At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage critical UK infrastructure and data centre operations for stability and resilience.
- Company: Join a leading organisation focused on innovative infrastructure solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for career advancement.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to work in highly secure environments.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in ensuring the security and efficiency of vital data centres.
- Qualifications: Extensive knowledge of data centres and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 61408 - 80000 £ per year.
We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure & Resilience Manager to be responsible for our critical UK infrastructure and data centre environments. The successful candidate will oversee operational functions across all data centre environments, coordinate facilities service providers, drive capacity planning, lead business continuity and disaster recovery activities, and manage the UK Data Centre Operations Manager.
Responsibilities
- Ensure stability, resilience, security and long‑term operational capability of critical infrastructure and data centre environments.
- Lead operational teams through incidents, participate in call‑out rota for crisis management and create continuous improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate facilities service providers and manage vendor and supplier relationships.
- Plan and execute disaster recovery testing, failover exercises and operational recovery activities.
- Apply robust operational governance, change control and risk management practices.
- Plan infrastructure and environment capacity, perform operational forecasting.
- Interpret performance of electrical and mechanical systems, including power, cooling, BMS and redundancy models.
- Develop management information, operational & maintenance procedures, runbooks, policies and standards for data centres.
- Ensure compliance with internal security and safety protocols.
Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge of data centre, hosting and critical infrastructure components (server, storage, network, cloud).
- Strong knowledge of disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) planning.
- Experience leading DR testing, failover exercises and operational recovery.
- Strong understanding of infrastructure & environment capacity planning and forecasting.
- Knowledge of power infrastructure (distribution, UPS, generators), cooling, BMS, redundancy models.
- Effective communication, organisational and leadership skills.
- Experience managing vendor and supplier relationships.
- Proactive incident, problem and change management in data centres.
- Compliance with internal security and safety protocols.
Desirable
- ITIL certification or equivalent operational framework experience.
- Experience within highly secure and regulated environments.
- Familiarity with ISO27001, ISO 22301, MOD DCC & SbD.
- Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP) or Certified Data Centre Management Professional (CDCM).
- Experience with DCIM and infrastructure monitoring tools.
- Experience in managing multi‑site, national data centre environments.
Infrastructure & Resilience Manager in Stevenage employer: MBDA S.A.S.
As an Infrastructure & Resilience Manager, you will join a forward-thinking company that prioritises innovation and stability in its critical infrastructure and data centre environments. Our collaborative work culture fosters continuous improvement and professional growth, offering you the chance to lead impactful projects while ensuring operational excellence. Located in the UK, we provide a supportive environment with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career advancement, making us an exceptional employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
