Data Centre Manager, Infrastructure Delivery Operations

Amazon Inc.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd in Melbourne leads a fast-paced data center operations team delivering mission-critical infrastructure. The Data Centre Manager will oversee technicians, drive uptime, and implement scalable processes across the MEL cluster to support AWS worldwide.

The role emphasizes strategic leadership, capacity planning, safety compliance, and continuous improvement in a global cloud environment, with collaboration across vendors and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in data center or other critical environment.
• Experience in people management and team development.
• 1+ years of project delivery experience.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments and communicating with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop teams of Data Center Technicians, providing technical and leadership guidance.
• Maintain existing data centers and oversee capacity planning.
• Help build and bring online new data centers.
• Continuously improve processes and procedures to raise service levels.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and contractors.
• Coordinate with internal teams and management groups.
• Ensure adherence to Health & Safety standards across data centers.
• Create and maintain metrics to drive improvements.
• Assist in implementing incident, problem, change, and capacity management.

Skills

People management

Project delivery

Data center operations

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Data Centre Manager, Infrastructure Delivery Operations

Job ID: 10526774 | Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a fast-paced computing technology company and the world's leading cloud infrastructure provider, operating a global network of mission-critical data centers that power innovation for millions of customers. As we continue our rapid expansion across the Asia-Pacific region to support the demands of our customers, we're seeking an exceptional Data Center Operations Manager to join our Melbourne (MEL) cluster operations and drive operational excellence at scale.

As part of our infrastructure management team, you'll be a proven technology-focused leader with a passion for devising innovative concepts and strategies that will take AWS Data Center Operations to the next level. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll collaborate with, lead, and mentor diverse teams of skilled data center technicians with a variety of capabilities, driving strategic initiatives and ensuring uptime for critical infrastructure supporting AWS customers globally.

This position will be responsible for data center operations with a relentless focus on continuous improvement to ensure we continue to deliver the highest level of service to our customers. As a successful applicant, you will get to manage the world's largest computing infrastructure. Every day you will innovate and help us solve exciting, challenging, and complex problems—managing complex technical escalations, implementing innovative solutions that set new standards for data center operations across the region, and driving for operational excellence in all areas of your role.

Key job responsibilities

• Managing and developing teams of efficient Data Center Technicians, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance
• Maintaining existing co-located and in-house Data Centers.
• Help build and bring online new Data Centers.
• Constantly improving all our processes and procedures. We believe there is nothing we cannot improve.
• Assisting & managing relationships with external vendors & contractors.
• Liaising with internal teams & management groups.
• Ensuring we adhere to and exceed local Health & Safety standards in all our Data Centers.
• Creating and maintaining metrics of all aspects of our Data Centers and utilizing those metrics to drive positive improvements.
• Assisting in implementing service methodologies that include incident management, problem management, change management, capacity management.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment, or 3+ years of data center engineering or operations experience
• Experience in people management and team development
• 1+ years of project delivery experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, or experience communicating complex information and solutions to senior stakeholders and influencing decisions
• Experience in training, performance management and coaching/mentoring

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, or technology, or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, IT or equivalent
• Experience in a data center or other critical environment
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies
• Experience hiring candidates, mentoring and developing employees in their careers
• Experience using English communication skills, both written and verbal, to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience in similar environments, or experience working with and managing third party vendors

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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