Senior Data Center Engineering Leader

athenahealth; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 110,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter support

Employee assistance programs

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Collaborative workspaces

Dog-friendly offices

Job summary

athenahealth is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Center Engineering to lead critical infrastructure operations that support healthcare at scale. This role drives strategy, execution, and reliability for physical data center infrastructure across production environments, helping ensure the stability and scalability of systems healthcare providers rely on every day.

This is a remote role based in Virginia with an in-person operational requirement for engagement at data center facilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in data center engineering, infrastructure operations, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of leadership or people management experience in technical infrastructure environments.
• Strong expertise in data center infrastructure including server hardware, power distribution, cooling systems, structured cabling, and colo operations.
• Proven capacity planning experience with forecasting models and frameworks.
• Strong project management skills with experience delivering complex infrastructure initiatives on time and within budget.
• Experience with hardware lifecycle management, including procurement, asset tracking, BIOS/firmware management, and decommissioning.
• Experience managing vendors and colocation providers, including SLA governance and contract oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data center engineers in a high-performance, accountable environment.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of physical infrastructure from capacity planning and procurement through deployment, maintenance, and decommissioning.
• Develop and maintain capacity planning frameworks aligned to business growth and demand.
• Drive execution of hardware refreshes, facility expansions, migrations, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Establish operational standards, runbooks, and change management processes.
• Ensure 24x7x365 on‑call coverage with clear rotation structures, escalation paths, and incident response protocols.

Skills

Team leadership

Capacity planning

Project management

Vendor management

DCIM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Job description

athenahealth is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Center Engineering to lead critical infrastructure operations that support healthcare at scale. This role drives strategy, execution, and reliability for physical data center infrastructure across production environments, helping ensure the stability and scalability of systems healthcare providers rely on every day.

This is a remote role based in Virginia with an in-person operational requirement for engagement at data center facilities.