Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (DCIE) Poland

Data4; Jawczyce; On-site; PLN 255,536 - 340,715; Full time

Job summary

Data4 is seeking a Critical Environment Manager to lead the technical management of data centers in Jawczyce, Poland. The role focuses on streamlining operations, risk management, and ensuring compliance with standards. Candidates should have over 5 years in mission-critical operations and be fluent in English and Polish. Responsibilities include project management, risk mitigation, and regular reporting to stakeholders. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional development are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar position or mission-critical operation.
• 2+ years of experience in project management.
• Experience with incident management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and streamline data center operations and maintenance.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams for project execution.
• Collect technical data for defining project roadmaps.

Skills

Experience in data center operations

Knowledge of power distribution systems

Risk management expertise

Fluent in English (B2/C1)

Agile with IT tools

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Energy Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Grafana

Job description

Location: Jawczyce, Warsaw, Poland

About the Role

The Critical Environment Manager (CEM) is a key resource for technical management of operating data centers. The CEM is responsible for streamlining data center operations and maintenance as well as removing risks in data center critical environment. They lead both recurrent and ad‑hoc technical projects to mitigate or remediate risks of experiencing loss of resilience or redundancy in data centers.

The CEM collects technical data from Data4 Facility Managers and customers to define technical roadmaps and projects. They oversee all aspects of critical environment projects from inception to completion, coordinating with cross‑functional teams such as engineering, operations, and facilities management to ensure seamless project execution and minimal disruption to data center operations. The CEM ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to industry standards and regulations.

They identify and mitigate risks such as equipment failures, power outages, or environmental threats by implementing robust risk management strategies and contingency plans. The CEM stays connected to data center availability trends, proactively conducts technical audits, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement to reduce human errors and optimize efficiency. They communicate project status updates, milestones, and key metrics to stakeholders, providing comprehensive reports and presentations. The CEM also supports vendors, contractors, and stakeholders, monitoring performance and ensuring adherence to project specifications.

Responsibilities

IMS Certifications

• IMS: Respect and enforce the certification policy and be proactive in improving the Integrated Management System (IMS) with stakeholders.
• H&S: Respect and enforce health and safety rules.
• Environment: Respect and enforce environmental policies.
• Information security: Respect and enforce information security policies.
• Energy: Respect and enforce the energy management policy.

Job Specific Responsibilities

• Collect technical data from the field (facility managers, vendors) and from customers.
• Establish risk maps and develop action/contingency plans to mitigate or remediate identified risks.
• Coordinate with cross‑functional teams for project execution.
• Lead technical discussions with customers’ critical environment representatives and coordinate technical support within Data4 and with external subject matter experts.
• Lead recurrent and ad‑hoc technical projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Communicate project status to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure projects meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Implement and support quality assurance processes and audits.
• Monitor vendor performance and adherence to project specifications.
• Engage with contractors and stakeholders in critical environment projects.
• Lead incident drills and contract management meetings as the main customer interface.
• Conduct technical audits based on failure data.
• Ensure escalation matrices are updated and drilled.
• Ensure improvement plans, such as root cause analysis action plans, are executed on time and report execution to customers.
• Address operational challenges involving multiple data centers, including maintenance rescheduling, freeze periods, and identified operational risks.
• Participate in mandatory and customer‑driven audits (ISO 9001, 27001, 50001, 14001, 45001, PCI‑DSS, ISAE‑3402, ENS, etc.), manage gaps, and propose mitigation and remediation plans for non‑compliance.
• Prepare monthly energy reports for client billing.
• Manage CAES contracts to achieve cost savings.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a similar position or in mission‑critical operation, with background in incident management and resolution.
• 2+ years of experience in project management or complex process management.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Energy Engineering or equivalent (preference for Industrial Engineer).
• Fluent in English (B2/C1) and Polish.

Technical Skills

Required

• Experience in data center operations and maintenance processes.
• Knowledge of data center infrastructure such as power distribution, cooling systems, and IT equipment.
• Experience in project management and risk management.
• Experience with incident management and learning from errors.
• Agile with IT tools – knowledge of ticketing tools such as JIRA, Grafana, Proxima, or Remedy.
• KPI and metrics management and analysis.

Preferred

• Experience in people management.
• Certification from the Project Management Institute or similar.
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements such as Uptime Institute Tier Standards and ISO 27001.

Soft Skills

• Effective communication – emails, phone, and face‑to‑face.
• Strong work ethics, trustworthiness, and capacity to build trusting relationships with peers and senior leadership.
• Strategic thinking and ability to build a multi‑year vision.
• Capability of conveying strategic ideas through written documents.
• Ownership and one‑team mentality.
• Reliable, trustworthy, and fair.