Director, Data Center Operations – m/f/d

Jobtailor; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor in Frankfurt, Germany, seeks a Data Center Operations leader to drive strategic leadership and ensure continuous availability across multiple data center sites. You will manage Data Center Operations Managers, Facility Engineers, and support staff while owning incident response during critical events.

You will oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance, support audits, reporting, SLA management, and compliance with ISO 27001, ISO 22301, SOC standards, and health and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree as listed in requirements
• More than 10 years of experience operating business-critical facilities or data centers
• At least 5 years in senior leadership roles
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical distribution, cooling technologies, and power systems
• Experience leading 24/7 operations teams
• Proven incident management and operating control model experience
• Good understanding of MOPs/SOPs/EOPs development and implementation
• Experience managing vendors and contractors

Aufgaben

• Strategic leadership and operational performance across multiple data center sites
• Ensure continuous availability and reliability of critical infrastructure systems
• Lead and develop Data Center Operations Managers, Facility Engineers, and support staff
• Own incident response processes during critical events
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs
• Support audits, sales opportunities, reporting, and SLA management
• Ensure ISO 27001, ISO 22301, SOC standards, and occupational safety compliance

Kenntnisse

strategic leadership

team development

incident response

vendor management

contractor management

communication

organizational skills

problem-solving

collaboration

decision-making

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Facility Management or related

Tools

data center infrastructure

SLA management

ISO 27001

ISO 22301

SOC standards

auditing tools

reporting tools

facility management software

monitoring systems

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the strategic leadership and operational performance across multiple data center sites
• Ensure continuous availability and reliability of critical infrastructure systems
• Lead and develop Data Center Operations Managers, Facility Engineers, and support staff
• Overall responsibility for incident response processes during critical events
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs
• Support audits, sales opportunities, reporting, and SLA management
• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, ISO 22301, SOC standards, and occupational health and safety regulations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facility Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• More than 10 years of experience operating business-critical facilities or data centers
• At least 5 years of leadership experience in senior roles
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical distribution systems, mechanical cooling technologies, and critical power systems
• Experience leading 24/7 operations teams
• Proven experience in incident management and operational control models
• Good understanding of the development and implementation of MOPs/SOPs/EOPs
• Experience managing vendors and contractors

Hard Skills

• electrical distribution systems
• mechanical cooling technologies
• critical power systems
• incident management
• operational control models
• MOPs
• SOPs
• EOPs
• preventive maintenance
• predictive maintenance

Soft Skills

• strategic leadership
• team development
• incident response
• vendor management
• contractor management
• communication
• organizational skills
• problem-solving
• collaboration
• decision-making

Industry Keywords

• data center operations
• business-critical facilities
• facility management
• engineering
• operational performance
• 24/7 operations
• maintenance programscompliance
• critical infrastructure
• leadership experience

Tools & Technologies

• data center infrastructure
• SLA management
• ISO 27001
• ISO 22301
• SOC standards
• occupational health and safety regulations
• auditing tools
• reporting tools
• facility management software
• monitoring systems