Data Center Server Operations Site Lead

Google; Papillion (NE); On-site; USD 205,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google seeks a Data Center Site Lead for Global Server Operations to own the site’s server and network infrastructure. You will oversee state-of-the-art physical infrastructure powering Google’s search tech, ensuring reliability and performance through expert leadership and cross-functional alignment.

The Site Lead manages Data Center Leaders and Technicians, overseeing deployment, maintenance and high-risk operational transitions with contingency planning and KPI tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience managing technical teams responsible for hardware servers and components.
• 3 years of site-level data center operational leadership.
• 3 years in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience with Linux/other OS and developing network architecture.
• Ability to work non-standard hours including weekends, nights, holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team; set priorities and coach performance and development.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to manage facility activities and strategies.
• Maintain and monitor security and operational procedures; analyze trends for improvements.
• Repair and perform preventative maintenance on equipment, servers, and infrastructure.
• Support EHS/compliance programs and investigations with other teams.

Skills

Team leadership

Operations leadership

Linux/OS experience

Network architecture

Shift work availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience managing technical teams in charge of installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, or maintaining hardware servers and its components.
• 3 years of experience in site-level data center operational leadership.
• 3 years of experience in a people management, supervision, or team leadership role.
• Experience with different operating systems (e.g., Linux) and developing network architecture.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, night shifts, holidays and on shift-based schedules as required.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience managing technical teams in charge of installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, or maintaining hardware servers and its components.
• 3 years of experience in site-level data center operational leadership.
• 3 years of experience in a people management, supervision, or team leadership role.
• Experience with different operating systems (e.g., Linux) and developing network architecture.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, night shifts, holidays and on shift-based schedules as required.

Preferred qualifications

• 3 years of experience in managing and developing other people managers.
• Experience with process optimization, risk modeling, and at-scale performance management (e.g., Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)/Service Level Objective (SLO) attainment).
• Experience initiating and executing strategic initiatives in a global environment.
• Ability to build consensus, resolve operational trade-offs, and drive results across independent cross-functional site organizations (e.g., Data Center Operations, Network Operations, Security) without direct reporting authority.
• Passion for operations, people management, and leadership.

About The Job

At Google, we aim to foster Googley work environments that are collaborative, friendly and fun. The Facilities Management team brings our spaces to life as you oversee the daily operations of our offices. While roles with similar names at other companies can be far more mundane, you're a creative, organized customer service specialist, who takes pride in seeing things run smoothly and efficiently. You go out of your way to make sure that clients are not only satisfied, but singing Google's praises. You're comfortable in a fast-paced environment with the highest standards of excellence. You aren't afraid to have fun with your job, and bring an enthusiasm, dedication and a collaborative spirit to build and maintain office spaces that facilitate some of the world's most cutting edge innovation.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. As the Data Center Site Lead for Global Server Operations, you will be the primary owner of the site's server and network infrastructure. You will oversee the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure that powers Google’s search technology, ensuring the highest standards of reliability and performance through expert leadership and cross-functional alignment.

The Site Lead manages a team of Data Center Leaders and Technicians. Your team will install, configure, test, troubleshoot, and maintain critical hardware and server software. You will own outcomes for deployment and ongoing maintenance involving networks, storage, compute and AI infrastructure, while leading project teams through high-risk operational transitions and developing comprehensive contingency plans.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $205000 - $285000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of individuals; set and communicate individual and team priorities that support organizational goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development, and provide feedback and coaching.
• Partner with teams to meet goals and stakeholders to manage facility activities and set/implement short- and long-term strategies.
• Maintain, monitor, and execute security and operational procedures and track/analyze trends to identify opportunities for improvements ensuring alignment with organizational policies.
• Repair, fix, and perform preventative maintenance on equipment, servers, machines, or infrastructure based on identified issues.
• 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law.

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