Datacentre Operations Engineering Lead |📍Paris, France (On-site) | Relocation Support
A rapidly growing AI infrastructure provider is seeking an experienced Datacentre Operations Engineering Lead to take ownership of a flagship European deployment supporting next-generation AI and HPC workloads.
This is an opportunity to join a business operating at the forefront of GPU infrastructure, high-performance computing and large-scale datacentre operations. You will play a key role in the commissioning, operational readiness and ongoing management of a state-of-the-art compute environment while helping establish the operational standards that will support future growth across the region.
The Opportunity
As Datacentre Operations Engineering Lead, you will act as the senior technical authority on site, providing hands-on leadership across operations, deployment activities, incident management, vendor engagement and service delivery.
You will lead from the front, ensuring the highest operational standards are maintained while supporting a team of engineers responsible for delivering world-class infrastructure services.
This role combines technical depth, operational ownership and leadership responsibility within a highly visible and business-critical environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead day-to-day datacentre operations and service delivery
* Support commissioning and operational readiness activities for new infrastructure deployments
* Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
* Manage critical incidents and drive rapid issue resolution
* Establish and maintain operational procedures, standards and runbooks
* Manage vendor relationships, support contracts and escalation processes
* Drive capacity planning across power, cooling and space requirements
* Work closely with infrastructure, networking and platform engineering teams
* Ensure compliance with operational, security and governance requirements
* Support continuous improvement initiatives across infrastructure operations
What We're Looking For
* Strong experience within Datacentre Operations, Infrastructure Operations or Critical Environment Operations
* Previous leadership experience within mission-critical environments
* Hands-on experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, compute, networking and storage platforms
* Experience working within large-scale datacentre environments
* Strong understanding of incident management, operational processes and SLA-driven environments
* Experience managing third-party vendors and service providers
* Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
* Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities
* Fluent French Minimum B2 (Ideally C1+) Required and Fluent English
Highly Desirable
* Experience with GPU-based infrastructure
* NVIDIA ecosystem exposure
* AI or High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments
* InfiniBand networking experience
* Colocation or hyperscale datacentre experience
* Large-scale infrastructure deployment or commissioning projects
* Experience supporting high-density compute environments
Why Apply?
* Join a rapidly growing organisation at the forefront of AI infrastructure
* Work with cutting-edge compute and networking technologies
* Play a key role in a flagship European deployment
* Significant ownership and autonomy
* Opportunities for career growth within a scaling international business
* Collaborative and highly technical engineering culture
* Competitive compensation and relocation support available
Additional Information
* Full-time onsite role
* Shift and on-call participation may be required
* Existing right to work within the EU required
* Relocation support available for suitable candidates
Interested in learning more? Apply today for a confidential discussion.