manager operations Data Center Engineer hybrid · Posted May 18, 2026
$164,000 – $238,000
USD per year

About this role

Google is hiring a manager-level Data Center Engineer in the operations function based in Amarillo, TX. The posting calls out experience with GCP, Networking, Observability, Vertex AI. Compensation is listed at $164,000–$238,000 per year.

Role
Data Center Engineer
Function
operations
Level
manager
Track
hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Location
Amarillo, TX
Posted
May 18, 2026

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Job description

from Google careers

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

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