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Team Manager Datacenter Operations - Infrastructure Team

Leaseweb

Haarlem
Full-time
5-10 years experience
On-site

€54,000 - €69,000 per year

Key Skills

Team leadership
Datacenter operations
Infrastructure management
Coaching
Mentoring
Technical operations
Customer satisfaction
Occupancy management
Datacenter maintenance
Hardware migrations
Network equipment configuration
Operational efficiency
Innovation
Organizational skills
Communication

Job Description

Are you an enthusiastic leader who can motivate, challenge, and guide a team of talented engineers? Do you thrive on enabling others to reach their full potential and exceed customer expectations? If so, join our Datacenter Operations Department and make an impact!

What is the role about?

The Infrastructure team within Datacenter Operations is primarily responsible for delivering a variety of rack solutions that Leaseweb offers, including Dedicated and Colocation racks. Additionally, the team delivers shared racks for housing dedicated servers. They manage the configuration and deployment of network equipment for customers, ensuring seamless service delivery.

Key focus areas include occupancy management, datacenter maintenance, and hardware migrations. The team is also involved in testing new hardware and optimizing rack designs to enhance performance and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Actively engage in developing, coaching, and mentoring team members to foster growth, improve individual performance, and support them in reaching their potential.

  • Oversee all daily technical operations within the team, ensuring the smooth and efficient functioning of datacenter processes.

  • Ensure customer satisfaction through effective communication and swift resolution of technical issues.

  • Ensure datacenter infrastructure meets current and future client demands by regularly evaluating and updating systems.

  • Lead innovation initiatives to enhance departmental processes and increase operational efficiency.

What we’re looking for:

  • 4+ years in a similar role (datacenter operations or technical operations management) with a focus on team leadership.

  • Solid understanding of datacenter infrastructure

  • Proven ability to inspire and lead teams, with a strong focus on employee development.

  • Exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and delegate effectively.

  • High attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality in operations.

Benefits include:

  • Participation in annual company bonus scheme and company pension

  • Internet allowance and travel allowance

  • Lease bike plan

  • 25 days of paid time off (and the option to buy or sell up to 5 more days)

  • Free lunch, parking, and fresh fruit provided when in the office

  • Access to the Leaseweb Academy, a personalized learning platform offering a variety of studies, (Dutch) courses, and trainings

  • Fun events year-round – from virtual pub quizzes to summer parties, company runs, quarterly hackathons and much more

  • Monthly after work drinks

  • A multicultural work environment (our colleagues are from over 60 countries!) in a company where you can truly make a difference

Ready for the next step?

If you’d like to apply, please do so online. To learn more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram to get an inside look at life at Leaseweb. For questions, please reach out to Demetra Spyrou, Talent Acquisition Specialist, at: [email protected].

We directly source all candidates – any unsolicited profiles received from recruitment agencies will be treated as direct applications.

Core Responsibilities

The Team Manager will lead, coach, and mentor a team of engineers to ensure efficient datacenter operations and high service delivery standards. They are responsible for overseeing daily technical operations, managing infrastructure demands, and driving innovation to improve departmental performance.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 4 years of experience in datacenter or technical operations management with a strong focus on leadership. A solid understanding of datacenter infrastructure and proven ability to develop team members are essential requirements.

Benefits

  • Annual company bonus scheme
  • Company pension
  • Internet allowance
  • Travel allowance
  • Lease bike plan
  • 25 days of paid time off
  • Free lunch
  • Free parking
  • Fresh fruit
  • Access to Leaseweb Academy
  • Company events
  • Monthly after work drinks

About Leaseweb

Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting

Company size: 501-1,000 employees

Leaseweb is a leading Cloud services and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider serving a worldwide portfolio of 20,000 customers ranging from SMBs to Enterprises. Services include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Hosting, Colocation, Content Delivery Network, Cyber Security Services, and Dedicated Servers supported by exceptional customer service and technical support. With more than 80,000 servers under management, we have provided infrastructure for mission-critical websites, Internet applications, e-mail servers, security, and storage services since 1997. We have a global footprint of 20+ data centers across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, all of which are backed by a superior global network with a total capacity of more than 10 Tbps.

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