DC Operations Manager - Critical Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Own day to day operations of electrical and mechanical systems including UPS, generators, switchgear, PDUs, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, and cooling infrastructure
• Ensure high availability and uptime of all critical systems supporting data center operations
• Lead incident response for facility related events, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Monitor system performance via BMS/DCIM and drive improvements in reliability and efficiency
• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance programs for all facility systems
• Manage and hold accountable third party vendors and service providers
• Ensure all maintenance activities follow SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs
• Partner with engineering and operations teams on capacity planning and infrastructure scaling
• Monitor and improve PUE and overall energy efficiency
• Support high density environments, including air and liquid cooling strategies
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, safety standards, and industry best practices
• Maintain strong adherence to HSE standards
• Support commissioning, testing, and handover of new or expanded infrastructure

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in data center or mission critical facilities operations
• Strong hands on knowledge of electrical distribution (UPS, generators, switchgear)
• Knowledge of cooling systems (chillers, HVAC, CRAH/CRAC)
• Experience operating in high availability environments
• Proven experience managing vendors, maintenance programs, and incident response
• Familiarity with BMS/DCIM systems and operational monitoring
• Experience developing and enforcing SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs
• Strong understanding of safety, compliance, and regulatory requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hyperscale, colocation, or AI/GPU driven data centers
• Exposure to high-density environments and advanced cooling solutions
• Experience supporting new site builds, commissioning, or expansions
• Basic understanding of IT infrastructure (rack, power distribution, hardware)

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and families
• 401(k) plan with up to 4% company match and immediate vesting
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Remote work reimbursement up to $85/month for mobile and internet
• Company-paid short-term, long-term and life insurance coverage

About the Company

Nebius is building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment. Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS), Nebius owns the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.