Data Center Manager (AI Data Center)

Asiacruit; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 360,000,000 - 720,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Asiacruit is partnering with a client, an AI data center operator in Jakarta, to hire a Data Center Manager responsible for the safe, reliable, and 24/7 operation of its AI/GPU facility.

You will oversee mission-critical infrastructure—electrical power, HVAC, CDU/liquid cooling, and environmental monitoring—and lead the facilities operations team, coordinating with IT/GPU operations, vendors, and OEM support to maintain availability and meet SLAs.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of mission-critical data center operations experience.
• At least 3 years leading data center facilities operations.
• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead 24/7 facilities operations across electrical power, cooling, liquid-cooling, and environmental monitoring.
• Maintain infrastructure availability and redundancy while driving improvements toward service-level objectives.
• Manage incidents, changes, preventive maintenance, and escalations to vendors and OEM support teams.
• Monitor power and cooling capacity for high-density GPU racks and plan for future infrastructure requirements.
• Oversee vendor performance, operational risks, and compliance with safety standards and operating procedures.
• Coordinate with IT/GPU operations to ensure facilities and compute teams work effectively together.
• Lead incident reviews, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve operational reliability.

Skills

Data center operations

Facilities management

Incident management

Capacity planning

Vendor management

Leadership

English proficiency

Job description

About Asiacruit

At Asiacruit, we connect top talent with forward-thinking organizations across industries. Our mission is to help businesses grow through smart, strategic, and people-focused solutions. We support companies by providing high-quality talent for both local and global markets. If you are analytical, collaborative, and committed to enabling business growth, we invite you to apply.

About Asiacruit

At Asiacruit, we connect top talent with forward-thinking organizations across industries. Our mission is to help businesses grow through smart, strategic, and people-focused solutions. We support companies by providing high-quality talent for both local and global markets. If you are analytical, collaborative, and committed to enabling business growth, we invite you to apply.

About The Role

Our client, an AI data center operator in Jakarta, is looking for a Data Center Manager to lead the safe, reliable, and efficient 24/7 operation of its AI/GPU data center. You will oversee mission-critical facilities infrastructure, including electrical power, HVAC, coolant distribution units (CDUs), liquid-cooling systems, and environmental monitoring.

You will lead the facilities operations team and coordinate closely with IT/GPU operations, vendors, and OEM support teams to maintain infrastructure availability, manage capacity, and achieve operational and service-level objectives.

What You’ll Do

• Lead 24/7 facilities operations across electrical power, cooling, liquid-cooling, and environmental monitoring systems.
• Maintain infrastructure availability and redundancy while driving continuous improvement toward service-level objectives.
• Manage incidents, changes, preventive maintenance, and escalations to vendors and OEM support teams.
• Monitor power and cooling capacity for high-density GPU racks and plan for future infrastructure requirements.
• Oversee vendor performance, operational risks, and compliance with safety standards and operating procedures.
• Coordinate with IT/GPU operations to ensure facilities and compute teams work effectively together.
• Lead incident reviews, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve operational reliability.

What We’re Looking For

• 7–10 years of mission-critical data center operations experience, including at least 3 years leading data center facilities operations.
• Strong knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Experience managing 24/7 operations, incidents, maintenance, capacity planning, and vendors.
• Working knowledge of high-density, liquid-cooled AI or high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Good command of English (mandatory).

Why Join

• Lead operations in a specialized AI/GPU data center environment.
• Work with high-density, liquid-cooled GPU infrastructure and OEM specialists.
• Take ownership of operational reliability, infrastructure availability, and service-level performance.
• Build your career in a mission-critical environment supporting advanced computing technologies.