Data Centre Technical Lead

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Xpertise Recruitment Full time £80,000 - £85,000
Data Centre Technical Lead

Key Responsibilities

As a Data Centre Technical Lead, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and management of a team of System Administrators, including development and training plans. You will also be responsible for performing hands-on technical work and overseeing team workload, projects, upgrades, and operational issues.

About the Role

The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of all aspects of Microsoft Windows Server and VMware, as well as experience in process automation to drive optimisation and process improvement.

  • Oversee availability, performance, and capacity of servers, storage, and backup solutions.
  • Ensure comprehensive, up-to-date system documentation to support team operations and knowledge retention.
  • Lead onboarding, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Provide day-to-day technical leadership and manage a team of System Administrators, including development and training plans.
  • Perform hands-on technical work and oversee team workload, projects, upgrades, and operational issues.
  • Manage resource utilisation and prioritise tasks effectively.
  • Oversee platform security, vulnerability remediation, and patching using SCCM, ensuring best practices for availability and security.
  • Work within the ITIL framework, ensuring changes are documented and release processes followed, alongside maintaining system documentation and knowledge base.
  • Collaborate on project design and delivery, ensuring service-ready solutions in Production.
  • Produce reports on the hosting environment and assist with budget planning and execution.
  • Develop and manage a disaster recovery plan in support of business continuity.


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