Data Center Cluster Manager

Amazon; Airdrie; On-site; CAD 130,300 - 187,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RRSP

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Manager in Airdrie, Alberta, to lead the operations management team and oversee various data center infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in data center operations management and be fluent in both French and English.

This role entails responsibilities such as hiring managers, planning new AWS data center builds, and vendor management. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $130,300 to $187,700 CAD annually along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a manager of managers.
• 10+ years managing data center operations.
• Fluent in French and English (required for global/provincial interactions).

Responsibilities

• Hiring and developing operations management teams.
• Planning and executing AWS data center build-outs.
• Managing incident response and resolution.

Skills

Data center IT infrastructure management

Operations management

Vendor management

Fluency in French and English

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a Data Center Engineering Operations Manager to join our expanding Infrastructure Operations team in Airdrie, Alberta.

A DCEO Manager is one of our most senior management roles in the data center environment. In this role you will be responsible for leading an organization, managing Managers and/or Facility Managers who own data center facility infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data center IT infrastructure and data center facilities infrastructure.

Note: This position requires that the candidate selected obtain and maintain an active Reliability Status security clearance with the Government of Canada. Fluency in both French and English is required.

Responsibilities

• Hiring, managing, and developing the operations management team including compute operations managers, engineering operations managers, logistics operations managers, and security operations managers.
• Attainment of organizational performance goals and objectives relating to safety, security, availability, scaling, and efficiency.
• Planning and executing the Infrastructure Operations component of new AWS data center build outs, new co-location build-outs, AWS data center expansions, and co-location expansions, including server hardware install, troubleshooting and repair, security system install, troubleshooting and repair, and related Operations tasks.
• Operation and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems for Amazon data centers to include preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and change management.
• Vendor management of co-location data center services providers to meet or exceed contracted performance SLAs.
• Safety, security, and availability incident response, incident management, and incident resolution.
• Continuous improvement of operational processes, procedures, methods, and tools.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
• 5+ years as a manager of managers.
• 10+ years managing data center operations, facility engineering, critical environments, build-outs, or similar.
• 5+ years delivering complex projects with proven track record.
• 5+ years owning mission-critical teams/products; autonomous management of geographically distributed infrastructure teams.
• Fluent in French and English (required for global/provincial Amazon interactions).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering and Business Administration, or related fields.
• 5+ years using continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma).
• 5+ years as technical PM or team member on data center build-outs and startups.
• 5+ years in IT infrastructure (compute/storage servers, networking, service delivery).
• 4+ years in hardware/security install, troubleshooting, repair; data center mechanical/electrical/controls operations.
• Vendor management for co-location SLAs; incident response/resolution; process improvements; hiring/developing high-performing teams.

Compensation

Base salary range: $130,300 – $187,700 CAD annually. Total compensation may include sign-on payments and RSUs. Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life and AD&D), RRSP, DPSP, paid time off, and more.

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field; 5+ years as a manager of managers; 10+ years managing data center operations; fluency in French and English; ability to obtain Reliability Status security clearance with the Government of Canada