
Technical Operations Manager, Third-Party Data Centers
Phoenix, AZJob$164–237K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Phoenix, AZ, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
The Data Center Technical Operations Manager oversees co-location operations for electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure across an area or region. The role partners with Google engineering, hardware operations, network infrastructure, and third-party vendors, representing operations and ensuring Google assets meet operability, maintainability, and reliability criteria. It also supports site selection, assesses operational risks, and oversees maintenance and repair work.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Technical Operations Manager, Third-Party Data Centers
Share Technical Operations Manager, Third-Party Data Centers
corporate_fare Google place Phoenix, AZ, USA
Advanced
Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.
Share Technical Operations Manager, Third-Party Data Centers
info_outline
XThis role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship.
Minimum qualifications:
-
Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in Industrial Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, Reliability Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
-
10 years of experience in Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or controls experience in an industrial/commercial environment.
-
5 years of experience in a data center or critical facilities environment.
Preferred qualifications:
-
Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, Reliability Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
-
Experience communicating effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior executives.
-
Experience with reliability centered maintenance and engineering.
-
Ability to forecast resource requirements in a data-driven way.
About the job
The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.
As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.
As a Data Center Technical Operations Manager, you will be deeply involved in nearly every aspect of co-location operations of our electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure. You will partner with the Google Data Center engineering teams, hardware operations, network infrastructure and third-party data center vendors and operators with a focus on operability, maintainability and reliability. In this role, you will represent the operations organization, and will be responsible to ensure operability, maintainability and reliability are critical criteria for Google assets.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.
We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $164000 - $237000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
Responsibilities
-
Support site selection process through operational and technical knowledge.
-
Perform operational assessment and risk analysis of third party co-location sites.
-
Own co-location sites facility operation within an area/region, with full accountability for this area tactically and strategically.
-
Engage stakeholders to ensure they are informed about current work and discuss strategic decisions.
-
Oversee technical and team leads through the successful completion of required maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair tasks to maintain equipment to our global standard.
Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) .
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .
If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .
Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,059 open Data Center Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$164–237K/yr
- US median$126–262K/yr796 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $201K, is 3% above the US median midpoint ($195K) — in the top quarter of Data Center Operations salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Data Center Operations jobs in Arizona and 1,059 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Data Center Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 741 postings).
- Education
- 204 of the 1,059 open Data Center Operations jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Similar jobs, posted recently
Open roles like this one, listed in the last 30 days.
Data Center Operations Manager, Third-Party Data CentersGoogle · Chandler, AZ · $138–200K/yr
Critical Environment Technician Manager (Night Shift)Microsoft Corporation · Phoenix, AZ · $75–168K/yr
FM Engineering Operations Sr. ManagerCBRE · Phoenix, AZ
Data Center Regional Chief Engineer, PHXAmazon · Glendale, AZ · $139–208K/yr
O&M Site Lead (Contingency)Trinzic · Phoenix, AZ
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.