Data Center Manager (Night Shift)

About the role

Manage a team that maintains cloud infrastructure for global data center operations. AWS is looking for technology managers with experience in people management, strong technical understanding and the drive and vision to take AWS Data Center Operations to the next level.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and assign trouble tickets to data center technicians and operators
• Manage the performance of a diverse team(s) of data center operation professionals with varying skills across different locations
• Develop Career Paths for the employees and make updates in our internal tools
• Recruit and train data technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels
• Ensure effective and efficient management of day-to-day data center operations including queue management, 7/24 shift arrangement and hardware logistics
• Fast learn or act as the subject matter expert across all aspects in data center operations
• Ensure all operational KPIs and metrics are being measured and met
• Inspire and guide improvement in team process, technology innovation and automation
• Manage Large Scale Events (outages) and act as the call leader
• Manage and improve the workflows and throughput for data centers operations
• Recommend, document, and oversee policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAs
• Maintain the on-call schedule coordinating absences and vacations
• Be passionate about the quality and quantity of services being provided, and continuously strive to improve our Customer Experience

Requirements

• 4+ years of Information Technology (IT) experience, or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
• 2+ years of people management experience
• 2+ years of operations and on-call support for data center facilities, mission critical plants, or production facilities experience

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: 4+ years of Information Technology (IT) experience, or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent 2+ years of people management experience 2+ years of operations and on-call support for data center facilities, mission critical plants, or production facilities experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of computer hardware experience, including troubleshooting and repairing experience
• Experience in technical writing in a relevant field certification in an applicable field like A+, Net+, Sec+, CCNA, LPIC, Linux+, AWS certification, or A+ or CND (Certified Network Defender) or Network+ or Security+
• Experience with system management tools and client/server environments