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Data Center Operations Manager, Third Shift

Kansas City, MOOnsiteFull TimeManager / Head$138,000–$200,000 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • third shift
  • non-standard hours
  • night shifts
  • shift-based schedules
  • computing infrastructure
  • networking
  • operating systems
  • hardware
  • technical team management
  • vendor management

Nice to have

  • data center environments
  • large-scale infrastructure
  • network architecture
  • compute architecture
  • Linux/Unix system administration
  • strategic initiatives

Role summary

Google's Facilities Management team is seeking a Data Center Operations Manager for the third shift. This role involves leading and managing technical teams, ensuring smooth and efficient data center operations, and fostering a safe and collaborative work environment. The manager will be responsible for on-shift leadership, performance management, hiring, coaching, and developing team members, as well as supporting EHS and compliance initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in computing infrastructure, networking, and hardware, with experience in data center environments and managing technical teams. This role requires the ability to work non-standard hours, including night shifts and weekends.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in computing infrastructure, networking, operating systems, or hardware.
  • 5 years of experience managing technical, vendor, contract 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 large-scale infrastructure, and network and compute architecture and lifecycle, and Linux/Unix system administration.
  • Experience with initiating and executing strategic initiatives in a global environment.
  • Track record of leading and improving Environmental Health and Safety initiatives.
  • Ability to implement and drive the safety culture at the site, while fostering a collaborative team environment.
  • Excellent strategic problem-solving skills.

About the job:

At Google, we aim to foster Googley work environments that are collaborative, friendly and fun. The Facilities Management team brings our spaces to life as you oversee the daily operations of our offices. While roles with similar names at other companies can be far more mundane, you're a creative, organized customer service specialist, who takes pride in seeing things run smoothly and efficiently. You go out of your way to make sure that clients are not only satisfied, but singing Google's praises. You're comfortable in a fast-paced environment with the highest standards of excellence. You aren't afraid to have fun with your job, and bring an enthusiasm, dedication and a collaborative spirit to build and maintain office spaces that facilitate some of the world's most cutting edge innovation. 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. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities:

  • Provide dedicated on-shift leadership, performance management, and escalations support during regular business hours (11:00 PM – 7:30 AM, third (3rd) Shift).
  • Work together to identify and resolve problems and create solutions for our global computing and network architecture.
  • Hire, coach and develop a team while achieving strategic business goals.
  • Ensure data center-related priorities are consistent with company objectives. Demonstrate the ability to implement and drive the safety culture at the site, while fostering a collaborative team environment.
  • Support and contribute to the implementation of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and other compliance programs and initiatives in collaboration with other teams to ensure environmental and safety incidents are investigated, resolved, and reported.
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