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Company:

DigiPower X (DGXX)

Location:

Columbiana, Alabama (onsite) Reports to:

Alec Amar, President & COO Salary:

TBD About the role DigiPowerX operates AI infrastructure facilities serving GPU-as-a-Service and colocation customers. We are hiring a Site Operations Leader to own day-to-day operations at our Alabama facility and will be accountable for operational excellence as we bring additional facilities online. Your goals are to operate this site at - Tier 3 (99.982 uptime), GPU infrastructure (99.9 availability), 100% SOP/MOP coverage & Change Management. This is a hands-on, technical leadership role, based at our site. The right person has operated critical data center facilities, CPU/GPU infrastructures, built maintenance programs, managed onsite teams, and held vendors accountable. You will be the most senior operational authority onsite. Responsibilities Facility & AI Infrastructure operations

• Own day-to-day operations of live, GPU-dense, liquid-cooled data center facilities
• Build and maintain a structured preventative maintenance program for all MEP systems: chiller plant, generators, ATS, fire suppression, and power distribution
• Develop and maintain SOPs, MOPs, and emergency operating procedures grounded in industry best practices
• Serve as onsite incident commander for MEP and infrastructure events
• Monitor facility health through

BMS/DCIM

systems and drive resolution of anomalies before they become incidents

• Monitor CPU/GPU rack health, and Network health through DCIM systems and drive resolution of anomalies before they become incidents. Drive resolutions and escalations with support vendors.
• Manage RMA process with support vendors of

GPU, MEP

components while holding them accountable to their contracted SLA/SLO Team leadership

• Manage a growing team of multicraft technicians and site support personnel
• Manage a team of smart hands operators with skills in networking, racks and compute infrastructure
• Own work assignment, scheduling, shift coverage, performance management, and training
• Build a metrics driven culture of operational discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement Vendor and MSP management
• Interface with MEP vendors, ensuring contractual obligations and SLAs are met
• Provide oversight of managed service providers supporting current and future facilities
• Hold vendors accountable through documented performance tracking and regular business reviews Compliance and commissioning
• Support

ISO 27001, ISO

22237, and SOC 2 certification efforts by owning facility-level evidence generation and operational documentation

• Provide operational oversight during commissioning of new facilities, working alongside commissioning engineers and compliance partners with decision authority Requirements
• 5+ years of experience operating mission-critical customer facing data center facilities (not IT infrastructure or enterprise server rooms)
• Direct experience building or managing a preventative maintenance program for MEP systems (cooling, power, fire suppression)
• Exposure to compliance programs such as

SOC 2, ISO

27001, or

ISO 22237.

• Demonstrated understanding of chiller plant operations, generator/ATS testing, and fire suppression systems
• Experience managing onsite technical teams in a 24/7 critical environment
• Experience with vendor and/or MSP oversight and accountability
• Familiarity with

BMS/DCIM

monitoring systems

• Willingness to be based onsite in Columbiana, Alabama Preferred
• Experience with liquid-cooled, high-density GPU compute environments
• Experience with facility commissioning from the operator's perspective
• Background in hyperscale, colocation, or AI infrastructure environments

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$60.00 - $100.00 per hour

Work Location:

In person