Technical Operations Manager (Data Centre / HPC) - Tydal, Norway (On Site)

£1,000,000 to £1,500,000 Kr

The Opportunity

Arden Resourcing is working with a global technology and infrastructure business to recruit an experienced Technical Operations Manager for a large-scale AI and HPC data centre facility in Tydal, Norway. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in data centre operations, technical infrastructure or managed services to lead a team supporting advanced AI computing environments. You'll take responsibility for the day to day running of the facility's technical operations, ensuring reliable 24/7 service delivery, effective team management and high operational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead onsite data centre operations and technical support teams.

• Manage, mentor and develop a team of infrastructure technicians.

• Oversee 24/7 shift patterns, staffing and operational coverage.

• Coordinate incident management, troubleshooting and escalations.

• Ensure smooth shift handovers and operational continuity.

• Work closely with customers, vendors and internal technical teams.

• Maintain operational procedures, reporting and service standards

• Drive improvements in performance, efficiency and reliability.

• Ensure compliance with health, safety and site security requirements.

• Participate in an on-call rota for critical incidents.

Skills & Experience

• Experience managing technical operations, data centre or infrastructure support teams.

• Proven experience overseeing 24/7 or multi shift operations.

• Strong leadership, team development and people management skills.

• Experience supporting AI, HPC, cloud or enterprise data centres.

• Good knowledge of server hardware, infrastructure support and troubleshooting.

• Relevant ITIL, project management, service management or HSE certifications.

• Experience supporting large GPU clusters or high-density computing environments.

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