operations in a fast-moving, collaborative culture.

Pay / Benefits

  • 30 days annual leave
  • hybrid work policy (3 days remote)
  • flexible working hours
  • free music lessons
  • team-building activities
  • bi-annual team holidays

Responsibilities

  • Review and overhaul hardware and strategy for improved efficiency and performance
  • Identify and implement ways to optimise data centre operations and resource allocation
  • Define reliability metrics and SLAs to ensure uptime and performance
  • Manage day-to-day relationships with support vendors and coordinate activities
  • Mentor and guide junior team members for their professional growth

Key requirements

  • Solid background in data centre operations and infrastructure management
  • Extensive knowledge of hardware systems and ability to drive strategic improvements
  • Strong analytical skills to optimise operations for maximum efficiency
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills for mentoring
  • Passion for embracing new technologies and pushing boundaries
  • leadership
  • mentoring
  • communication
  • data centre operations
  • infrastructure management
  • hardware systems

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Posted: September 30th, 2026