DC Operations Manager - Critical Infrastructure

Nebius B.V.; Alabama; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebius B.V. is seeking a Data Center Operations Manager - Critical Infrastructure to own the performance, reliability, and operational excellence of our data center facilities in the United States.

The role focuses on steady-state operations, incident management, and long-term facility performance, with involvement in commissioning and new site readiness where needed. The candidate will oversee power, cooling, and environmental systems, ensure maximum uptime, efficiency, and safety, and manage

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in data center or mission-critical facilities operations.
• Hands-on knowledge of electrical distribution (UPS, generators, switchgear).
• Cooling systems experience (chillers, HVAC, CRAH/CRAC, liquid cooling exposure).
• Experience operating in high-availability environments with uptime requirements.
• Experience managing vendors, maintenance programs, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Own performance, reliability, and operational excellence of data center facilities.
• Support capacity expansion and infrastructure improvements as we scale.
• Involvement in commissioning and new site readiness as needed.
• Lead incident response and steady-state operations to maximize uptime and safety.

Skills

Data center operations

Vendor management

Incident response

Safety compliance

SOP/EOP/MOP development

Tools

BMS/DCIM

Job description

The Role Nebius is building next generation, high density AI infrastructure, and we are looking for a Data Center Operations Manager - Critical Infrastructure to own the performance, reliability, and operational excellence of our data center facilities. This is a critical facilities leadership role, responsible for power, cooling, and environmental systems that support GPU driven workloads. You will ensure our sites operate with maximum uptime, efficiency, and safety, while also supporting capacity expansion and infrastructure improvements as we scale. Unlike a pure construction role, this position is focused on steady-state operations, incident management, and long term facility performance, with involvement in commissioning and new site readiness where needed.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in data center or mission critical facilities operations
• Strong hands on knowledge of critical infrastructure systems: Electrical distribution (UPS, generators, switchgear)
• Cooling systems (chillers, HVAC, CRAH/CRAC, liquid cooling exposure preferred)
• Experience operating in high availability environments with strict uptime requirements
• Proven experience managing vendors, maintenance programs, and incident response
• Familiarity with BMS/DCIM systems and operational monitoring
• Experience developing and enforcing SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs
• Strong understanding of safety, compliance, and regulatory requirements