Equinix

Senior Manager, Data Center Facilities Engineer

Posted 22 September 2023
LocationRepublic of Korea
Job type Full-Time
ReferenceJR-138199

Company's Benefits

  • Flexible Working Arrangements

    Flexible Working Arrangements

  • Equal Pay Initiatives

    Equal Pay Initiatives

  • Mentorship Program

    Mentorship Program

  • Leadership Development Program

    Leadership Development Program

  • Paid Parental Leave

    Paid Parental Leave

  • Return to Work Policy

    Return to Work Policy

  • Childcare Facilities

    Childcare Facilities

  • Breastfeeding Rooms

    Breastfeeding Rooms

  • Sponsorship Program

    Sponsorship Program

  • Coaching Program

    Coaching Program

  • Raise Numbers Of Women In Leadership

    Raise Numbers Of Women In Leadership

  • Internal Women's Networking Group

    Internal Women's Networking Group

Job Description

​Senior Manager, Data Center Facilities Engineer

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

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We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.  

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Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best in class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

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Job Summary:

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The manager of xScale data center projects and critical facilities engineers, you will plan, coordinate, approve budgets, implement resources for xScale projects.

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Establishes project objectives, policies, procedures and work plans and delegates assignments to subordinates. Develops, modifies and implements company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have company-wide effect. Accountable for department budget which may be broad and have far reaching impact on the business segment.


Responsibilities

  • Manage, mentor, and guide a team of skilled critical facility professionals, including lead engineers and shift engineers

  • Lead personnel details including salaries, positioning, reviews, mentoring, and development 

  • Participate in vendor procurement and contractual activities

  • Participate in regular meeting with customer to establish healthy relationship

  • Manage complex projects to include project budget and scope and designate work to team 

  • Work with global and regional team to support various initiatives and projects

  • Participate in discussion on fit-out within customer licensed spaces from datacenter operation point of view

  • Lead complex incident management and fault resolution by investigating the issue, identifying the cause, and implementing the necessary fix

  • Develop and handles routine operational plans and meets targets against a monthly plan 

  • Implement new strategies to prevent potential problems 

  • Emergency and disaster mitigation 

  • Participate commissioning processes of new data center the operational owner, and complete handover processes

  • Liaise with both internal and external stakeholders for seamless operations of data centers

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Typical Degree & Years of Experience

  • Minimum of 10 years of related experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field

  • Strong people management experience

  • Experience in a facility environment managing, and mentoring skilled professionals  

  • Ability to manage change and influence cross-functionally 

  • Preferably, knowledge of EHS compliance requirements and experience in managing audits

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Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know.

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Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.