Data Center Operations Manager — Hardware & Infra Lead

Google; United States; On-site; USD 122,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Google’s Hardware Operations team manages the physical infrastructure behind its services. As a Data Center Operations Manager, you will lead a team of Data Center Technicians, overseeing server hardware installations and complex troubleshooting.

You will ensure high availability of large-scale data centers, collaborate with networks, compute, and facilities teams, and drive improvements in reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in computing infrastructure, networking, operating systems, or hardware.
• 2 years of experience managing technical teams, vendor or contract management and delivery.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, night shifts, holidays and on shift-based schedules as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to repair, fix, and perform preventative maintenance on equipment, servers, machines, or infrastructure based on issues.
• Partner with teams to meet goals and stakeholders to manage facility activities and set/implement strategies.
• Maintain, monitor, and execute security and operational procedures and analyze trends to identify opportunities for improvements ensuring alignment with organizational policies.
• Support and contribute to the implementation of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and other compliance programs and initiatives in collaboration with other teams to ensure environmental and safety incidents are investigated, resolved, and reported.
• Manage a team of Machine Learning (ML) travelers remotely and contribute and support 24/7 initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Vendor management

Networking

Linux/Unix admin

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Infrastructure operations

Server hardware

Job description

Google’s Hardware Operations team manages the physical infrastructure behind its services. As a Data Center Operations Manager, you will lead a team of Data Center Technicians, overseeing server hardware installations and complex troubleshooting.

You will ensure high availability of large-scale data centers, collaborate with networks, compute, and facilities teams, and drive improvements in reliability and security.