Data Center Site Operations Lead

Gdh Consulting, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

GDH in Santa Clara, California, is seeking a Datacenter Operations Manager to oversee data center health, capacity planning, and production readiness. You will coordinate across engineering, facilities and operations to ensure reliable performance and smooth transitions into production.

The role requires a practical, metrics-driven approach, strong knowledge of power, cooling and asset management, and the ability to develop and report KPIs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years supporting enterprise datacenters, cloud infrastructure, hyperscale, or high-density compute environments.
• Strong understanding of datacenter power, cooling, capacity planning, and infrastructure monitoring.
• Experience with datacenter asset management systems, DCIM platforms, and infrastructure data management.
• Proven ability to develop and track operational KPIs and governance programs.
• Knowledge of operational acceptance processes, compliance standards, and audit readiness activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, facilities, infrastructure, SRE, and operations teams.
• Demonstrated success in managing risks, removing blockers, and delivering results across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience supporting large-scale or rapidly growing infrastructure organizations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operational visibility across datacenter infrastructure, including power, cooling, capacity, rack utilization, monitoring, and space management.
• Define, establish, and report on operational KPIs to measure datacenter health, readiness, utilization, and performance.
• Track and manage infrastructure capacity allocations throughout asset lifecycles, ensuring accurate data tracking.
• Lead operational acceptance and production transition activities for newly deployed datacenter facilities, ensuring readiness criteria are met.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to validate operational procedures, documentation, and capacity controls prior to go-live.
• Manage escalations, dependencies, and issue resolution activities across cross-functional teams.
• Communicate infrastructure risks, constraints, and operational status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support governance initiatives, maintain accuracy in asset management systems, and develop operational procedures for compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Develop and implement standards, monitoring practices, and operational models supporting global datacenter growth.

Job description

Role Summary

This role involves overseeing datacenter operations, ensuring infrastructure health, capacity management, and operational readiness. The individual will coordinate across engineering, facilities, and operations teams to maintain high standards of data center performance and compliance. The position requires a strategic approach to monitoring and managing datacenter environments to support smooth transitions into production.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operational visibility across datacenter infrastructure, including power, cooling, capacity, rack utilization, monitoring, and space management.
• Define, establish, and report on operational KPIs to measure datacenter health, readiness, utilization, and performance.
• Track and manage infrastructure capacity allocations throughout asset lifecycles, ensuring accurate data tracking.
• Lead operational acceptance and production transition activities for newly deployed datacenter facilities, ensuring readiness criteria are met.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to validate operational procedures, documentation, and capacity controls prior to go-live.
• Manage escalations, dependencies, and issue resolution activities across cross-functional teams.
• Communicate infrastructure risks, constraints, and operational status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support governance initiatives, maintain accuracy in asset management systems, and develop operational procedures for compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Develop and implement standards, monitoring practices, and operational models supporting global datacenter growth.

Qualifications

• Relevant education, training, certifications, or equivalent practical experience in electrical, mechanical, computer, or datacenter engineering.
• 7+ years supporting enterprise datacenters, cloud infrastructure, hyperscale, or high-density compute environments.
• Strong understanding of datacenter power, cooling, capacity planning, and infrastructure monitoring.
• Experience with datacenter asset management systems, DCIM platforms, and infrastructure data management.
• Proven ability to develop and track operational KPIs and governance programs.
• Knowledge of operational acceptance processes, compliance standards, and audit readiness activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, facilities, infrastructure, SRE, and operations teams.
• Demonstrated success in managing risks, removing blockers, and delivering results across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience supporting large-scale or rapidly growing infrastructure organizations.

Publishing Pay Range: $58.00 - $60.75 hourly

This position is based in office and requires employee to work on-site.

About GDH

At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, "We care about people," isn't just a tagline - it's the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs. Who We Are: GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women's services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.

GDH Benefits

GDH offers a range of employee benefits that are designed to promote well-being and help maintain a healthy work-life balance. These comprehensive benefits cover various aspects of an employee's life and aim to enhance their overall experience with the company.

• Our health benefits include three medical insurance options with access to KISx Card, Zero Card, and HealthJoy concierge services.
• Other plan offerings include dental, vision, life, disability, supplemental insurance, and pet insurance plans.
• Enjoy additional perks like holiday pay, 401(k) plan, direct deposit, an employee referral program, work-life balance benefits, a Wellbeats membership, a discounted gym membership program, and more!
• For more detailed information on benefits, please go to GDH's website under the tab for candidates.

GDH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. Applicants with disabilities who require an accommodation or assistance in applying and/or for interviewing, please contact our HR Department. Please visit our notice of collection for California applicants.