Data Center Manager

Job Title: Data Center Manager Location: Remote (US) Contract Duration: Long Term Number of Data Centers: 4 5 About the Role We are seeking an experienced Data Center Manager to oversee operations across 4 5 data centers. This role involves coordinating with technical teams, managing migrations, decommissioning legacy infrastructure, and ensuring smooth data center transitions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with DC infrastructure, server migrations, connectivity, and change management processes. Key Responsibilities • Manage operations across multiple data centers remotely. • Plan and execute rack evacuation and server decommissioning activities. • Collaborate with internal IT, infrastructure, and change management teams to ensure smooth transitions. • Oversee server migrations from one data center to another (A B) with minimal downtime. • Identify, document, and handle legacy/old assets, ensuring proper migration or decommissioning. • Work closely with on-site Physical Data Center engineers to execute physical movements and connectivity checks. • Review and document data center infrastructure, including racks, cabling, power, and network topology. • Identify and verify network ports, connectivity paths, and firewall rules related to migrations. • Maintain accurate records of asset inventories, connections, and configurations. • Ensure all work adheres to established change management processes and documentation standards. Required Skills & Experience • Proven experience managing or coordinating multiple data centers. • Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, including racks, servers, cabling, and power systems. • Hands-on experience with server migrations, rack decommissioning, and asset management. • Familiarity with network connectivity, port mapping, and firewall configurations. • Excellent coordination skills to work with remote teams and on-site technicians. • Experience working within change management frameworks (ITIL or similar preferred). • Strong documentation and communication skills. • Ability to identify, assess, and manage legacy systems effectively.

**Qualifications:** • The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with DC infrastructure, server migrations, connectivity, and change management processes • Proven experience managing or coordinating multiple data centers • Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, including racks, servers, cabling, and power systems • Hands-on experience with server migrations, rack decommissioning, and asset management • Familiarity with network connectivity, port mapping, and firewall configurations • Excellent coordination skills to work with remote teams and on-site technicians • Strong documentation and communication skills • Ability to identify, assess, and manage legacy systems effectively **Responsibilities:** • We are seeking an experienced Data Center Manager to oversee operations across 4 5 data centers • This role involves coordinating with technical teams, managing migrations, decommissioning legacy infrastructure, and ensuring smooth data center transitions • Manage operations across multiple data centers remotely • Plan and execute rack evacuation and server decommissioning activities • Collaborate with internal IT, infrastructure, and change management teams to ensure smooth transitions • Oversee server migrations from one data center to another (A B) with minimal downtime • Identify, document, and handle legacy/old assets, ensuring proper migration or decommissioning • Work closely with on-site Physical Data Center engineers to execute physical movements and connectivity checks • Review and document data center infrastructure, including racks, cabling, power, and network topology • Identify and verify network ports, connectivity paths, and firewall rules related to migrations • Maintain accurate records of asset inventories, connections, and configurations • Ensure all work adheres to established change management processes and documentation standards