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Brown University · 1 day ago

Assistant Director, Data Center Facilities

Providence, RI

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

Brown University is seeking an Assistant Director for their Data Center Facilities within the Office of Information Technology. This role involves supervising a team to maintain multiple data center facilities and ensuring operational efficiency through collaboration and effective resource management.

EducationHigher EducationUniversities

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Supervising a team responsible for maintaining several OIT Data Center Facilities

Overseeing tasks such as receiving, placing, installing, removing, maintaining and coordinating equipment related activities and resources within these Data Centers

Collaboration with OIT technical teams to ensure effective fulfillment of their needs and timelines

Aiding in work planning and prioritization to meet deadlines consistently

Directing staff in monitoring and documenting the facility's physical layout and environmental aspects

Directing and assisting staff with equipment racking and stacking

Coordination with Facilities Management and Vendors for electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and other systems

Cultivating a culture of continuous improvement and exploring opportunities to automate repetitive tasks

Offering secondary support across all areas

Coordinating the team's rotation for 24-hour on-call incident management

Serving as the primary responder for team escalations

Qualification

Data center operations managementHVAC/data center cooling systemsPower distribution knowledgeEnvironmental monitoring platformsRack/stack design expertiseVendor management experiencePhysical security technologiesHigh-speed networking familiarityCustomer service skillsService excellence focusOrganizational skillsAdaptabilityCommunication skillsDepartmental collaboration

Required

5-10 years managing datacenter operations and datacenter facility

Supervisory experience required

Power and cooling management in a High-Performance Computing environment experience is essential

Experience leading small projects required

Strong understanding of HVAC/data center cooling systems (CRAC/CRAH units, in-row cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, chilled water systems)

Knowledge of power distribution (PDUs, RPPs, UPS, dual power feeds, generator systems)

Experience with environmental monitoring platforms (temperature, humidity, leak detection, airflow)

Expertise in rack/stack design and layouts (hot aisle/cold aisle, containment strategies, rack elevations)

Knowledge of Sunbird or other DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) platforms

Knowledge of Hot/Cold aisle containment engineering

Experience managing vendors for electrical/cooling upgrades

Experience managing vendors for cabling projects

Experience managing vendors for data center expansions and colocation services

Successful completion of a criminal background check and education verification is required

Preferred

Bachelor's degree preferred

Higher education experience preferred

Experience with physical security technologies

Familiarity with high-speed networking standards

Experience facilitating requests and tasks across technical teams

Demonstrated customer service skills

Demonstrated organizational skills

Ability to adapt to a dynamically changing environment

Demonstrate a service excellence focus

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience to effectively lead departmental collaboration

Company

Brown University

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Brown University is an Ivy League research university that provides undergraduate and graduate programs. It is a sub-organization of Brown University Health.

Founded in 1764

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1001-5000 employees