Assistant Director, Data Center Ops-Lead High Availability

Eccalon, LLC; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth

Leadership exposure

Job summary

Eccalon, LLC seeks an Assistant Director of Data Center Operations to lead the day-to-day management of enterprise-grade data center environments in Detroit. You will partner with the Director to ensure high availability, reliability, and security across power, cooling, and network infrastructure.

You will coordinate maintenance, capacity planning, incident response, and disaster recovery efforts while driving process improvements and cross-functional collaboration with IT, security, and cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in data center operations, IT infrastructure, or facilities management.
• Strong understanding of data center environments, including power, cooling, networking, and security.
• Experience supporting mission-critical or high-availability systems.
• Familiarity with IT service management frameworks (ITIL or similar).
• Experience in government contracting, defense, or regulated environments.
• Experience supporting cloud-integrated or hybrid data center environments.
• Familiarity with incident management, change management, and operational best practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the management and operation of data center facilities, infrastructure, and systems.
• Assist in overseeing power, cooling, physical security, and environmental controls within the data center.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of mission-critical infrastructure.
• Coordinate maintenance, upgrades, and capacity planning activities.
• Support disaster recovery, business continuity, and incident response planning.
• Partner with IT, network, security, and cloud teams to support enterprise operations.
• Monitor operational metrics, service levels, and infrastructure performance.
• Support vendor management, contract coordination, and service provider oversight.
• Assist in documenting policies, procedures, and operational standards.
• Ensure compliance with security, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Data center operations

Incident management

Security compliance

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

ITIL framework

Power & cooling systems

HVAC awareness

Vendor management

Job description

Eccalon, LLC seeks an Assistant Director of Data Center Operations to lead the day-to-day management of enterprise-grade data center environments in Detroit. You will partner with the Director to ensure high availability, reliability, and security across power, cooling, and network infrastructure.

You will coordinate maintenance, capacity planning, incident response, and disaster recovery efforts while driving process improvements and cross-functional collaboration with IT, security, and cloud