Senior Data Center Operations Engineer
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 1904493
Date Posted: 10/30/2026 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Reno, NV
Salary: $60 - $70
Description
Go to end ⇓- Lead daily operations of mission-critical electrical, mechanical, and cooling systems, including UPS systems, switchgear, power distribution units (PDUs), generators, chillers, computer room air handlers (CRAHs), and liquid cooling infrastructure.
- Monitor critical facility equipment and ensure reliable operation of electrical and mechanical systems.
- Manage and improve preventive maintenance programs to support equipment reliability and operational readiness.
- Maintain facility documentation, maintenance records, and procedures to ensure audit readiness.
- Lead incident response activities during equipment failures, outages, and operational escalations.
- Make sound technical decisions under pressure to restore service and minimize operational disruptions.
- Monitor and optimize facility performance using Building Management Systems (BMS), Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), and ticketing platforms.
- Mentor, train, and coach junior engineers and technicians on technical procedures, safety practices, and equipment operations.
- Assist with developing technical training materials, operating procedures, and employee qualification programs.
- Coordinate and oversee third-party vendors and contractors performing maintenance and service activities.
- Support customer remote hands requests, technical escalations, and service recovery activities.
- Develop, review, and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Methods of Procedure (MOPs), and Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs).
- Collaborate with the Facility Manager on operational planning, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Participate in a periodic on-call rotation with the Facility Manager.
- 5+ years of hands-on, on-site data center operations experience in a colocation, hyperscale, or enterprise data center environment.
- Experience must involve direct data center facility operations; field service or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) vendor experience does not satisfy the required five years.
- Strong working knowledge of mission-critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting critical power or cooling systems.
- Strong understanding of data center electrical infrastructure, including UPS systems, switchgear, PDUs, and generators.
- Strong understanding of data center mechanical and cooling infrastructure, including chillers, CRAH units, and associated cooling systems.
- Experience using Building Management Systems (BMS).
- Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
- Experience leading incident response activities during equipment failures, outages, or operational emergencies.
- Ability to troubleshoot critical infrastructure issues and make effective technical decisions under pressure.
- Experience training, mentoring, or leading junior technicians or engineers.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to data center operations personnel.
- Strong understanding of preventive maintenance programs and critical equipment reliability.
- Ability to coordinate maintenance activities while minimizing operational risk.
- Ability to work effectively with vendors, contractors, customers, and internal operations teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate technical findings, operational concerns, and service recovery activities clearly and professionally.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and serve as a senior technical resource for the facility.
- Strong commitment to workplace safety, operational reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Ability to work 100% on-site at the Reno / Sparks, NV facility.
- Ability to work Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM.
- Ability to participate in a periodic on-call rotation with the Facility Manager.
- Ability to lead critical facility operations when the Facility Manager is unavailable.
- Ability to respond effectively to equipment failures, outages, and operational escalations.
- Ability to oversee electrical, mechanical, and cooling infrastructure in a mission-critical environment.
- Ability to maintain and improve preventive maintenance programs.
- Ability to maintain accurate maintenance records, operational documentation, and audit readiness.
- Ability to develop, review, and follow SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs.
- Ability to use BMS, CMMS, and ticketing systems to monitor and manage facility operations.
- Ability to coordinate and oversee vendors and contractors performing on-site work.
- Ability to support customer remote hands requests, technical escalations, and service recovery.
- Ability to train and mentor junior engineers and technicians.
- Ability to support the development of technical training and qualification programs.
- Ability to maintain safe working practices and follow established critical facility procedures.
- Experience with liquid cooling systems in data center environments.
- Experience supporting high-density data center infrastructure.
- Experience working in AI or High-Performance Computing (HPC) data centers.
- Experience operating or maintaining advanced cooling technologies.
- Military technical background.
- U.S. Navy nuclear training or experience.
- Military electrician or engineering experience.
- Experience working at a newly commissioned or rapidly expanding data center facility.
- Experience helping establish operations at a new data center site.
- Experience developing technical training and qualification programs.
- Experience creating or improving SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs.
- Experience implementing preventive maintenance improvements.
- Experience supporting data center expansion projects.
- Experience improving operational processes and equipment reliability.
- Experience coordinating customer service recovery activities in mission-critical environments.




















