Data Center Manager

About the role

The Chief, Data Center Manager (DCM) at Aerospace Defense Facility in Colorado (ADF-C) serves as the primary strategic leader for critical infrastructure operations supporting NRO's worldwide intelligence mission. This position manages over 10+ data centers plus communication rooms encompassing over 100,000 square feet and over 2,000 racks at the ADF-C, while providing oversight support for other data centers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for all ADF-C data center functions and enterprise coordination
• Oversee day-to-day operations of over 10 data centers and 30+ communication rooms/closets, ensuring infrastructure monitoring, capacity management, security, and maintenance planning
• Lead implementation of new stand-alone data center by 2028, including migration of systems from legacy infrastructure
• Manage data center access control processes and enforce security compliance
• Analyze P/S/C requirements and coordinate system integration activities through NRO change management processes with site and Intelligence Community stakeholders
• Direct data center improvement activities across site and enterprise organizations
• Implement Data Center Infrastructure Management (Nlyte) tool and site Data Center Strategic Plan
• Career Development: Coordinate system transition planning to cloud environments, future stand-alone data center, and Core Data Centers
• Perform Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) duties to evaluate data center contracts and work performance
• Manage work priorities and provide award fee recommendations
• Implement and enforce enterprise directives, processes, and procedures across all site data center activities

Requirements

Basic Eligibility: Must be a U.S. Citizen, obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance, subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing, and subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations.

Qualifications

• Experience working in or managing a data center, or experience managing power, space, and cooling
• Proven track record in the technical domain; development, installation, and maintenance of technical systems to include systems engineering and/or project management
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage technical projects, studies, and contractor resources; hands-on experience analyzing, developing, and communicating solutions to complex technical problems to both technical and non-technical personnel
• Effective interpersonal skills, strong leadership and team building qualities
• Experience managing $5M+ technical contracts; data center capacity planning and infrastructure monitoring tools experience; strategic planning experience in government or IC environment
• Certifications: COTR/COR or other Acquisition certification (NRO/CIA level II or Level II DAU Program Management Certification); DOD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+, CCNA Security, etc.); Data Center Engineering Specialist or Data Center Operations Specialist or Data Center Technology Professional certification

Skills

• Knowledge of large-scale computing systems and network architectures
• Electrical/mechanical engineering background
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications

Benefits

N/A

Pay

This position meets the qualifications for Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) STEM pay for NRO Cadre employees and candidates as authorized by the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security’s (OUSD(I&S)).

Schedule

MAY be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.