Data Center Operations Lead: Capacity & Coordination

Chenega Corporation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) in Arlington, VA is seeking a Data Center Operations Lead to oversee daily data center activities, manage space, power, and cooling, and ensure documentation accuracy.

You will coordinate rack layouts, cabling, and equipment moves across multiple teams, maintain inventories, and drive operational hygiene and standards while supporting incident response and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting or coordinating day-to-day data center operations.
• Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with eligibility for SCI access.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day data center operations and coordination.
• Maintain rack elevations, floor layouts, equipment placement records, and data center diagrams.
• Coordinate equipment installations, rack-and-stack activities, relocations, upgrades, and removals with responsible technical teams.
• Monitor available rack space, power, cooling, and physical capacity and identify potential capacity limitations.
• Maintain inventory, labeling, and documentation for equipment across data centers.

Skills

Data center operations

Rack elevations

Documentation

Space optimization

Coordination

Standards & procedures

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) in Arlington, VA is seeking a Data Center Operations Lead to oversee daily data center activities, manage space, power, and cooling, and ensure documentation accuracy.

You will coordinate rack layouts, cabling, and equipment moves across multiple teams, maintain inventories, and drive operational hygiene and standards while supporting incident response and capacity planning.