Sr Manager, Tech Ops Eng, AWS Data Centers

Amazon - Boardman, OR

Full-time - Senior

Boardman, OR

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About the position

The Cluster Operations Leader is a senior role responsible for overseeing one or more Amazon Data Center Clusters and Colocation Operations within a specific region. This position entails managerial responsibilities for safety, security, availability, scaling, efficiency, and cost management. The role involves leading high-performing teams across Data Center Operations and Engineering Operations, ensuring optimal performance and operational excellence in managing the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Hiring, managing and developing the operations team including compute operations managers, engineering operations managers, logistics operations managers and their teams
• Attainment of organizational performance goals and objectives relating to safety, security, availability, scaling, efficiency and cost
• Planning and executing the Infrastructure Operations component of new Data Centers and Colocation (Colo) expansions
• Operation and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems for Amazon Data Centers to include preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance and change management
• Vendor management of Colo Data Centers services providers to meet or exceed contracted performance SLA's
• Safety, security, and availability incident response, incident management and incident resolution
• Continuous improvement of operational processes, procedures, methods and tools

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, or relevant industry experience
• 10+ years of relevant management experience in Data Centers operations, facility engineering operations, information technology critical environment facilities, advanced high-volume manufacturing or similar
• Demonstrated track record in delivering complex projects
• Proven ability to hire, develop and manage high-performing technical teams
• Prior ownership of the operation of a mission-critical team and/or product
• Ability to operate independently as a manager of a geographically distributed management team
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and presentation skills

Nice-to-haves

• Expertise in one or more continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma
• Substantial knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems in a critical or controlled environment
• Broad knowledge of information technology infrastructure domains such as compute server platforms, storage server platforms, server components, network devices, technologies and architectures, IT service delivery principles and best practices

Benefits

• Mentorship & Career Growth
• Work/Life Balance
• Inclusive Team Culture