Senior Data Center Operations Leader (High-Density & DLC)

Supermicro; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a Sr. Manager of Data Center Operations to lead colocation facilities and high-density data center programs. You will oversee electrical infrastructure, DLC systems, and cross-functional teams to ensure uptime and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with data center design, power distribution, and GPU/AI infrastructure, plus strong leadership and vendor coordination. This role is based in San Jose, CA and offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of experience in data center operations, focus on high-density compute.
• Strong understanding of electrical redundancy schemes and power distribution systems.
• Hands-on experience operating and maintaining direct liquid cooling systems.
• Proven ability to manage data hall operations, including layout optimization and scaling.
• Experience with incident management, root cause analysis, and operational reporting.
• Proficiency in DCIM tools, BMS systems, and operational dashboards.
• Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure requirements and GPU-based compute environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect data center infrastructure to meet scalability, availability, and performance requirements
• Oversee daily operations of high-density data centers, ensuring uptime, performance, and safety standards are consistently met
• Manage electrical infrastructure, including UPS systems, ATS, and generators, with backup power solutions, and mechanical cooling to meet demanding workload requirements
• Lead the operation and maintenance of direct liquid cooling (DLC) systems, including flow rates, pressure, and coolant quality
• Monitor water treatment and filtration systems and coordinate CDU support and upgrades
• Lead sourcing strategies, site evaluations, and hosting partnership development with global service providers
• Partner with engineering, facilities, and operations teams to deliver projects aligned with business goals and SLA targets
• Provide structured updates on program milestones, risks, mitigations, and ROI metrics to senior leadership
• Ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements and onboard customers to colocation facilities
• Monitor and evaluate performance and efficiency of data center systems; implement improvements to reduce costs

Skills

Data center ops

Electrical redundancy

Direct liquid cooling

Leadership

Cross-functional collab

DCIM tools

GPU/AI infra

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical Eng

MBA (preferred)

Tools

DCIM tools

BMS systems

Job description

Supermicro is seeking a Sr. Manager of Data Center Operations to lead colocation facilities and high-density data center programs. You will oversee electrical infrastructure, DLC systems, and cross-functional teams to ensure uptime and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with data center design, power distribution, and GPU/AI infrastructure, plus strong leadership and vendor coordination. This role is based in San Jose, CA and offers competitive pay and benefits.