Facilities Operations Lead - Stargate

We are seeking a Facilities Operations Lead to support the commissioning, deployment, and long-term operation of our next-generation AI data centers. This role bridges the interface between data center construction and hardware landing, ensuring seamless integration of mission-critical infrastructure with hardware deployment timelines.

You will define and execute commissioning plans, support infrastructure bring-up, and take ownership of operations and maintenance for cutting-edge, large-scale, AI data centers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute sequences of operations, commissioning steps, and bring-up processes for mission-critical data center facilities.

• Interface with the design and hardware teams to define deployment procedures tailored to each data center and hardware configuration.

• Oversee installation, commissioning, and operational readiness of large-scale data center campuses.

• Manage monitoring, maintenance, and quality control of the data center infrastructure, including high-performance liquid cooling systems.

• Develop on-site operations staffing strategy.

• Develop and enforce procedures for planned and unplanned downtime and SLAs for critical facility components.

Qualifications:

• Have 10+ years of experience in large-scale data center facility operations, commissioning, or critical infrastructure engineering.

• Are deeply familiar with liquid-cooled IT systems, including CDU and in-rack/in-row manifold design, bring-up, and servicing.

• Enjoy defining and improving infrastructure processes at the intersection of construction, hardware, and operations.

• Are comfortable owning infrastructure from deployment to long-term maintenance and failure recovery.

• Have experience responding to field issues and managing reliability through well-defined operational processes.