Data Center Site Manager (Springfield, OH) at Vultr

This role is ideal for a senior-level data center professional with at least 5 years of experience managing Tier 3 or 4 production environments. Since this is a

Work type: onsite

Location: Ohio Data Center

Salary: $80,000 – $100,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

This role is ideal for a senior-level data center professional with at least 5 years of experience managing Tier 3 or 4 production environments. Since this is a "launch" role for a new Springfield location, they are looking for a hands-on leader who has specifically overseen "standing up" a facility from the ground up—meaning you should be comfortable with both high-level project management and technical tasks like racking servers and troubleshooting fiber optics. The compensation is competitive ($80k–$100k) and comes with an exceptional benefits package, including 100% company-paid medical premiums, a $2,500 annual professional development stipend, and unique longevity perks like a one-month paid sabbatical every five years. As the primary stakeholder for the site, you’ll have significant autonomy and visibility within a private company recently valued at $3.5 billion. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have end-to-end experience deploying equipment and infrastructure in new data center builds. * Possess deep technical knowledge of power, cooling, and server hardware (including Linux and RMAs). * Are local to or willing to work on-site daily in Springfield, OH. * Enjoy being the primary "owner" of a site, handling everything from daily operations to emergency alerts.

Job Description

## Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 32 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

### Vultr Cares

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans. 

• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting

• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year

• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan 

• Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year

• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year

• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month

• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month

• Company paid Wellable subscription

Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Center Site Manager to lead the launch of our new Ohio data center. We’re looking for a motivated leader with strong, end-to-end experience in standing up a new facility — including overseeing equipment deployment, infrastructure installation, and readiness for go-live. This is a highly visible role within a rapidly growing technology company and offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on both Vultr and the future of cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary stakeholder and owner for all aspects of the data center site overseeing daily operations and ensuring 24/7 reliability

• Proactively work to improve and refine processes and procedures to ensure efficient operation of the site.

• Installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining servers, switches, rack PDUs, cabling, and related company owned data center infrastructure.

• Respond to alerts, alarms, and service tickets related to data center operations, outages, or performance degradation.

• Investigate and diagnose problems, coordinate resolution efforts, and escalate issues to higher-level support teams or management if necessary.

• Enforce security policies and procedures to protect data center assets, prevent unauthorized access, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

• Work with facility staff to address any issues with power, cooling, security, or other building systems and coordinate delivery of any new services that we obtain from the site.

• Create and maintain documentation of DCIM, data center configurations, procedures, and operational guidelines.

• At least 5 years of experience managing tier 3 or tier 4 production data center environments.

• Experience with technical project management and Linux a plus.

• Thorough knowledge of common data center power, cooling, and connectivity technologies and operations procedures.

• Experience installing and troubleshooting network equipment and fiber optics connections.

• Ability to diagnose and repair server hardware issues along with experience in working with hardware vendors on RMA and in warranty issues.

• Self-motivated, reliable, responsible.

• Strong organization skills with ability to prioritize effectively.

• Superb communication skills.

$80,000 - $100,000

This salary can vary based on location, years of experience, background and skill set.

## Inclusion & Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

We also take your privacy seriously. We handle personal information responsibly and follow applicable laws, including U.S. privacy rules and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Your data is used only for legitimate business purposes and is protected with proper security measures.

Where allowed by law, applicants may request details about the data we collect, access or delete their information, withdraw consent for its use, and opt out of nonessential communications. For more details, please see our [Privacy Policy](https://www.vultr.com/legal/privacy/).

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