Data Center Operations Manager

Data Center Operations Manager Infrastructure operations · shared across sites Reports to: VP, Infrastructure (or Director, Site Operations) Location: Odessa, TX or Pleasanton, CA; multi-site travel Department: Infrastructure & DC Operations / Data Center Operations Position summary The Data Center Operations Manager owns physical infrastructure at GPU One (GPUaaS) sites including power, cooling, security, and smart-hands services. The role is the operational owner of colocation and owned-site facility relationships and the first line of defense against physical-layer incidents. Key responsibilities Manage day-to-day operations of colocation and owned data center sites Coordinate with colocation partners on power, cooling, and facility issues Manage smart-hands and remote-hands services and SLAs with site providers Oversee physical security including access controls, badge management, and audit logs Maintain capacity planning models for power, cooling, and rack space Coordinate with Field Engineering on installation logistics and site readiness Manage site-level vendors including electrical, HVAC, security, and janitorial Maintain DCIM, environmental monitoring, and physical asset inventory accuracy Support audits (SOC 2, customer site visits, insurance inspections) Participate in on-call rotation for site emergencies and outages Required qualifications 6+ years in data center operations or facilities management Strong understanding of power distribution, cooling architecture, and DC physical infrastructure Experience managing colocation relationships and SLAs CDCP, CDCS, or equivalent data center certification Demonstrated vendor and contractor management experience Preferred qualifications Modular data center (MDC) operational experience Experience operating high-density GPU or HPC sites (30 kW+ per rack) Liquid cooling experience (rear-door, direct-to-chip, or immersion) Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field