Associate Director, Network & Data Center Ops

University of Georgia; Kentucky; On-site; USD 112,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Georgia seeks an Associate Director to lead Network and Data Center Operations in Athens. This onsite role directs Data Center, Network, and Facilities teams and drives capacity planning, budgeting, and incident response to ensure reliable core services.

Required is a Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience, including 3 years in supervision. This role requires strong leadership and collaboration across IT and facilities teams in a large enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent, plus 10 years of professional experience including 3 years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage Data Center Operations, Facilities Management, Cellular, and Network Operations teams.
• Provide direction for Data Center projects, monitoring, problem identification and reporting processes.
• Develop and evaluate Data Center/NOC modernization and growth strategies.

Skills

Leadership experience

Network operations

Data center operations

Infrastructure capacity planning

Budgeting

24x7 operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 10 years experience

Job description

University of Georgia seeks an Associate Director to lead Network and Data Center Operations in Athens. This onsite role directs Data Center, Network, and Facilities teams and drives capacity planning, budgeting, and incident response to ensure reliable core services.

Required is a Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience, including 3 years in supervision. This role requires strong leadership and collaboration across IT and facilities teams in a large enterprise environment.