Data Center Operations Lead for Multi-Site HPC

STN Inc; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

STN Inc. is seeking a Data Center Operations Manager to own physical infrastructure at GPU One (GPUaaS) sites, including power, cooling, security, and smart-hands services.

The role is the operational owner of colocation and owned-site facility relationships and the first line of defense against physical-layer incidents. The role requires coordinating with colocation partners, managing on-site vendors, and maintaining capacity planning and DCIM systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in data center operations or facilities management.
• Strong understanding of power distribution, cooling architecture and DC infrastructure.
• Experience managing colocation relationships and SLAs.
• Certification: CDCP or CDCS (or equivalent).
• Vendor and contractor management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of colocation and owned data center sites.
• Coordinate with colocation partners on power, cooling and facility issues.
• Manage smart-hands and remote-hands services and SLAs.
• Oversee physical security including access controls and audits.
• Maintain capacity planning models for power, cooling and rack space.
• Coordinate installation logistics and site readiness with Field Engineering.
• Manage site-level vendors including electrical, HVAC, security and janitorial.
• Maintain DCIM and environmental monitoring and asset inventory accuracy.
• Support audits such as SOC 2 and site inspections.
• Participate in on-call rotation for site emergencies and outages.

Skills

Data center operations

Facilities management

Vendor management

Power distribution & cooling

Site coordination & on-call

Education

CDCP/CDCS or equivalent data center certification

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

DCIM

Asset inventory system

Job description

STN Inc. is seeking a Data Center Operations Manager to own physical infrastructure at GPU One (GPUaaS) sites, including power, cooling, security, and smart-hands services.

The role is the operational owner of colocation and owned-site facility relationships and the first line of defense against physical-layer incidents. The role requires coordinating with colocation partners, managing on-site vendors, and maintaining capacity planning and DCIM systems.