Data Center Server Operations Manager

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience managing technical, vendor, agreement management, or delivery teams.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, night shifts, holidays and on shift-based schedules as required.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in data center environments, including building and operating infrastructure, network and compute architecture and life-cycle, and Linux/Unix system administration.
• Experience with initiating and executing strategic initiatives in a global environment.
• Demonstrated strong performance and experience with data gathering, analysis and presentation skills.
• Foster a collaborative team environment while demonstrating the ability to implement and drive the safety culture.
• Track record of leading and improving Environmental Health and Safety initiatives.

About the job:

The Hardware Operations team is responsible for monitoring, maintaining and deploying the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure behind Google's powerful search technology. As a Data Center Technician, you'll deploy and maintain Google's advanced Data Center Server and Network Infrastructure. You'll also participate in or lead local project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans.

In this role, duties range from the physical deployment of data center-related technology to working closely with the various stakeholders. It will fall to you to ensure that our goals, missions and projects are successfully delivered, and, more importantly, that they are repeatable across our global array of data centers. This position offers a great introduction to the wider engineering world at Google. Depending of your area of interest, capabilities, and geographical mobility, you will have the opportunity to develop either within Hardware Operations or move towards software development, engineering, networking operations or our project management groups.

In this role, you will install, configure, test, troubleshoot and maintain hardware and server software. You will also take on the configuration of more components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches and networking protocols. You will lead small project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Responsibilities:

• Manage round-the-clock operations across all shifts (days, nights, weekends) within the West Memphis metro area.
• Oversee hiring, coaching, talent development, and vendor/contract management for technical teams.
• Lead the deployment, maintenance, and support of large-scale systems and network architectures.
• Leverage Linux/Unix, network protocol, and hardware life-cycle expertise to resolve issues.
• Execute global projects aligned with company goals while managing strict EHS compliance and various teams.