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# Data Center and Network Manager

- **Company:** Sanderson Recruitment Plc
- **Location:** Stoke Gifford, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Backup Devices, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, NetApp Applications, PCI Data Security Standards, VMware VSphere, Computer Networking Systems, Information Technology, Data Management, Cisco, Vmware
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2856356770-data-center-and-network-manager

## About the Role

* Proven experience managing hosting and network teams within regulated environments
 * Strong understanding of enterprise hosting, data centre operations, and network governance at scale
 * Demonstrated success in leading teams, improving operational maturity, and embedding effective controls
 * Deep awareness of infrastructure risk management, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance
 * Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence senior and non-technical audiences, * Desirable: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
 * Preferred certifications: VMware VCP/VCAP, Cisco CCNP, ITIL v4

## Description

A leading financial services business are looking for an experienced Data Center and Network Manager to lead a team responsible for the availability, resilience, and security of our enterprise hosting and network platforms within a regulated financial services environment. This is a hands-on technical management role with a strong leadership, governance, and operational resilience.

You will ensure that critical infrastructure services meet regulatory, security, and business continuity requirements, while acting as a trusted partner to senior technology, risk, and business stakeholders.

Data Center and Network Manager- What you will be doing:

 * Lead, develop, and performance-manage a hosting and network engineering team, setting clear objectives and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
 * Own the operational governance of enterprise-scale on-premises and co-location hosting environments supporting business-critical financial systems.
 * Provide oversight of virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere, NSX), physical compute, and enterprise storage (NetApp SAN/NAS/HCI) through effective team leadership and vendor management., * Define and assure backup, disaster recovery, and operational resilience strategies aligned to business RPO/RTO and regulatory expectations.
 * Establish and enforce infrastructure security baselines and configuration standards aligned with ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and internal risk frameworks.
 * Drive service improvement through standardisation, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives, improving stability, control, and operational efficiency.
 * Manage third-party suppliers and strategic partners, including contract negotiation, SLA governance, and service performance reviews.
 * Act as a senior escalation point and advisor, clearly articulating infrastructure risk, control posture, and resilience to senior leadership.


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