Amazon
Data Center Operations Manager
$108K–$188K
Wharton, TX · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years in a data center technology role and/or 4+ years of knowledge in the specified networking areas; 4+ years in a management/team lead function. Preferred: 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Logical access to AWS GovCloud is restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. Citizens; GovCloud may NOT be accessed from outside of the United States.
About the job
Manages engineering teams and the maintenance, launch, and continuous improvement of data center operations, infrastructure, safety, and service processes.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop engineering teams; maintain existing data centers and help bring new facilities online.
- Improve operational processes, manage vendor and internal relationships, and ensure health and safety standards are met.
- Track data center metrics and support incident, problem, change, and capacity management.
What they ask for
- Experience creating reports, interpreting metrics, and driving insights or analysis.
- Experience in vendor management.
- 4+ years of experience in a data center technology role and/or 4+ years of knowledge in TCP/IP networking, network cabling, fiber, optic types, and test equipment.
- 4+ years of experience in a management/team lead function; ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed.
Nice to have
- Experience with network hardware, automation or monitoring frameworks, Lean or Six Sigma, or operational metrics.
- 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
Pay
107,700.00 - 188,500.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
TCP/IP, network cabling, fiber, optic types, test equipment, switches, routers
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