Senior Operations Engineer, Third Party Data Center Facilities
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the job
At Google, we aim to foster Googley work environments that are collaborative, friendly and fun. The Facilities Management team brings our spaces to life as you oversee the daily operations of our offices. While roles with similar names at other companies can be far more mundane, you're a creative, organized customer service specialist, who takes pride in seeing things run smoothly and efficiently. You go out of your way to make sure that clients are not only satisfied, but singing Google's praises. You're comfortable in a fast-paced environment with the highest standards of excellence. You aren't afraid to have fun with your job, and bring an enthusiasm, dedication and a collaborative spirit to build and maintain office spaces that facilitate some of the world's most cutting edge innovation.
As a part of the Third Party Data Center Operations team, you will provide technical due diligence for site selection, sustains and improves the quality of vendor operated data centers, and mitigates and resolves conflict for critical work risk.
In this role, you will focus on reliable operation of the mechanical and electrical infrastructure of data centers, working with the vendor operator for success. You will be involved in collocation operations for electrical, cooling, and IT infrastructure. You will partner with the Google Data Center Engineering team, Hardware Operations, Network Infrastructure, and third-party data center vendors and operators with a focus on operability, maintainability, and reliability. You will represent the operations organization, and ensure operability, maintainability, and reliability are critical criteria for Google assets.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.
We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Germany: €112000 - €114000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Own third-party data centers operation within an area/region with full accountability for this area tactically.
- Support site selection process through operational and technical knowledge.
- Perform operational assessment and risk analysis of third-party data centers sites.
- Keep main stakeholders informed about current work and discuss decisions and directions with them.
- Contribute to focus area strategy and setting strategy for smaller local groups.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 9 years of experience in data center operations, critical facilities management, or facility commissioning.
- Experience working with mechanical, electrical, or control systems infrastructure.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with Design for Operability (DfO) principles, or integrating operations and maintenance requirements into facility design and construction phases.
- Experience evaluating detailed engineering designs, blueprints, schematics, and Sequence of Operations (SOO) documents.
- Solid understanding of the operations and maintenance of electrical, control systems, and mechanical.
- Proven ability to track complex project risks, manage commissioning documentation handovers, and drive technical issues to resolution.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to act as a bridge between design, construction, and operations teams.