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# Principal Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** Amour Recruitment
- **Location:** Waterlooville, UK
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £50,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Computer Network Technologies, Information Technology, Cisco, Vmware
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5937799656

## About the Role

* Significant experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering, hardware lifecycle management, or data centre operations.
 * Strong knowledge of enterprise server, storage, and networking technologies.
 * Experience managing infrastructure projects and leading technical teams.
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
 * Strong understanding of infrastructure security, compliance, and governance.
 * Ability to combine strategic planning with hands-on technical delivery.
 * Proven problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
 * Experience in secure, regulated, or high-assurance environments is advantageous.
 * Industry certifications such as ITIL, CCNA/CCNP, VMware, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, or Cisco are highly desirable.
 * Ability to obtain UK security clearances if required.

## Description

* Lead the delivery, operation, and lifecycle management of physical IT infrastructure.
 * Establish and maintain engineering standards, processes, and best practices.
 * Oversee hardware deployment, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning.
 * Provide technical leadership across data centres, build labs, and office environments.
 * Manage infrastructure projects, hardware refresh programmes, and large-scale deployments.
 * Ensure compliance with security, governance, and risk management requirements.
 * Support infrastructure resilience, capacity planning, and business continuity initiatives.
 * Work with customers, suppliers, and senior stakeholders to deliver projects successfully.
 * Mentor and support engineering teams, promoting high-performance working practices.
 * Drive continuous improvement across infrastructure systems and processes.

Technologies:

 * Cisco
 * Hardware
 * Support
 * ITIL
 * Security
 * VMware