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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Center Manager - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Avondale, AZ, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Client Server Models, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Linux, Network Diagnostics, Queue Management Systems, Computer Equipment, Information Technology, AWS Data Analytics - **Published:** July 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/CAFC4485B7644106998D67D0404FB673/job/ ## About the Role * Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed * Willingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility is operational * Travel frequency will vary based on business needs and operational status of assigned facility Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs., * 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, * 2+ years of computer hardware experience, including troubleshooting and repairing experience * Experience in technical writing in a relevant field * certification in an applicable field like A+, Net+, Sec+, CCNA, LPIC, Linux+, AWS certification, or A+ or CND (Certified Network Defender) or Network+ or Security- Experience with system management tools and client/server environments ## Description Manage a team that maintains cloud infrastructure for global data center operations! AWS is looking for technology managers with experience in people management, strong technical understanding and the drive and vision to take AWS Data Center Operations to the next level. The successful candidate will have experience creating/devising strategies, mentoring people at all levels, sponsoring projects, and proposing technical solutions. This position involves leading teams in hardware and network diagnostics followed by physical repair and includes participation in an on-call rotation. AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help. You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. Effective May 15, 2017, logical access to the AWS GovCloud region will be restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. Citizens. (GovCloud may NOT be accessed from outside of the United States) Key job responsibilities The successful candidate will be operationally responsible for a Data Center. Some high-level responsibilities include: * Prioritize and assign trouble tickets to data center technicians and operators * Manage the performance of a diverse team(s) of data center operation professionals with varying skills across different locations * Developing Career Paths for the employees and making updates in our internal tools. * Recruit and train data technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels * Ensure effective and efficient management of day-to-day data center operations including queue management, 7/24 shift arrangement and hardware logistics * Fast learn or act as the subject matter expert across all aspects in data center operations * Ensure all operational KPIs and metrics are being measured and met * Inspire and guide improvement in team process, technology innovation and automation * Manage Large Scale Events (outages) and act as the call leader * Manage and improve the workflows and through-put for data centers operations * Recommend, document, and oversee policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAs * Maintain the on-call schedule coordinating absence and vacations * Be passionate about the quality and quantity of services being provided, and continuously strive to improve our Customer Experience This role supports data centers in various operational stages. 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