Data Center Operations Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Mikkeli, Finland
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Language
- • Professional proficiency in English (written and verbal)
- • Finnish language skills (written and verbal)
- Technical Skills
- • Strong knowledge of enterprise server, storage, networking, and structured cabling infrastructure.
- • Experience supporting mission-critical data center environments.
- • Strong understanding of high-availability architecture, redundancy, and operational resilience.
- • Experience supporting electrical and cooling infrastructure within enterprise data centers.
- • Familiarity with Linux administration and enterprise networking technologies.
- • Experience with DCIM, CMDB, ITSM, and asset management platforms such as ServiceNow, Jira, NetBox, Sunbird, or equivalent.
- • Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause analysis skills.
- • Excellent organizational, communication, documentation, and leadership abilities.
- • Ability to perform effectively within fast-paced, high-availability production environments.
- Minimum 8–10 years of experience in one or more of the following:
- • Data Center Operations
- • Infrastructure Engineering
- • Critical Facilities
- • Telecommunications Infrastructure
- • Industrial Automation
- • Manufacturing Operations
- • Utilities or Power Generation
- • Defense Infrastructure
- • Maritime Engineering
- • Mission-Critical Operations
- Candidates should also possess experience in:
- • Leading technical teams within production environments.
- • Supporting large-scale infrastructure deployments or commissioning activities.
- • Managing operational incidents and leading root cause investigations.
- • Coordinating vendors, contractors, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- • Employee coaching, mentoring, performance management, and workforce development.
Full description
About Milestone Technologies
Milestone Technologies is a global IT services and digital transformation company delivering managed services and professional solutions to many of the world's most innovative organizations. We are seeking an experienced Data Center Operations Manager to support one of our strategic AI infrastructure customers as they expand next-generation data center operations in Finland.
This role offers the opportunity to lead a local operations team supporting advanced AI infrastructure, mission-critical facilities, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments while partnering closely with customer engineering and operations teams.
Position Summary
The Data Center Operations Manager is a hands-on leadership position responsible for supporting the deployment, commissioning, and ongoing operation of a mission-critical AI data center.
Serving as Milestone's on-site operational leader, this individual provides day-to-day leadership for a team of technicians and engineers while remaining actively engaged in technical operations. The Operations Manager partners closely with customer engineering, facilities personnel, contractors, and vendors to help ensure reliable, safe, and efficient operation of critical infrastructure.
This role combines technical leadership, operational execution, employee development, and customer partnership to support one of the world's most advanced AI computing environments.
Employment Type
Permanent Full-Time (Finland)
This position is based in Mikkeli, Finland, supporting long-term customer operations.
Employment will be provided in accordance with applicable Finnish employment legislation, applicable Collective Agreements (TES) where required, and Milestone Technologies employment policies.
Professional proficiency in English is required. Finnish language skills are considered beneficial but are not required.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
- Lead the daily activities of Milestone's on-site data center operations team.
- Provide technical leadership while remaining actively involved in day-to-day operational activities.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for operational incidents involving Milestone personnel.
- Coordinate work assignments, priorities, and resource allocation across multiple operational activities.
- Foster a culture centered on safety, accountability, operational excellence, and customer service.
Technical Operations