Senior Data Center Cluster Ops Leader — Scale & Improve

Amazon; Benton (LA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Benton, LA seeks a Data Center Cluster Operations Leader to manage clusters and colocation operations across the region.

You will oversee safety, security, availability, scaling, efficiency, and cost, leading compute and engineering teams to push for continuous improvement in a world-class cloud environment. The role requires strong technical knowledge in electrical and mechanical engineering, compute systems, and process optimization, with a focus on delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of relevant management experience in datacenter operations, facility engineering operations, IT critical environments, or similar.
• Experience hiring, developing, and managing high-performing technical teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated track record delivering complex analytical and quantitative projects.

Responsibilities

• Hire, manage, and develop the operations team, including compute and engineering operations managers, and their teams
• Achieve organizational performance goals for safety, security, availability, scaling, efficiency, and cost
• Plan and execute Infrastructure Operations for new Data Centers and Colocation expansions
• Operate and maintain mechanical, electrical, and controls systems in Amazon Data Centers, including preventive and corrective maintenance and change management
• Manage Colocation Data Centers service providers to meet or exceed contracted SLAs
• Lead safety, security, and availability incident response, management, and resolution
• Improve operational processes, procedures, methods, and tools continuously

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data center operations

Analytical skills

Team management

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or engineering

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Benton, LA seeks a Data Center Cluster Operations Leader to manage clusters and colocation operations across the region.

You will oversee safety, security, availability, scaling, efficiency, and cost, leading compute and engineering teams to push for continuous improvement in a world-class cloud environment. The role requires strong technical knowledge in electrical and mechanical engineering, compute systems, and process optimization, with a focus on delivering