AI Data Center Manager

SoftConstruct

- Liquid Cooling Operations: Oversee the operation and maintenance of direct-to-chip liquid cooling loops, Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), and localized liquid-to-air secondary heat exchangers in a dense environment - Rack-Level Power Strategy: Optimize active power distribution at the rack level, managing ultra-dense power envelopes ranging from 60kW to 100kW+ per rack 60-140across our 5MW footprin - PUE & Efficiency Optimization: Drive continuous physical optimization to lower Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and achieve carbon neutrality and environmental sustainability metrics - Colocation SLA Management: Act as primary liaison to wholesale colocation partners, holding suppliers strictly accountable to power, cooling, physical security, and infrastructure uptime SLAs - Hardware Lifecycle Operations: Direct the logistics, installation, staging, provisioning, and decommissioning of advanced AI hardware systems (including NVIDIA DGX/Blackwell/Hopper, Ver Rubin) - Network Fabric Readiness: Collaborate closely with Network Architecture teams to ensure high-bandwidth, ultra-low-latency backend topologies (InfiniBand, RoCEv2) are perfectly integrated and structurally protected - Telemetry and Monitoring: Implement and maintain centralized environmental telemetry pipelines that connect physical variables such as coolant flow rates, pressure, and ambient temperature with software schedulers such as Slurm and Kubernetes

- Professional Experience: 7+ years of direct experience in data center operations, high-performance computing (HPC), or critical facilities engineering, with at least 3 years in a direct leadership or managerial capacity - Advanced Thermal Expertise: Deep technical understanding of direct-to-chip liquid cooling loops, Coolant Distribution Units, rear-door heat exchangers (RDHx), and general facility MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) designs - High-Density Hardware Literacy: Direct experience deploying and maintaining high-power density compute environments (NVIDIA HGX/DGX, advanced liquid-cooled chassis, or specialized OEM architectures) - Colocation Contract Proficiency: Proven experience negotiating and managing SLAs, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), and joint operating procedures inside high-tier commercial colocation facilities - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical discipline / equivalent practical experience - Transition Management: Experience guiding active environments through transitioning from legacy air cooling to hybrid air-and-liquid or 100% direct-to-chip liquid-cooled architectures - Software Infrastructure Literacy: Functional knowledge of container orchestrators (Kubernetes) and AI training scheduling architectures (Slurm) - Strategic Partnerships: Established, active relationships with key component providers (CDU vendors, quick-disconnect suppliers) and server OEMs

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