Data Center Operations Lead

Kyndryl; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a Data Center Manager to lead the safe, reliable operation of data center facilities supporting critical customer environments. You will drive uptime, incident prevention, and audit readiness through coordination across infrastructure, networks, storage, and platform teams.

Responsibilities include managing daily operations (power, cooling, space, environmental controls), overseeing preventive maintenance, coordinating with vendors, leading incident response, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience managing data center or critical facilities operations.
• Hands-on experience with power, cooling, fire suppression, and environmental monitoring systems.
• Ability to manage incidents, changes, and maintenance windows in a 24x7 environment.
• Strong cross-functional coordination during operational events.
• Experience working with external vendors and service providers for facilities operations.
• Knowledge of data center safety, security, and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily data center operations including power, cooling, space, and environmental controls.
• Oversee preventive maintenance and operational procedures to maintain availability and resilience.
• Coordinate facility activities with infrastructure, network, storage, and platform teams.
• Lead incident response for facilities related events and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with safety, security, and regulatory requirements across the data center.
• Manage vendor performance for facilities services and maintenance activities.
• Plan and track capacity for power, cooling, and floor space based on demand forecasts.
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and audit evidence.
• Support customer engagements by translating availability and performance requirements into operational actions.

Skills

Data center operations

Power & cooling

Incident management

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking a Data Center Manager to lead the safe, reliable operation of data center facilities supporting critical customer environments. You will drive uptime, incident prevention, and audit readiness through coordination across infrastructure, networks, storage, and platform teams.

Responsibilities include managing daily operations (power, cooling, space, environmental controls), overseeing preventive maintenance, coordinating with vendors, leading incident response, and ensuring