Director, Data Center Readiness & QA — Remote Fridays

Bitfarms; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement savings with company 2% or

Employee referral program

Job summary

Keel Infrastructure is seeking a Director of Data Center Commissioning & QA to lead the end-to-end commissioning program and QA/QC framework for a growing portfolio of data center facilities. The role partners with mechanical, electrical, construction, and operations teams to ensure design for reliability and performance from pre-functional testing through handover.

The incumbent will own planning, execution, and documentation of Cx activities, establish QA standards, manage a team, and oversee

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in commissioning, quality assurance, or critical systems engineering, with a minimum of 7 years in data center or mission-critical facility environments.
• Experience owning both commissioning and quality assurance functions — candidates with deep expertise in one and working knowledge of the other will also be considered.
• Experience leading and developing commissioning programs on hyperscale or colocation projects.
• Prior experience managing third-party commissioning agents, inspection firms, and multi-discipline test teams across concurrent projects in multiple geographies.
• Experience building internal program infrastructure — standards, templates, processes — from the ground up strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning program leadership across active development projects, including master commissioning plans, standards, and documentation requirements.
• Own the QA/QC program, defining inspection and test plans and hold/witness points for critical scopes of work.
• Oversee project execution and provide governance on commissioning schedules, coordination meetings, and issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and performance reporting to executives.
• Manage operations transition and handover with documentation packages and operator training coordination.
• Build and mentor an internal Cx & QA team and manage third-party agents and vendors.

Skills

Commissioning

Quality assurance

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Issue tracking systems

Test script development

Documentation platforms

Job description

Keel Infrastructure is seeking a Director of Data Center Commissioning & QA to lead the end-to-end commissioning program and QA/QC framework for a growing portfolio of data center facilities. The role partners with mechanical, electrical, construction, and operations teams to ensure design for reliability and performance from pre-functional testing through handover.

The incumbent will own planning, execution, and documentation of Cx activities, establish QA standards, manage a team, and oversee