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
- Medical Insurance stipend paid annually
- 9 Company-Paid Holidays
- Generous Leave Policy + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- Fitness membership reimbursement
- Company paid Wellable subscription
Join Vultr
Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced
Data Center Site Manager to lead the launch of our new Chennai 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
- Ensure the 24/7 operation and security of the data center
- Oversee installation, maintenance, and upgrades of data center infrastructure
- Monitor system performance and oversee troubleshooting efforts
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors for equipment and services
- Provide guidance, training, and support to team members while ensuring that operational KPIs are met.
- Proactive work to improve and refine processes and procedures to ensure efficient operation of the site and the team.
- 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 building infrastructure 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.
- Assisting in implementing service methodologies including incident management, problem management, change management, capacity management, etc.
- Drive initiatives to improve operational efficiency, including automation, process optimization, and the integration of advanced technologies.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years in the leadership and the management of a tier 3 or tier 4 production data centre environment.
- Experience with technical project management and Linux a plus.
- Experience supporting GPU-based or high-density infrastructure is a plus
- Thorough knowledge of common data center power, liquid cooling, connectivity technologies and operations procedures.
- Experience installing and troubleshooting network equipment and fibre 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in colocation and cloud/hybrid environments.
- Familiarity with sustainability and energy efficiency best practices.
- Project management experience (PMP, Agile methodologies).
- Familiar with JIRA and Confluence
Work Conditions:
- May need to work outside of normal business hours for incident management or critical maintenance.
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.
