Global Data Center Operations Lead

Amazon Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 108,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Manager to lead high‑performing engineering teams and drive operational excellence across a global data center network.

You will manage critical infrastructure, optimize processes, and build strong relationships with internal teams and external vendors to ensure safety and reliability. The role focuses on traveling between data centers as needed, developing teams, and implementing service methodologies to improve metrics.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical team management experience.
• 4+ years of experience in a data center technology role and/or 4+ years of knowledge with Networking or Computer hardware.

Responsibilities

• Managing and developing teams of engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring the highest levels of performance.
• Maintaining existing Data Centers
• Helping build and bring online new Data Centers
• Constantly improving all our processes and procedures.
• Assisting & managing relationships with external vendors & contractors
• Liaising with internal teams & management groups
• Ensuring we adhere to and exceed local Health & Safety standards in all our Data Centers
• Creating and maintaining metrics on all aspects of our Data Centers and utilizing those metrics to drive positive changes
• Assisting in implementing service methodologies including incident management, problem management, change management, capacity management, etc.

Skills

Technical team management

Data center technology

Networking or hardware

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Manager to lead high‑performing engineering teams and drive operational excellence across a global data center network.

You will manage critical infrastructure, optimize processes, and build strong relationships with internal teams and external vendors to ensure safety and reliability. The role focuses on traveling between data centers as needed, developing teams, and implementing service methodologies to improve metrics.