Data Center Operations Lead — Private Cloud & Colocation (UK)

Google Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Data Center Operations Lead for Sovereign Operations in the UK, based in Hampshire or Wiltshire with occasional travel to London. You’ll own operations across multiple colocation facilities, manage vendor relationships, and lead fit-out and commissioning to meet capacity needs.

Ideal candidates have 9+ years in mission critical facility operations, strong data-driven forecasting, and DV security clearance or eligibility.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 9 years of experience working in mission critical facility maintenance and operations.
• Experience forecasting technical requirements using data.
• Experience with reliability centered maintenance and engineering.
• Active, or the ability to obtain, a Developed Vetting (DV) UK security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Act as the data center site lead for multiple colocation provider data centers and UK SovOps team’s Operations Centres.
• Own the relationship with data centre providers, actively managing colocation providers against KPIs.
• Manage the schedule of DCOps work across the colocation providers, scheduling changes, operational risk assessments and communicating with internal stakeholders.
• Support any new site selection process through operational and technical knowledge.
• Lead colocation data center fit out and IT equipment commissioning, ensuring Google standards are met

Skills

Mission critical ops

Forecasting tech requirements

Reliability centered maintenance

DV UK security clearance

Education

Associate's degree / related training

Job description

Google is seeking a Data Center Operations Lead for Sovereign Operations in the UK, based in Hampshire or Wiltshire with occasional travel to London. You’ll own operations across multiple colocation facilities, manage vendor relationships, and lead fit-out and commissioning to meet capacity needs.

Ideal candidates have 9+ years in mission critical facility operations, strong data-driven forecasting, and DV security clearance or eligibility.