Data Center Hardware Operations Manager - Montréal, Canada - Google

Google

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Montréal, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience with managing technical teams, vendor or contract management, and service delivery.
5 years of experience in computing infrastructure, networking, operating systems, or hardware.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience working in data center environments, including building and operating largescale infrastructure, network and compute architecture and lifecycle, and Linux/Unix system administration.
Experience leading and improving Environmental Health and Safety initiatives.
Experience gathering, analyzing, and presenting data.
Eligible to obtain Canadian Government security clearance for Protected B work sites.

About the job:

Google isn't just a software company. The Hardware Operations team is responsible for monitoring the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure behind Google's powerful search technology. As a Hardware Operations Manager, you will manage a team of Data Center Technicians. You will oversee the quality installation of server hardware and components and take charge of complicated installations/troubleshooting.

Your team will install, configure, test, troubleshoot and maintain hardware (like servers and its components) and server software (like Google's Linux cluster).

They will also take on the configuration of more complex components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches and networking protocols.

They may lead small project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running.

From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible.

We're proud to be our software developers, developers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them.

We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities:

Oversee the daytoday management of teams within data center operations and ensure data centerrelated priorities are consistent with company goals.
Work together to identify and resolve problems and create solutions for our global computing and network architecture.
Manage the implementation of projects within the team.
Hire, coach, and develop a team while achieving strategic business goals.
Implement and drive the safety culture at the site, while fostering an inclusive, diverse, and collaborative team environment.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.