Key Responsibilities
- Lead overall operations of OCI data center facilities, ensuring high availability, reliability, safety, and operational excellence.
- Manage and develop teams of Data Center Operations Engineers, Facility Engineers, Technicians, and vendors.
- Drive site readiness for new deployments, capacity expansions, AI infrastructure rollouts, and liquid-cooling implementations.
- Partner with Engineering, Network Operations, Construction, Capacity Planning, Security, and Global Operations teams to support business growth.
- Oversee deployment of server, storage, and network infrastructure at hyperscale scale.
- Manage critical electrical infrastructure (UPS, generators, switchgear, substations, PDUs, ATS/STS, power distribution systems).
- Manage critical mechanical and cooling infrastructure (chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC systems, liquid cooling, CDUs, BMS).
- Lead commissioning, operational acceptance, and readiness reviews for new facilities and infrastructure.
- Monitor environmental and operational metrics using BMS, DCIM, EPMS, and related monitoring platforms.
- Own vendor and colocation provider relationships, SLA compliance, governance reviews, and escalations.
- Lead incident response, change management, root cause analysis (RCA), and risk mitigation activities.
- Manage site KPIs, operational reporting, budgets, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives.