Global Data Center Ops Leader: Build & Optimize Infra

Amazon; Hamlet (NC); On-site; USD 108,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks a Data Center Manager to lead high‑performing engineering teams and oversee critical infrastructure across AWS data centers. You will drive operational excellence, optimize processes, and build strong vendor relationships to support rapid data center growth.

The role emphasizes safety, metrics, and cross‑functional collaboration with internal teams to deliver reliable cloud infrastructure at scale.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical team management experience.
• 4+ years in a data center technology role and/or knowledge with Networking or Computer hardware.
• Willingness to travel between data center locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop teams of engineers, providing technical and leadership expertise.
• Maintain existing data centers and help build new ones.
• Improve processes and metrics to drive operational excellence.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and contractors.
• Ensure health and safety standards across all data centers.
• Liaise with internal teams and management groups.
• Implement service methodologies including incident, problem, change, and capacity management.

Skills

Team management

Data center tech

Networking

Travel readiness

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks a Data Center Manager to lead high‑performing engineering teams and oversee critical infrastructure across AWS data centers. You will drive operational excellence, optimize processes, and build strong vendor relationships to support rapid data center growth.

The role emphasizes safety, metrics, and cross‑functional collaboration with internal teams to deliver reliable cloud infrastructure at scale.