About this role
Senior Cluster Operations Leader oversees Amazon Data Center Clusters and Colocation Ops, ensuring safety, availability, scalability, and cost efficiency across DCO and DCEO functions, while leading cross-functional teams and contractor partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
- Hire and develop operations managers; Achieve safety, security, availability and cost goals; Plan and execute infrastructure operations for new data centers; Manage colocation providers and incident response; Improve operational processes
Technical Overview
Role requires deep technical knowledge of electrical/mechanical controls in critical environments, compute/server platforms, and IT service delivery principles; emphasizes continuous improvement and Lean/Six Sigma methodologies.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior cloud/infrastructure leader with 10+ years managing data center operations and engineering teams, capable of delivering complex projects and driving continuous improvement across compute, storage, and server platforms.
Must-Have Skills
10+ years of relevant management experience in datacenter operationsfacility engineering operationsinformation technology critical environment facilitiesadvanced high volume manufacturingdatacenter build-outs and scalingor similar experienceBachelor's or Master's degree in EngineeringComputer Science or a related fieldor relevant industry experienceDemonstrated track record in delivering complex analytical and quantitative projects through verbal and written communicationProven ability to hiredevelop and manage high-performing geographically distributed technical teamsExcellent written and verbal communications skills
Nice-to-Have Skills
Knowledge of mechanicalelectricaland controls systems for critical infrastructuresExpertise in Lean or Six SigmaBroad knowledge of IT infrastructure domains (computestoragenetwork devicesIT service delivery)
Required Skills
['data center operations''infrastructure operations''DCO''DCEO''server platforms''compute servers''storage servers''IT service delivery''continuous improvement''Lean Six Sigma''team leadership''vendor management']
Hard Skills
Data Center OperationsInfrastructure OperationsDCODCEOServer platformsCompute serversIT service deliveryContinuous improvement (Lean/Six Sigma)Team leadershipVendor management
Soft Skills
LeadershipVerbal and written communicationProblem solvingStrategic thinkingCross-functional collaboration
Keywords for Your Resume
cluster operations leaderaws data centersdata center operationsinfrastructure operationsDCODCEOserver platformscompute serversstorage serversslaincident responsecontinuous improvementleansix sigmateam leadershipvendor managementdata centerleadershipoperational excellenceIT service deliveryLean Six Sigma
Deal Breakers
Less than 10 years of relevant management experience, Inability to manage distributed teams, Lack of experience with data center operations and DCO/DCEO domains
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