Amazon
Data Center Operations Manager
$78K–$137K
Hermiston, OR · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of IT experience, or a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent; 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
- For the PDX AWS GovCloud region, effective February 24, 2026, logical 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, resolving hardware and network issues, and improving service quality and operational performance.
What you'll do
- Assigns and prioritizes tickets; manages staffing, training, career development, and day-to-day operations across teams and locations.
- Oversees operational metrics, workflows, policies, on-call schedules, and response to outages.
- Guides process improvement, technology innovation, and automation while maintaining customer service quality.
What they ask for
- 4+ years of IT experience, or a 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.
- Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations, including temporary work at alternative sites as needed.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of computer hardware troubleshooting and repair experience; technical writing experience in a relevant field.
- Applicable certification, such as A+, Net+, Sec+, CCNA, LPIC, Linux+, AWS certification, CND, Network+, or Security+; experience with system management tools and client/server environments.
Pay
78,400.00 - 137,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, A+, Net+, Sec+, CCNA, LPIC, Linux+, CND
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