209 Data Center Manager jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cloud initiatives, ensure timely and on-budget progress, work with senior management to meet objectives and KPIs.

• 5 years of experience in telecom/IT/project management.

• Knowledge of LTE & LTE advance, IP dimensioning & requirement, Mobile Access Node Dimensioning & Optimization.

• Managing projects and tight timelines.

• Driven by results, detail oriented, self-motivated and accountable.

1. Higher diploma degree in IT or equivalent.

As a senior professional, you will be working closely with the engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data centers and will be responsible for leading major cloud initiatives, ensuring timely and on-budget progress, and working with senior management to meet objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs).

A challenging and rewarding role that offers opportunities for growth and development.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. As Data Center Facility Manager, you will be responsible for engineering operations and maintenance across the Amazon availability zone. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for the 100% availability of mechanical and electrical services, including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, vendor management and metrics reporting. Key job responsibilities
- Oversees the build out of Facility-specific infrastructure in existing locations.
- Responsible for the onsite management of shift technicians, senior shift technicians, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with AWS practices and procedures.
- Has primary responsibility for engineering systems availability
- Conducts financial analysis and contributes to financial decisions.
- Managing and developing teams of engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance.
- Negotiates and rolls out contracts and defines and audits SLAs.
- Will conduct Project Management for multiple sites.
- Draws from a deep group or department level understanding to make business decisions.
- Uses business knowledge to set priorities and develop project plans.
- Work with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency.
- Operate and manage both routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Relevant work experience as a people manager in Data Center Facility
- In depth knowledge of critical facility (electrical and mechanical) equipment such as generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, UPS and Transformers, electrical sub distribution systems, fire detection and suppression systems, cable reticulation system
- Experienced in managing partnerships with vendors

- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline preferred Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. As Data Center Facility Manager, you will be responsible for engineering operations and maintenance across the Amazon availability zone. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for the 100% availability of mechanical and electrical services, including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, vendor management and metrics reporting. Key job responsibilities
- Oversees the build out of Facility-specific infrastructure in existing locations.
- Responsible for the onsite management of shift technicians, senior shift technicians, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with AWS practices and procedures.
- Has primary responsibility for engineering systems availability
- Conducts financial analysis and contributes to financial decisions.
- Managing and developing teams of engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance.
- Negotiates and rolls out contracts and defines and audits SLAs.
- Will conduct Project Management for multiple sites.
- Draws from a deep group or department level understanding to make business decisions.
- Uses business knowledge to set priorities and develop project plans.
- Work with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency.
- Operate and manage both routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Relevant work experience as a people manager in Data Center Facility
- In depth knowledge of critical facility (electrical and mechanical) equipment such as generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, UPS and Transformers, electrical sub distribution systems, fire detection and suppression systems, cable reticulation system
- Experienced in managing partnerships with vendors

- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline preferred Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

. Advanced Technical Support

•Handle escalated issues from L1/L2 teams related to compute platforms (e.g., virtualization, servers, hyperconverged infrastructure).

•Troubleshoot and resolve hardware failures (blade servers, rack servers), firmware, and BIOS-level issues.

•Deep dive into platform performance issues (e.g., CPU/memory spikes, resource contention).

2. Virtualization & Hypervisor Expertise

•Support and maintain VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, or other hypervisor platforms.

•Manage VM provisioning, lifecycle, performance tuning, and resource allocation.

•Patch and upgrade hypervisor clusters with minimal impact.

3. Infrastructure Automation and Scripting

•Develop and maintain scripts (PowerShell, Python, Bash) for platform management and automation.

•Work with tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet for IaaC (Infrastructure as a Code).

4. Compute and Platform Maintenance

•Plan and execute firmware, BIOS, and OS patching for compute nodes.

•Support bare-metal provisioning and OS deployment (Linux/Windows).

•Manage integration of compute platforms with storage and networking.

5. Monitoring and Optimization

•Use enterprise monitoring tools (e.g., vROps, Nagios, SolarWinds, Prometheus) to track system health.

•Proactively analyze capacity and performance trends; recommend optimization strategies.

6. Incident, Problem & Change Management

•Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) for major incidents.

•Create and review change requests; ensure proper risk assessment.

•Maintain documentation and knowledge base articles for recurring problems.

7. Security and Compliance

•Ensure platform configurations adhere to corporate security policies and regulatory standards (e.g., CIS benchmarks).

•Assist with vulnerability remediation and hardening of compute infrastructure.

8. Collaboration and Project Involvement

•Collaborate with architecture teams to design and implement new compute and platform solutions.

•Provide SME (Subject Matter Expert) input for infrastructure projects and migrations.

•Work with vendors (e.g., Dell, HPE, Lenovo) for support and lifecycle planning.

Job Title: Data Center Operations Leader

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead our data center operations team. As a key member of our IT organization, you will be responsible for the smooth operation of our data center facilities, ensuring they meet the highest standards of availability, performance, and security.

Responsibilities:

1. Manage the daily operations and maintenance of our data center, optimizing service quality, cost, efficiency, and safety. You will drive continuous improvement to support the department's business objectives.

2. Oversee the response and resolution of all data center risks, incidents, and emergency faults. You will implement and maintain robust procedures to ensure operational risks are minimized and changes are managed effectively.

3. Build and maintain strong relationships with regional government departments to ensure all data center operations meet compliance requirements.

4. Serve as a key point of contact for on-site technical support. You will translate business needs into technical requirements, understand network infrastructure, and lead the implementation of cross-team projects.

5. Be responsible for the development, training, and performance management of the on-site operations team. You will foster a strong team culture, ensure team members are equipped to handle operational risks, and build a talent pipeline for future growth.

Requirements:

1. A Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.

2. A minimum of three years of experience as a team leader or manager in a large-scale data center (10+ MW).

3. Proven experience leading and mentoring a team of 15 or more people.

4. Demonstrated deep knowledge of IT operations within a data center environment.

5. Functional knowledge of cloud technologies and architectures, as well as IT service delivery principles and best practices.

6. Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with a highly self-motivated and proactive approach to work.

7. Familiarity with data center construction procedures is a plus.

8. The ability to travel domestically and internationally as required, up to 50% or more at times.

9. Bilingual proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is highly preferred, as the role will require frequent coordination with our headquarters in China.

We are seeking an experienced Technical Manager to lead our Data Center operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical support, hardware troubleshooting, and platform performance analysis.

• Handle escalated issues from L1/L2 teams related to compute platforms (e.g., virtualization, servers, hyperconverged infrastructure).
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware failures (blade servers, rack servers), firmware, and BIOS-level issues.
• Deep dive into platform performance issues (e.g., CPU/memory spikes, resource contention).

• Technical expertise in virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM) and hypervisor platforms.
• Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash) for platform management and automation.
• Familiarity with enterprise monitoring tools (vROps, Nagios, SolarWinds, Prometheus).

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the development of new solutions.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with experienced professionals.

• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) for major incidents.
• Create and review change requests; ensure proper risk assessment.
• Maintain documentation and knowledge base articles for recurring problems.

• A strong understanding of data center operations and technical support principles.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to apply for this exciting opportunity.

As a Data Center Program Manager (DCPM) for IT/Network and Compliance, you will perform troubleshooting for service incidents, manage assigned projects to meet service delivery objectives, and escalate issues to appropriate stakeholders to remove obstacles. You will also follow safety policies and procedures and participate in root cause analysis (RCA) of incidents. This role offers an opportunity to build a solid understanding of data center procedures, collaborate across various teams, and provide mentorship by sharing best practices.

Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) powers our cloud services. As a CO+I DCPM, you will play a key role in delivering core infrastructure and foundational technologies for services like Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and Azure. CO+I emphasizes personal and professional development through training, career rotation programs, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and certifications.

Our infrastructure includes over 200 data centers across 32 countries, supporting services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses worldwide. We prioritize environmental sustainability and operational efficiency to meet evolving business demands, maintaining Microsoft as a leading cloud provider.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and organization to achieve more. We foster a culture of growth, innovation, collaboration, respect, integrity, and inclusion, ensuring everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

• Follow safety and security policies; report issues immediately.
• Manage complex IT deployments, including power, rack layout, network compatibility, and physical installation.
• Maintain cost awareness and adhere to budgets.
• Act as the primary contact for data center audits, compliance projects, safety drills, and exercises.
• Promote the One Microsoft culture and lead through change, bringing clarity and energy.
• Foster a safety and security culture in global data center operations.
• Develop positive relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Engage with landlords, contractors, and internal teams to align on timelines and physical footprints.
• Review schedules proactively, manage expectations, and offer alternatives to meet SLAs and OLAs.
• Manage relationships with clients and suppliers, review SOWs, and track deliverables.
• Suggest risk reduction strategies for maintenance and coordinate schedules.
• Ensure service quality, safety, security, and customer experience are maintained; escalate issues as needed.
• Perform site inspections for audit readiness and lead corrective actions.
• Implement compliance strategies, onboard new facilities, and improve operational efficiencies.
• Complete quarterly compliance and audit tasks, including environmental and safety assessments.
• Maintain documentation related to environmental, emergency, and business continuity plans.
• Spend approximately 25% of time on the floor maintaining standards and compliance.

• Share best practices, mentor others, and promote safety, security, and compliance.
• Lead through change, embody Microsoft's culture and values.

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent plus 1+ years of industry experience, or
• 2+ years of industry experience with college coursework.

Background Check:

• Must pass Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screenings, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check every two years.

Preferred:

• 2+ years' experience in critical infrastructure or physical IT infrastructure.
• Technical degree in related fields.
• Certifications such as CompTIA, Microsoft, Network Certifications, PMP, ITIL, or CDC.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to various protected characteristics. For accommodations, please contact us through the provided form.

Data Center Solutions Manager

This is a leadership position that requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in data center sales and management. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in driving revenue growth, managing sales teams, and building strong relationships with clients.

• To identify new business opportunities and develop strategies to acquire new customers and expand existing accounts.
• To lead a team of sales professionals in growing the data center business, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management to ensure high levels of service and customer satisfaction.
• To work closely with various stakeholders, including engineering/design consultants, to ensure alignment on product/system sales and vendor listings.
• To develop and maintain a thorough understanding of data centers, their components, and infrastructure, as well as exposure to selling one or more solutions to DC projects.
• To foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment through effective communication, problem-solving, and decision-making.

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering and a Master's in Sales Management shall be an added advantage.
• Extensive relevant experience in similar roles within a related environment, with at least 5 years in Data Center project sales.
• Solid previous experience operationally managing a sales team.
• Good experience dealing with clients and engaging in influencing sales.
• Previous demonstrable experience in the sales management role.

• Strong knowledge of data centers, their purpose, components, and infrastructure.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key customers, stakeholders, and industry partners.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to drive revenue growth and manage sales teams.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

As Data Center Facility Manager, you will be responsible for engineering operations and maintenance across the Amazon availability zone. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for the 100% availability of mechanical and electrical services, including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, vendor management and metrics reporting.

Key job responsibilities
- Oversees the build out of Facility-specific infrastructure in existing locations.
- Responsible for the onsite management of shift technicians, senior shift technicians, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with AWS practices and procedures.
- Has primary responsibility for engineering systems availability
- Conducts financial analysis and contributes to financial decisions.
- Managing and developing teams of engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance.
- Negotiates and rolls out contracts and defines and audits SLAs.
- Will conduct Project Management for multiple sites.
- Draws from a deep group or department level understanding to make business decisions.
- Uses business knowledge to set priorities and develop project plans.
- Work with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency.
- Operate and manage both routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Relevant work experience as a people manager in Data Center Facility
- In depth knowledge of critical facility (electrical and mechanical) equipment such as generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, UPS and Transformers, electrical sub distribution systems, fire detection and suppression systems, cable reticulation system
- Experienced in managing partnerships with vendors

- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline preferred

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status.