Remote Site Services Data Center Manager, Infrastructure Services

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Maiden · Software and Services

This role manages data center infrastructure operations, including deployment, maintenance, and vendor management, to ensure the reliability and scalability of Apple's services. It involves leading a team, overseeing projects, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data center technicians and engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  2. Plan, execute, and oversee data center projects, including rack sizing, construction, equipment installation and decommissioning, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
  3. Oversee the maintenance and support of data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, networking, and security systems.
  4. Manage relationships with data center vendors, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, quality standards, and service level agreements (SLAs).
  5. Lead incident management and change control processes to prevent and/or manage failure scenarios, ensuring rapid service recovery and implementing improvement plans to mitigate future occurrences.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 2+ years of experience managing or leading data center operations, with practical experience in areas like rack sizing, construction, equipment installation, and/or decommissioning
  • Interest in and ability to learn about copper and fibre cabling structures, with the goal of becoming proficient in cable infrastructure design and/or labeling methodologies
  • Experience with DCIM tools (e.g., Nlyte, Sunbired, Proritory DCIM tools ) and enterprise-level management tools (e.g., Service Now, APM, Splunk, Wrike, Quip , radar, Ansible) for securing and monitoring equipment.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with copper and fibre cabling structures, complemented by proficiency in areas such as cable infrastructure design and/or labeling methodologies
  • Certification in data center operations or a related field (e.g., CDOM, CDFOM, CDCE, CDCS)
  • Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, networking, and security systems.
  • Proven ability to manage data center projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
  • Proven track record in remote vendor management for infrastructure expansion and compliance.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of audiences, including technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to work effectively in a global, multi-cultural, multi-location organization.
  • In-depth experience with a specific DCIM platform (e.g., Nlyte, Sunbird, Schneider Electric StruxureWare) and a proven ability to customize and optimize the platform for specific business needs.
  • Experience in data center design and construction, including knowledge of industry standards and best practices (e.g., TIA-942, Uptime Institute Tier Standards).

What the JD emphasized

  • critical role
  • proven track record
  • critical services