Senior Data Center Operations Engineer

Permanent employee, Full-time · Maria01 (Helsinki)

About the role
The Senior Data Center Operations professional is responsible for the availability, reliability, and operational excellence of mission-critical data center infrastructure. This role operates as a technical lead on site, owning complex operational activities, incident response, and advanced troubleshooting while mentoring junior technicians and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise, sound judgment in high-pressure situations, and the ability to operate independently within a 24/7 critical environment.

Technical Authority & Ownership

  • Senior-level ownership of data center operations and infrastructure stability
  • Authority to lead incident response and complex troubleshooting activities
  • Recognition as a subject-matter expert within the operations team
  • Direct influence on operational standards, procedures, and improvements

Professional Standing & Growth

  • Positioning as a senior technical reference within the data center
  • Opportunity to mentor technicians and shape operational best practices
Your responsibilities

Senior Operations & Infrastructure Management

  • Oversee installation, configuration, testing, and maintenance of critical data center hardware and systems
  • Ensure operational readiness and compliance with availability, security, and safety standards
  • Act as escalation point for complex or high-impact operational issues

Monitoring, Incident Leadership & Troubleshooting

  • Lead response to infrastructure incidents, outages, and performance degradation
  • Perform advanced troubleshooting across hardware, OS, networking, and storage layers
  • Coordinate with engineering, network, facilities, and vendor teams during incidents
  • Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions

Preventive Maintenance & Reliability

  • Own and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs
  • Validate maintenance procedures and execution quality
  • Identify risks, single points of failure, and reliability gaps

Project Execution & Change Management

  • Lead or support complex operational projects such as:
    • Data center expansions
    • Hardware refresh programs
    • Infrastructure upgrades
  • Execute changes in line with change management and risk controls

Documentation, Standards & Mentorship

  • Own and maintain senior-level operational documentation and SOPs
  • Contribute to audits, compliance reviews, and operational assessments
  • Mentor and support junior and mid-level technicians
  • Promote a strong culture of safety, discipline, and continuous improvement
Your key competencies

Education

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Experience

  • 8–12+ years of experience in data center operations or mission-critical IT environments
  • Proven experience leading operational activities in 24/7 critical facilities
  • Demonstrated ownership of incident management and reliability initiatives

Technical Expertise

  • Deep hands-on expertise with:
    • Server, storage, and rack infrastructure
    • Networking fundamentals and connectivity troubleshooting
    • Linux
  • Strong understanding of monitoring, DCIM, ticketing, and change management tools

Leadership & Personal Attributes

  • Strong decision-making under pressure
  • High sense of ownership and accountability
  • Ability to mentor and guide less experienced technicians
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Proactive, detail-oriented, and reliability-focused mindset
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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