Data Center Server Operations Manager

Google Inc.; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 138,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Bonus target

Job summary

Google's Hardware Operations team seeks a Data Center Operations Manager to lead a team of Data Center Technicians, ensuring top-quality installation and troubleshooting of servers and components. You will oversee complex networking and compute infrastructure, technology lifecycle, and project contingency planning.

You will hire, coach, and develop the team while aligning with business goals, managing day-to-day operations, and driving a strong safety culture across global data centers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in computing infrastructure, networking, operating systems, or hardware.
• 5+ years managing technical, vendor, contract, or delivery teams.
• 5+ years in computing infrastructure, networking, operating systems, or hardware.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of data center operation teams.
• Communicate priorities and hand off operations to shift leads.
• Collaborate to identify and resolve problems in global computing and network architecture.
• Hire, coach, and develop a team while achieving business goals.
• Implement and drive safety culture at the site with a collaborative team environment.

Skills

Infra/OS/Networking

Team leadership

Mentoring juniors

Non-standard hours

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Job description

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Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience leading and improving Environmental, Health, and Safety initiatives.
• Experience with initiating and executing initiatives in a global environment.
• Experience working in data center environments, including building and operating large-scale infrastructure, and network and compute architecture and lifecycle, and Linux/Unix system administration.
• Ability to implement and drive the safety culture at the site, while fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

About the job

Google isn't just a software company. The Hardware Operations team is responsible for monitoring the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure behind Google's powerful search technology. As a Hardware Operations Manager, you will manage a team of Data Center Technicians. You will oversee the quality installation of server hardware and components and take charge of complicated installations/troubleshooting.
Your team will install, configure, test, troubleshoot and maintain hardware (like servers and its components) and server software (like Google's Linux cluster). They will also take on the configuration of more complex components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches and networking protocols. They may lead small project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Oversee the day-to-day management of teams within data center operations.
• Communicate priorities and facilitate hand off of operations to following shift leads.
• Worktogetherto identify and resolve problems and create solutions for our global computing and network architecture.
• Hire, coach, and develop a team while achieving business goals.
• Ensure data center-related priorities are consistent with company objectives. Implement and drive the safety culture at the site, while fostering a collaborative team environment.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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