Data Center Technician Manager
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The Data Center Technician Manager leads hands-on technical teams responsible for cabling, hardware installation, and day-to-day data center operations. This role balances people leadership, technical execution, and operational rigor in a 24/7 mission-critical environment., * Lead and mentor a team of data center technicians supporting fiber, copper cabling, racking, stacking, and infrastructure installs.
- Oversee installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of low-voltage cabling and communications infrastructure.
- Ensure high-quality execution of fiber and copper terminations, testing, and remediation of complex issues.
- Own and enforce MOP/CMOP processes, change control, and operational best practices.
- Manage work through ticketing and infrastructure management systems, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
- Maintain accurate documentation, port maps, and inventory, supporting audits and operational readiness.
- Drive incident response and escalation for technical issues, ensuring SLA adherence and rapid resolution.
- Lead the use of specialized test equipment (e.g., DSX, OTDR), including test planning and results validation.
- Enforce safety, compliance, and quality standards, promoting a culture of accountability and operational excellence.
- Partner cross-functionally with operations, engineering, and project teams to support deployments, expansions, and upgrades.
Requirements
- Associate degree or equivalent hands-on experience in IT, networking, or technical services.
- 5+ years of data center or infrastructure experience, including cabling and hardware deployments.
- 2+ years of experience leading technical teams in a mission-critical environment.
- Strong working knowledge of structured cabling standards (BICSI, ANSI/TIA, NEC).
- Experience with fiber optics, copper cabling, servers, networking equipment, and power distribution basics.
- Ability to participate in on-call rotations and perform physical tasks (lifting up to 50 lbs).
It will be an added bonus if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related field.
- Industry certifications (e.g., BICSI, CDCP, CompTIA, ITIL).
- Experience in large-scale data center builds or migrations.
- Familiarity with Linux, scripting (Python/Bash), and data center management tools.
- Strong organizational, communication, and customer-facing skills., Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.
Benefits & conditions
Key employee benefits:
- Health insurance: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
- 401(k) plan: up to 4% company match with immediate vesting.
- Parental leave: 20 weeks paid for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers.
- Remote work reimbursement: up to $85/month for mobile and internet.
- Disability & life insurance: company-paid short-term, long-term and life insurance coverage., We offer competitive salaries ranging from $115K to $225K OTE, which includes base salary and bonus.
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Benefits & Perks:
- Competitive compensation
- Career growth and learning opportunities
- Flexibility and ownership
- Collaborative and innovative culture
- Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
- International environment and talented teams
What’s it like to work at Nebius:
Fast moving - Bold thinking - Constant growth - Meaningful impact - Trust and real ownership - Opportunity to shape the future of AI
About the company
Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.
Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.
Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.
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