Data Center Operations Leader — 24/7 Reliability & Safety

Google; Saint-Ghislain; On-site; EUR 116,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google's Hardware Operations team in Belgium seeks a leader to manage Data Center Technicians, ensuring high-quality installation and maintenance of server hardware and components. You will oversee complex installations and troubleshooting, guiding teams across compute, storage, accelerators, and networking to meet critical SLAs.

You will drive data analytics at the project level, identify trends, and partner with program managers to shape short- and long-term strategy, budgets, timelines, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience leading and managing technical operations teams, including experience with performance evaluation.
• Experience managing and troubleshooting data center hardware, server architectures, Linux/Unix operating systems, and computer networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, routing, switching).
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to communicate with internal teams, local site staff, and external partners/authorities.

Responsibilities

• Direct and mentor a team of Data Center Technicians, setting clear expectations, guiding career development, and managing performance to foster high engagement and operational excellence.
• Drive deployment, maintenance, and lifecycle operations across mission-critical compute, storage, high-density machine learning accelerators, and network infrastructure to consistently meet SLAs, SLOs, and key business KPIs.
• Lead an uncompromising Environmental Health and Safety culture while enforcing rigorous compliance with Google data security standards, media chain-of-custody protocols, and incident investigations.
• Manage workflow tracking and trend analysis to eliminate non-productive tasks, optimize labor utilization, and partner with engineering teams to influence automation and tooling improvements.
• Oversee extended workforce and vendor deliverables for contractual compliance while aligning cross-functionally with Facilities, Platforms, and Network Engineering stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Performance evaluation

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Linux/Unix OS

TCP/IP networking

Server architectures

Data center hardware

Job description

Google's Hardware Operations team in Belgium seeks a leader to manage Data Center Technicians, ensuring high-quality installation and maintenance of server hardware and components. You will oversee complex installations and troubleshooting, guiding teams across compute, storage, accelerators, and networking to meet critical SLAs.

You will drive data analytics at the project level, identify trends, and partner with program managers to shape short- and long-term strategy, budgets, timelines, and