Data Center Operations Lead: Projects & Infra

Booz Allen Hamilton; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Work-life programs

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Data Center Operations Specialist to lead enterprise data center projects, coordinate deployments with customers, vendors, and technical teams, and ensure installations meet safety, quality, and documentation standards.

You will develop rack layouts, manage space and power requirements, maintain accurate lifecycle documentation, and drive process improvements across the data center operations team while handling multiple priorities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise data center operations or critical infrastructure.
• Experience leading small infrastructure projects and coordinating deployments with customers, vendors, and technical teams.
• Experience with capacity planning, rack design, and data center space management.
• Experience with structured copper and fiber cabling standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead small to medium-sized data center projects from planning to completion.
• Coordinate deployments with customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Develop rack layouts, manage space and rack-level power requirements, and ensure documentation is up to date.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes, documentation, and deployment standards.

Skills

Data center operations

Project coordination

Capacity planning

Rack design

Copper & fiber cabling

Power distribution

Server/storage/network hardware

Documentation & change management

Physical mobility (50 lbs)

Travel flexibility

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

DCIM platforms

Visio

AutoCAD

ITIL

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Data Center Operations Specialist to lead enterprise data center projects, coordinate deployments with customers, vendors, and technical teams, and ensure installations meet safety, quality, and documentation standards.

You will develop rack layouts, manage space and power requirements, maintain accurate lifecycle documentation, and drive process improvements across the data center operations team while handling multiple priorities.