Strategic Leader, Mission-Critical Data Center Ops

Formr

United States

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Job summary

Formr is seeking an experienced data center operations leader to oversee senior-level operations for a large-scale campus in Northern Virginia. You will manage critical facilities, direct 24/7 teams, and own uptime, safety and regulatory compliance across electrical, mechanical and cooling systems.

You will partner with construction, engineering and development teams, drive efficiency, and manage operational and capital budgets.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in data center mission-critical facilities.
  • Experience leading campus-level or multi-site data center operations.
  • Strong understanding of mission-critical electrical infrastructure (UPS, generators, switchgear, transformers, ATS/STS, PDUs).
  • Experience managing maintenance programmes and critical facility procedures.
  • Experience supporting commissioning and large-scale data center expansion projects.
  • Strong understanding of change management, MOPs, SOPs and EOPs.

Responsibilities

  • Provide senior leadership across data center operations, critical facilities and mission-critical infrastructure.
  • Lead campus-level operational teams for a 24/7 data center environment.
  • Ensure safe and reliable operation of electrical, mechanical and cooling infrastructure.
  • Maintain uptime, availability and SLA performance across facilities.
  • Oversee maintenance programmes and capital expenditures.
  • Review and approve Methods of Procedure, change controls and maintenance activity.
  • Support commissioning, capacity upgrades and new data hall deployments.
  • Travel to other US data centers for leadership meetings and reviews.

Skills

Data center operations
Leadership
Budget management
Change management
Maintenance programmes
Expansion projects
Project management
Team development

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

UPS systems
Generators
Switchgear
Transformers
PDUs
CRAH/CRAC systems

Job description

Formr is seeking an experienced data center operations leader to oversee senior-level operations for a large-scale campus in Northern Virginia. You will manage critical facilities, direct 24/7 teams, and own uptime, safety and regulatory compliance across electrical, mechanical and cooling systems.

You will partner with construction, engineering and development teams, drive efficiency, and manage operational and capital budgets.

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