# Data Center Facility Operations Lead

**Company**: Anthropic
**Location**: Sydney, Australia
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116758847

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## Description

## About the role

As the Facility Operations Lead within the Data Center Infrastructure organisation, you will define and manage end-to-end operations across Anthropic’s growing fleet of data centre infrastructure.

You will be accountable for the global operations management of critical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and control systems.

As a subject matter expert in data centre infrastructure and operations, you will develop scalable processes for execution, help manage data centre partners & vendors, lead deployment schedules, and maintain close coordination with related disciplines such as design, engineering, and capacity planning.

## Responsibilities:

- Define the Facility Operations strategy including SLAs, incident management, reporting methods, and approaches for reporting.

- Oversee third-party deployment, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance of facility infrastructure such as switch gear, technology cooling systems, and computer room air handlers.

- Define expectations and standards to enable third-party success in each of the critical operations domains.

- Create standards for monitoring data centre systems operation, minimising risk, and effectively responding to/managing excursions and incidents.

- Develop innovative approaches to improve time to market and equipment availability while minimising cost and complexity.

- Enable scale-out of operations through industry best practices optimisation of bill of materials, logistics, and physical processes.

- Manage partner relationships and maintain alignment with Anthropic goals.

## Requirements:

- Have 10+ years of experience in data centre facility operations as a manager, engineer, technical lead or related role.

- Can demonstrate a proven track record overseeing a portfolio of mission critical systems.

- Are a subject matter expert in facility operations process development including deployment, commissioning, & maintenance.

- Are experienced in third-party partner relationship management.

- Bachelor's degree in relevant domain or equivalent practical experience.

## Nice to have:

- 15+ years of experience managing operations for large scale data centres.

- An understanding of AI/ML workloads, including power, cooling, and network connectivity.

- Experience supporting technology cooling solutions such as rear door heat exchangers and/or cooling distribution units.

- Experience managing third-party datacentres such as colo operators and/or contract staffing vendors.

- Familiarity with data centre facilities commissioning processes including developing commissioning plans, creating criteria, and conducting hand-over reviews.

## Logistics

- Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

- Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

- Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.

- Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas!

## Skills

### Required
- data centre facility operations
- facility operations process development
- third-party partner relationship management
- data centre infrastructure

### Nice to have
- AI/ML workloads
- power, cooling, and network connectivity
- technology cooling solutions
- data centre facilities commissioning processes

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