Senior Data Center Infrastructure Lead

OpenAI; United States; Sur place; USD 150 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

OpenAI is seeking a Critical Facilities Lead to oversee commissioning, deployment, and long-term operation of its next-generation AI data centers. This role bridges the interface between data center construction and hardware landing, ensuring seamless integration of mission-critical infrastructure with hardware deployment timelines.

You will collaborate with design, construction, and hardware teams to define repeatable processes for new data center builds and lead hands-on operations to uphold

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in large-scale data center facility operations, commissioning, or critical infrastructure engineering.
• Deep familiarity with liquid-cooled IT systems and in-rack/in-row manifold design, bring-up and servicing.
• Interest in defining and improving infrastructure processes at the intersection of construction, hardware, and operations.
• Comfort owning infrastructure from deployment to long-term maintenance and failure recovery.
• Experience responding to field issues and maintaining reliability through defined operational processes.

Responsabilités

• Define and execute sequences of operations, commissioning steps, and bring-up processes for mission-critical data center facilities.
• Interface with design and hardware teams to tailor deployment procedures for each data center and configuration.
• Oversee installation, commissioning, and operational readiness of large-scale data center campuses.
• Manage monitoring, maintenance, and quality control of data center infrastructure, including liquid cooling systems.
• Develop on-site operations staffing strategy.
• Develop and enforce procedures for planned and unplanned downtime and SLAs for critical facility components.

Connaissances

10+ years data center ops

Liquid-cooled IT systems

Infrastructure process optimization

Deployment to maintenance ownership

Field issue response

Description du poste

OpenAI is seeking a Critical Facilities Lead to oversee commissioning, deployment, and long-term operation of its next-generation AI data centers. This role bridges the interface between data center construction and hardware landing, ensuring seamless integration of mission-critical infrastructure with hardware deployment timelines.

You will collaborate with design, construction, and hardware teams to define repeatable processes for new data center builds and lead hands-on operations to uphold