Hyperscale Data Center On-Site Ops Lead

DCYB; Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

Retirement plan

Health, dental, vision

Generous PTO

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking an experienced Data Center Operations Leader to serve as the on-site SME for critical infrastructure, owning design limitations and maintenance program effectiveness. You will manage high-risk change activities, act as a first responder for incidents, and partner with colo providers and internal teams to ensure reliability.

You will contribute to building scalable, live data center operations with a strong emphasis on safety, efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• You've operated or led critical-facilities operations in a live data center, owning the physical infrastructure that keeps a site running.
• You know the critical-infrastructure stack (power and cooling) well enough to be the on-site authority and handle escalations.
• You run change management for high-risk work and hold partners to a real maintenance standard.
• You're a calm, capable first responder when something fails at 3am.
• You audit, document, and improve, leaving the site's operating posture stronger than you found it.
• Bonus: Hyperscale or colocation operations, Uptime Institute or NFPA familiarity, MOP/EOP experience, vendor/colo management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site SME for data center critical infrastructure, handling escalations across the white space and the supporting facilities.
• Understand and manage the design limitations and risks of the site, and audit colocation partners and service providers on their maintenance programs and effectiveness.
• Own the change management process for high-risk maintenance activities in the data center.
• Act as first responder on-site for incidents, driving resolution with support from engineering and infrastructure SMEs.
• Partner with colo partners, vendors, and internal teams to keep the site reliable, and feed operational learnings back into design and process.

Skills

Data center ops

On-site authority

Change management

Incident response

Vendor management

Audit & docs

Job description

Fluidstack is seeking an experienced Data Center Operations Leader to serve as the on-site SME for critical infrastructure, owning design limitations and maintenance program effectiveness. You will manage high-risk change activities, act as a first responder for incidents, and partner with colo providers and internal teams to ensure reliability.

You will contribute to building scalable, live data center operations with a strong emphasis on safety, efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration.