Location: Kansas City, KS (5 days onsite)
Duration: Direct Hire

Rapidly growing AI / Data Center company is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Center Site Manager to lead the launch of our new KC Data Center. We're looking for a motivated leader with strong, end-to-end experience in
standing up a new facility - including overseeing equipment deployment, infrastructure installation,
and readiness for go-live.

Key Responsibilities
Primary stakeholder and owner for all aspects of the data center site overseeing daily
operations and ensuring 24/7 reliability
Proactively work to improve and refine processes and procedures to ensure efficient
operation of the site.
Installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining servers, switches, rack PDUs,
cabling, and related company owned data center infrastructure.
Respond to alerts, alarms, and service tickets related to data center operations, outages, or
performance degradation.
Investigate and diagnose problems, coordinate resolution efforts, and escalate issues to
higher-level support teams or management if necessary.
Enforce security policies and procedures to protect data center assets, prevent unauthorized
access, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
Work with facility staff to address any issues with power, cooling, security, or other building
systems and coordinate delivery of any new services that we obtain from the site.
Create and maintain documentation of DCIM, data center configurations, procedures, and
operational guidelines.
Qualifications
At least 5 years of experience managing tier 3 or tier 4 production data center environments.
Experience with technical project management and Linux a plus.
Thorough knowledge of common data center power, cooling, and connectivity technologies
and operations procedures.
Experience installing and troubleshooting network equipment and fiber optics connections.
Ability to diagnose and repair server hardware issues along with experience in working with
hardware vendors on RMA and in warranty issues.
Self-motivated, reliable, responsible.
Strong organization skills with ability to prioritize effectively.
Superb communication skills.