Future Opportunities - Data Center Manager

Job Overview

The Data Center Operations Manager is a hands‑on leadership role responsible for the build‑out and ongoing operation of a high‑performance, enterprise‑scale data center environment. This position is designed for a working leader who actively participates in day‑to‑day technical operations while leading a team of technicians and engineers. The manager will play a key role during the initial deployment phase, supporting infrastructure bring‑up, commissioning, and operational readiness.

In a steady‑state environment the manager will own site performance, team execution, and operational consistency while coordinating with cross‑functional infrastructure teams, vendors, and stakeholders.

• Actively participate in daily data center operations, including monitoring, configuration, and break/fix activities
• Serve as the primary escalation point while directly contributing to incident resolution and root cause analysis (RCA)
• Lead by example in maintaining uptime, operational discipline, and service delivery standards
• Work alongside technicians and engineers to ensure efficient execution of all on‑site activities
• Own end‑to‑end site operations, ensuring reliability, performance, and efficiency across infrastructure systems
• Oversee vendor and colocation activities, remaining directly engaged in execution and issue resolution
• Maintain accountability for incident tracking, resolution, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of technicians and engineers
• Set priorities, coordinate daily work, and ensure alignment with operational objectives
• Foster a culture of accountability, responsiveness, and high performance
• Drive capacity planning efforts to ensure scalability and operational efficiency
• Identify and implement process improvements based on operational insights
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability and performance
• Lead and execute data center projects, including deployments, migrations, and infrastructure upgrades
• Act as the on‑site owner for project delivery, ensuring timelines, quality, and safety standards are met
• Collaborate cross‑functionally while maintaining strong execution focus
• Support budgeting and cost control through oversight of asset utilization and procurement
• Ensure accurate tracking and management of data center assets and inventory
• Balance operational requirements with cost efficiency

• Minimum 10 years of experience in data center operations or similar infrastructure environments
• Proven experience in hands‑on technical roles within data center
• Prior experience in a leadership or supervisory capacity, with a focus on hands‑on operational leadership
• Experience supporting data center build‑outs, deployments, or infrastructure upgrades (strongly preferred)
• Strong English communication skills (written and verbal) are required for coordination with global teams and stakeholders
• Proven ability to operate as a working manager, balancing hands‑on execution with leadership responsibilities
• Strong technical knowledge of data center infrastructure, including compute, networking fundamentals, and facilities systems
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident management capabilities
• Experience managing vendors and colocation environments
• Strong project execution and operational planning skills
• Experience in capacity planning, asset management, and process improvement
• Experience managing colocation environments and vendor relationships
• Demonstrated experience leading incident response and operational execution
• Experience with capacity planning and performance optimization
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC, ISO, PCI) is a plus
• Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills
• Ability to perform…