Data Center Reliability & Operations Manager

Google; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 129,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Operations Manager for Third Party Data Centers in Phoenix, AZ, to oversee electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure operations within partner facilities. You will collaborate with Google Data Center engineering, hardware operations, and network teams, and manage third‑party data center vendors to maintain high operability and reliability.

The role emphasizes safe, compliant operations, maintaining efficiency and reducing environmental impact, while leading

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 9 years of experience in Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or controls experience in an industrial/commercial environment.
• 3 years of experience in a data center or facilities environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive efforts to test, validate, improve, and certify new processes and procedures for critical complex equipment operation for data center domain.
• Lead efforts to perform compliance activities for a data center and analyze compliance results for data centers globally. Ensure regional and global teams are complying with project/schedule guidelines and Google design standards.
• Drive efforts to monitor data center systems operations, control site activities to minimize risk, and to ensure effective response to any excursions.
• Drive efforts to ensure sites are following facility, maintenance, and standard programs globally while exhibiting strength in improvement to said policies and programs.
• Lead the development of strategies to keep operational costs to a minimum, improve efficiency, and reduce environmental impact at a site, along with managing site-level development of programs and initiatives.

Skills

Electrical experience

HVAC experience

Controls experience

Leadership communication

Education

Associate degree or related training

Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Google is seeking a Technical Operations Manager for Third Party Data Centers in Phoenix, AZ, to oversee electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure operations within partner facilities. You will collaborate with Google Data Center engineering, hardware operations, and network teams, and manage third‑party data center vendors to maintain high operability and reliability.

The role emphasizes safe, compliant operations, maintaining efficiency and reducing environmental impact, while leading