Senior Data Center Operations Lead – Critical Infra

Northern Trust; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Data Center Site Operations Manager to lead U.S. Data Center Management operations supporting mission-critical infrastructure across the firm’s enterprise data center environment.

This role is responsible for operational reliability, team leadership, vendor and contractor coordination, change governance, audit readiness, documentation discipline, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will bring deep enterprise data center experience, strong operational

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise data center engineering, infrastructure deployment, or mission-critical operations.
• Experience leading operations in regulated/high-control environments.
• Proven ability to manage data center lifecycle activities and live production support.
• Ability to coordinate across facilities, security, governance, and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day data center operations across multiple locations.
• Oversee lifecycle activities: adds/moves/changes, rack deployments, cabling, power coordination.
• Manage staffing, vendors, and contractor engagement; ensure adherence to standards.

Skills

Data Center Operations

Team Leadership

Vendor Management

IT Service Management

Change Governance

Documentation & Audit

Capacity Planning

Communication

Tools

DCIM

Asset Management

Inventory Control

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Data Center Site Operations Manager to lead U.S. Data Center Management operations supporting mission-critical infrastructure across the firm’s enterprise data center environment.

This role is responsible for operational reliability, team leadership, vendor and contractor coordination, change governance, audit readiness, documentation discipline, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will bring deep enterprise data center experience, strong operational