
Technical Operations Manager, Third-Party Data Centers
- Permanent
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
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Job expiry date: 29/05/2025
Job overview
Date posted
14/04/2025
Location
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
29/05/2025
Job description
The Third-Party Data Center Operations team provides technical due diligence for site selection, sustains and improves the quality of vendor operated data centers, and mitigates and resolves conflict for critical work risk. In this role, you will focus on reliable operation of the mechanical and electrical infrastructure of data centers, working closely with the vendor operator for success. As a Technical Operations Manager, you will be involved in colocation operations for our electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure. You will partner with the Google Data Center Engineering team, Hardware Operations, Network Infrastructure, and third-party data center vendors and operators with a focus on operability, maintainability, and reliability. You will represent the operations organization, and ensure operability, maintainability, and reliability are critical criteria for Google assets. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Support the site selection process using operational and technical expertise
- Perform operational assessments and risk analysis of third-party colocation sites
- Manage colocation facility operations within the assigned region
- Communicate operational updates and strategic decisions to stakeholders
- Contribute to the development and execution of regional operational strategies
Experience & skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field
- 7+ years of experience in operations and facilities management
- Experience with critical facility operations
- Experience in data center environments and infrastructure management
- Ability to forecast resources and assess operational risk
- Fluency in Arabic for regional communication and client engagement