Data Center Operations Manager, DCO

Job ID: | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. As a Data Center Manager you will lead teams of engineers, operators and vendors to manage and expand data centers, ensuring safety, security, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop high‑performing teams of engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise.
• Maintain existing data centers and help bring new data centers online.
• Continuously improve processes and procedures.
• Assisting and managing relationships with external vendors and contractors.
• Liaise with internal teams and management groups.
• Ensure compliance with local Health & Safety standards.
• Create and maintain metrics to drive positive changes.
• Assist in implementing service methodologies including incident, problem, change, and capacity management.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of Information Technology (IT) experience, or a bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent.
• 1+ year of operations and on‑call support for data‑center facilities, mission‑critical plants, or production facilities.
• 1+ year of networking experience (DNS, DHCP, SSL, OSI Model, TCP/IP).

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of data‑center engineering or operations experience.
• Experience communicating results to senior leadership or creating financial/operational reports that inform business decisions.
• Experience conducting interviews and making effective hiring decisions.
• Project management certification such as PMP, Scrum, or other Agile certification.
• Knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, EBS, and S3.

The base salary range for this position is $107,700.00 – $188,500.00 annually. The package includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs), with final compensation based on experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.