Data Center Operations Lead

Kyndryl Inc.; Norte; Hybrid; COP 70,000,000 - 120,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be Well program

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a Data Center Manager to lead the daily operations of mission critical facilities in a hybrid environment. You will manage power, cooling, space, and environmental controls while coordinating with infrastructure, network, storage, and platform teams to ensure uptime.

Responsibilities include incident response, preventive maintenance, and audit readiness. The role emphasizes safety, compliance, and performance metrics to deliver reliable services for customers.

Qualifications

• Experience managing data center or critical facilities operations.
• Hands-on experience with power, cooling, fire suppression, and environmental monitoring systems.
• Experience managing incidents, change activities, and maintenance windows in a 24x7 environment.
• Ability to coordinate cross functional teams during operational events and planned activities.
• Experience working with external vendors and service providers for facilities operations.
• Knowledge of data center safety, security, and compliance standards.
• Ability to use operational metrics to monitor performance and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily data center operations including power, cooling, space, and environmental controls.
• Oversee preventive maintenance and operational procedures to maintain availability and resilience.
• Coordinate facility activities with infrastructure, network, storage, and platform teams.
• Lead incident response for facilities related events and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with safety, security, and regulatory requirements across the data center.
• Manage vendor performance for facilities services and maintenance activities.
• Plan and track capacity for power, cooling, and floor space based on demand forecasts.
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and audit evidence.
• Support customer engagements by translating availability and performance requirements into operational actions.

Skills

Data center operations

Power and cooling systems

Incident management

Cross-functional coordination

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance awareness

Environmental monitoring systems

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking a Data Center Manager to lead the daily operations of mission critical facilities in a hybrid environment. You will manage power, cooling, space, and environmental controls while coordinating with infrastructure, network, storage, and platform teams to ensure uptime.

Responsibilities include incident response, preventive maintenance, and audit readiness. The role emphasizes safety, compliance, and performance metrics to deliver reliable services for customers.