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# Data Center Operations Manager, Data Center Ops (DCO)

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Canton, MS, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $96,900.0 - $169,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Data Center Networking, Computer Equipment, Information Technology, AWS Data Analytics
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/D4B2A3A7F8244B5587E3D1C91E29514B/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

 * 3+ years of operations and on-call support for data center facilities, mission critical plants, or production facilities experience
 * 5+ years of computer hardware experience, including troubleshooting and repairing experience, * 2+ years of data center experience
 * Can communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
 * Experience conducting interviews and making effective hiring decisions

## Description

Manage a team that maintains cloud infrastructure for global data center operations! As a Data Center Manager, you will solve complex technical challenges and drive operational excellence across our global data center network. Manage high-performing technical teams that operate critical infrastructure. Develop and optimize processes to improve operational metrics. Drive performance to meet Amazon's rapid data center growth demands. Build strong relationships with internal teams and external vendors. Implement innovative solutions to complex infrastructure challenges.

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 of the 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

 * Managing and developing teams of engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance.
 * Maintaining existing Data Centers
 * Helping build and bring online new Data Centers
 * Constantly improving all our processes and procedures. We believe there is nothing we cannot improve
 * Assisting & managing relationships with external vendors & contractors
 * Liaising with internal teams & management groups
 * Ensuring we adhere to and exceed local Health & Safety standards in all our Data Centers
 * Creating and maintaining metrics on all aspects of our Data Centers and utilizing those metrics to drive positive changes
 * Assisting in implementing service methodologies including incident management, problem management, change management, capacity management, etc.

This role supports data centers in various operational stages. The position may be assigned to a facility still under development, which could require travel to established locations for training until your designated site becomes fully operational.


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