(Senior) Data Center Technician, Riga

At Verda, we're building a full-stack AI cloud, covering everything from data centers and hardware to our own cloud platform that the world's leading AI teams use to do serious AI work. We strive to make a positive mark on the world through the infrastructure we build and give leading teams a service they can truly depend on. Headquartered in Helsinki, we operate globally with offices in London and San Francisco. Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished. Why Verda

• Cash and equity compensation along with local benefits.

• 40+ nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team.

• A real chance to make an impact and work alongside world class engineers, researchers, and partners across the global AI ecosystem.

Practicalities

• Work mode: On-site, 8-hour shift rotation covering 24/7 operations

• Level: Mid/Senior level

• Employment type: Full time and permanent

• Salary range - 23,000 - 35,000 euros gross/annually

About the role Our sites runs on high-density GPU infrastructure around the clock, and we are hiring at both Data Center Technician and Senior Data Center Technician levels. Your level will be determined by your experience, technical capability and the complexity of work you can handle independently. This is a hands-on, all-rounder role covering server installation, hardware break/fix, rack builds, copper and fibre cabling, link-level troubleshooting and general site operations. You will work independently within your level of responsibility while collaborating closely with other technicians, network engineers, system administrators and wider infrastructure teams. At the senior level, you will take on more complex technical work, lead the technical execution of deployments and build-outs, mentor junior technicians and help improve operating procedures and technical standards. Your responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and other data center hardware.

• Monitor data center environmental conditions — temperature, humidity, power — and respond to alerts.

• Ensure uptime and availability of data center infrastructure in a 24/7 environment, including participation in on-call.

• Lead or contribute to data center build-outs, migrations, and refresh projects — including opening new data halls and extensions.

• Plan and schedule machine installations independently, and plan future site upgrades as power capacity grows.

• Collaborate closely with remote hands teams, network engineers, system administrators, the Site Manager, and Head of DC Operations.

• Mentor junior technicians and, as the site grows, take part in hiring and building the on-site team.

• Clear communication and stakeholder-management skills, with professional fluency in English — our internal working language and the language of daily contact with colleagues in Finland. Fluency in Latvian is required for work with local parties.

Your key competencies

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

• 3–5+ years of progressive data center or IT infrastructure experience.

• Direct hands-on experience with enterprise GPU servers (NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper, or Blackwell generations).

• Ability to operate independently and improvise — you don't need check-ins or supervision to know what matters.

• Ability to work on-site full-time in shift rotation.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and a broad scope of work

Nice to have

• Experience with liquid cooling — DLC loops, and maintenance of liquid cooling solutions.

• Hands-on exposure to enterprise GPU servers (NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper, or Blackwell generations) or switch integration work.

• Experience across more than one operational environment.

• Experience contributing to cluster deployments or data hall build-outs as a hands-on technician.

• Experience leading site build-outs, data hall openings, or large cluster deployments.

• Experience mentoring or leading junior technicians.

What's next We're building fast and this role needs the right person behind it. There's no artificial deadline, but when we find who we're looking for, we move. If this sounds like your next move, apply now. If you have a CV in English, you are welcome to submit it. Applications in Latvian are equally accepted. Please apply through our careers page, as we do not accept applications by email.