Data Center Operations Manager

Google; Fredericia Kommune; On-site; DKK 840,000 - 860,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google's Hardware Operations team manages the state-of-the-art data center infrastructure powering its search and cloud services. As a Hardware Operations Manager, you will lead a team of Data Center Technicians, ensuring quality installation of server hardware and components, and guiding complex installations and troubleshooting.

You will oversee hardware and server software configuration, including networks and routing components, and may lead small projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least five years in computing infrastructure, networking, OS, or hardware.
• Experience in people management or team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of data center operations teams.
• Coordinate priorities and hand-offs across shift leads.
• Collaborate to resolve issues in global computing and network architecture.
• Hire, coach and develop a team to meet business goals.
• Drive safety culture at the site while maintaining collaboration.

Skills

Data center leadership

Team leadership

Computing infrastructure experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in computing infrastructure, networking, operating systems, or hardware.
• Experience in people management or team leadership role.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in computing infrastructure, networking, operating systems, or hardware.
• Experience in people management or team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in data center environments, including building and operating infrastructure, and network and compute architecture and life-cycle, and Linux/Unix system administration.
• Experience initiating and executing initiatives in a global environment.
• Ability to lead and improve Environmental Health and Safety initiatives.
• Track record of leading and improving Environmental Health and Safety initiatives.

About The Job

Google isn't just a software company. The Hardware Operations team is responsible for monitoring the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure behind Google's powerful search technology. As a Hardware Operations Manager, you will manage a team of Data Center Technicians. You will oversee the quality installation of server hardware and components and take charge of complicated installations/troubleshooting.

Your team will install, configure, test, troubleshoot and maintain hardware (like servers and its components) and server software (like Google's Linux cluster). They will also take on the configuration of more complex components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches and networking protocols. They may lead small project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans.

In this role, you will lead one or more teams to deliver critical data center initiative (e.g., data security, machine maintenance, networking), identify trends via data analytics at the project level, and drive the changes needed to address them (e.g., improve tools, processes, or procedures). You will be the point of contact for escalation for one or more data center sites, quantifying systemic issues and escalating when appropriate. You will work with the partners (e.g., Program Managers, Data Center Operations) to provide input into short-term and long-term strategy, process changes, and task orders for the site. You will manage projects to budget, timeline, and resourcing needs.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Denmark: kr.840000 - kr.860000 (DKK) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Oversee the day-to-day management of teams within data center operations.
• Communicate priorities and facilitate hand-off of operations to following shift leads.
• Collaborate to identify and resolve problems and create solutions for our global computing and network architecture.
• Hire, coach and develop a team while achieving business goals.
• Demonstrate the ability to implement and drive the safety culture at the site, while fostering a collaborative team environment.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .