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Operations Engineering Lead

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Google

Reston, VA (In Person)

$287,000 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 2 days ago (Updated 23 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/7/2026

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Job Description

Operations Engineering Lead _corporate_fare_ Google _place_ Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; +2 more; +1 more
  • Advanced
  • Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.
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By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
  • Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Reston, VA, USA
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    • Minimum qualifications:
    • + Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, other engineering field, or equivalent practical experience. + 10 years of experience in mission-critical infrastructure, industrial automation, or controls engineering. + 10 years of experience managing a team of technical engineers and program managers.
    • Preferred qualifications:
    • + Experience with reliability centered maintenance or condition based maintenance principles. + Experience with critical control room operations.
    • About the job
    • Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily.
    As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers. Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams. The Google Data Centers team (GDC) designs, builds and operates many gigawatts of reliable, efficient, flexible data centers around the world. We operate the mechanical, electrical, and control systems that keep our servers running 24/7/365. Data Center Central Operations is the global operational governance, engineering support, and business operations team, supporting efficient growth and operation of Google's data center fleet. As an Operations Engineering Lead, you will lead a team of technical experts engaging with Operations and cross function partners focused on the engineering aspects affecting site operations. Your team will support onsite operations as an escalation point for event response where further technical experts are needed. You are responsible for the design of our control rooms, cyber security aspects associated with our controls systems, evaluating maintenance practices for improved efficiency using condition based maintenance evaluations, and overseeing the deployment of our remote monitoring capabilities. 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. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $240,000-$334,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .
    • Responsibilities
    • + Be a highly credible thought leader within Google and industry on the subject matter domain of the respective organization.
    + Establish a reliable and visible cadence for portfolio reviews, decision making, prioritization, and resource management, whereby improvements are measurable and the impact can be felt organization wide. e.g., effective redeployment of machine and people resources leading to efficiency and utilization gains (e.g., mapping to the concept of resource stewardship). + Drive measurable program performance gains correlated to execution velocity. Establish governance over prioritization decisions to ensure alignment with key performance indicators. + Be a change advocate responsible for initiating and leading multiple organizations through pivots needed to address shifts in business trends and priorities. + Lead strategic planning framework for a complex program portfolio including direct influence over resourcing decisions, planning cadence, and planning stakeholders. Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) . Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) . If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) . Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
    To all recruitment agencies:
    Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

    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.
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    com/eeo/ and https:
    //careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

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