Senior HPC Data Center Operations Lead

IREN; Childress (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (100% employee) with

401(k) with company match

PTO & holidays

Relocation allowance

Job summary

IREN, a leading AI Cloud Service Provider, operates large-scale GPU clusters for AI training and inference across renewable-rich regions in the U.S. and Canada.

The Senior Operations Manager - HPC oversees day-to-day HPC data center operations, ensuring maximum uptime, efficiency, and security, while leading engineers and technicians. With a focus on capacity planning, incident management, and continuous improvement, you will drive policies, budgets, and vendor relationships to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/EE or related field.
• 8+ years managing Tier III+ data centers.
• Strong data center infrastructure knowledge (power, cooling, networking, security).
• Familiar with Uptime Institute Tier classifications, ITIL, ISO 27001.
• Proven leadership and ability to optimize operations.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Strong abstract thinking, analytical, decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across audiences.
• Self-driven with attention to detail and ability to execute with limited direction.
• Ability to operate with uncertainty and limited resources.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all operational aspects of HPC data centers, ensuring uptime, security, and safety standards.
• Manage a team of technicians responsible for infrastructure maintenance, power, cooling, and IT support.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to enhance efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Monitor critical systems, ensuring proactive maintenance and troubleshooting of issues.
• Collaborate with IT, network, and security teams to enhance data center reliability.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, SOC, and other relevant certifications.
• Manage vendor relationships, service contracts, and procurement of necessary equipment.
• Prepare and manage operational budgets for the data center.
• Conduct performance analysis, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategy implementation.
• Lead incident management and root cause analysis for service disruptions.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Data center infra

ITIL

Uptime Institute

ISO 27001

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

IREN, a leading AI Cloud Service Provider, operates large-scale GPU clusters for AI training and inference across renewable-rich regions in the U.S. and Canada.

The Senior Operations Manager - HPC oversees day-to-day HPC data center operations, ensuring maximum uptime, efficiency, and security, while leading engineers and technicians. With a focus on capacity planning, incident management, and continuous improvement, you will drive policies, budgets, and vendor relationships to deliver