Why Work Here?
"The strength of Global IP Networks relies on its infrastructure, but at the heart of that is its people, principles and culture."
Global IP Networks
As a company, Global IP Networks has grown organically every year. Global IP Networks has been listed among the 250 fastest-growing companies in Texas by Inc5000. Characterized by a caring company culture with strong relationships with our clients, Global IP Networks has been growing steadily year after year and is continually looking for more great men and women to further inspire, enrich, and empower our current dynamic workforce for the greater success and prosperity of all employees, clients and community.
Who should apply?
Talented individuals with great work ethic, good communication, attention to detail, good character and positive energy, who are also passionate about helping and interfacing with people managing critical IT environments. Highly skilled and results-driven the Datacenter Infrastructure Department Manager will lead our infrastructure operations with efficiency and precision. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience operating and optimizing mission‑critical environments to lead the reliability, performance, and continuous improvement of our facilities. This role requires strong operational knowledge of generators, ATS, UPS systems, CRAC units, PDUs, electrical distribution, and cooling infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the operational and technical leader for all data‑center facility systems, ensuring maximum reliability and adherence to industry best practices.
- Demonstrate professional communication skills across phone, email, and in‑person interactions with customers, vendors, and staff.
- Lead and mentor the infrastructure operations team, driving uptime, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee critical power and cooling systems, capacity planning, preventive maintenance, and incident response.
- Own the planning and execution of maintenance windows, MOPs, SOPs, and change‑management processes, ensuring predictable and safe execution of critical work.
- Perform electrical and cooling load calculations, capacity modeling, and provisioning to support growth and prevent resource contention.
- Coordinate installations, upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure projects with Engineering.
- Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and cost‑effective service agreements.
- Maintain accurate documentation, logs, and facility playbooks.
- Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and operational standards.
- Provide quarterly forecasting, risk assessments, and infrastructure reports to leadership.
Qualifications
- Proven experience managing data center critical infrastructure (power, cooling, facility systems).
- Solid understanding of UPS/ATS systems, generators, CRAC/HVAC, fire‑prevention systems, PDUs, and electrical distribution.
- Strong leadership, communication, and vendor‑management skills.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization.
- Familiarity with networking technologies, monitoring systems, and data‑center operational workflows.
- Ability to maintain detailed logs and produce technical documentation.
- In office position.
Benefits: Package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO, and 401K.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Education:
Experience:
- Datacenter Management: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
