Data Centre IT Technical Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the daily operations of enterprise data centre facilities.
• Ensure maximum uptime and availability of compute, storage, network, and virtual infrastructure.
• Lead infrastructure projects including upgrades, migrations, capacity planning, and technology refreshes.
• Manage VMware virtualisation platforms including installation, configuration, optimisation, and troubleshooting.
• Maintain and manage lab environments for testing infrastructure changes, firmware updates, disaster recovery procedures, and proof-of-concept deployments.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, standards, and documentation.
• Monitor infrastructure performance and implement proactive improvements.
• Manage relationships with hardware, software, and service vendors.
• Manage budgets, contracts, asset lifecycle, and capacity planning.
• Mentor and develop technical engineers and operational staff.

Required Experience

• 5+ years' experience managing enterprise data centre operations.
• Extensive experience administering VMware vSphere environments.
• Strong experience with: VMware ESXi/VMware vCenter/VMware vMotion/VMware HA & DRS/VMware Lifecycle Manager
• Experience building and maintaining technical lab environments for infrastructure testing and validation.
• Experience managing physical server infrastructure from vendors such as Dell, HPE, Cisco, or Lenovo.
• Experience with SAN/NAS storage technologies.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking including switching, routing, VLANs, and firewalls.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Strong understanding of Windows Server and Linux environments.

• Active Directory/DNS/DHCP/SAN Storage/Fibre Channel/iSCSI/Network fundamentals/PowerShell scripting/

• Experience with monitoring platforms and infrastructure automation tools.

Desirable Skills

• Azure or AWS infrastructure
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• ITIL certification