Amazon
Data Center Cluster Operations Leader, AWS Data Centers
$164K–$258K
Benton, LA · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of relevant management experience; listed fields include datacenter operations, facility engineering operations, critical environment facilities, advanced high volume manufacturing, datacenter build-outs and scaling, or similar experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads regional data center and colocation operations, overseeing teams and infrastructure performance across compute, engineering, and physical security functions.
What you'll do
- Hire, manage, and develop operations managers and their teams; deliver performance goals for safety, security, availability, scaling, efficiency, and cost.
- Plan and execute operations for new data centers and colocation expansions; operate and maintain mechanical, electrical, and controls systems.
- Manage colocation service providers, lead incident response, and continuously improve operational processes, procedures, methods, and tools.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of relevant management experience in datacenter operations, facility engineering operations, critical environment facilities, advanced high volume manufacturing, datacenter build-outs and scaling, or similar experience.
- Experience hiring, developing, and managing high-performing technical teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated delivery of complex analytical and quantitative projects.
Nice to have
- Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Substantial knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems in a critical or controlled environment; broad knowledge of IT infrastructure domains.
Pay
USD 164,100.00 - 258,200.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
compute server platforms, storage server platforms, server components, network devices, mechanical systems, electrical systems, controls systems
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