Amazon
Data Center Operations Manager
$78K–$137K
Manassas, VA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of IT experience, or a relevant bachelor's degree; 2+ years of people management; 2+ years of operations and on-call support experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
- Visa sponsorship
- AWS GovCloud access is restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. Citizens; GovCloud may not be accessed from outside the United States.
About the job
Leads data center operations teams responsible for maintaining AWS infrastructure, managing incidents and outages, and improving operational performance.
What you'll do
- Manage and develop data center staff, including assigning work, recruiting, training, and supporting career growth.
- Oversee daily operations, staffing, hardware logistics, operational metrics, and on-call coordination.
- Lead outage response and improve operational workflows, policies, and automation.
What they ask for
- 4+ years of Information Technology (IT) experience, or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
- 2+ years of people management experience
- 2+ years of operations and on-call support for data center facilities, mission critical plants, or production facilities experience
- Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed, including temporary work at alternative sites
Nice to have
- 2+ years of computer hardware experience, including troubleshooting and repairing experience
- Technical writing, system management tools, client/server environments, or relevant certifications
Pay
78,400.00 - 137,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
A+, Net+, Sec+, CCNA, LPIC, Linux+, AWS certification, CND (Certified Network Defender)
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