What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Center Facilities Manager position at LTN?
LTN is seeking an experienced Data Center Facilities Manager to oversee the operations, maintenance, growth, and strategic efficiency of our global data centers. This role ensures that our facilities meet the highest standards for reliability, security, and scalability, supporting both traditional colocation services and our next-generation media cloud infrastructure.
You will join our global infrastructure team who manages LTN’s data centers, facilities, and networks to build our highly reliable and scalable network infrastructure and services used for delivering broadcast media services developed by LTN engineering. You will be a significant part of a small but highly skilled team providing the foundation for the entire company.
*Hybrid schedule 1-3 days/week in Columbia, MD with ad-hoc travel to LTN Data Centers*
Your Role and Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day server deployments and maintenance work in all data centers.
- Lead Change Management during data center maintenance windows and expansion/migration projects.
- Lifecycle management of our global co-location data centers and associated hardware to ensure uptime, reliability, and compliance with industry standards.
- Manage vendor relationships for power, cooling, colocation, remote hands, storage, and security systems.
- Develop and implement best practices, including energy efficiency, reliable hardware systems, and risk mitigation.
- Track key performance metrics for facility operations and compliance.
- Collaborate with IT, SRE, Operations, and Infrastructure teams to integrate private media cloud solutions into our growing inventory of facilities.
- Lead incident response and disaster recovery planning for data center operations.
- Plan and manage expansion projects. Build and communicate demand plans ensuring a clear understanding of demand needs, space allocations, and potential implications.
- Identify cost reduction opportunities (equipment optimization and reallocation strategies).
- Create and maintain documentation of global data center infrastructure.
Skill/Ability Needed:
- Ability to take a high level project description and create/execute detailed technical data center engineering plans.
- Proven track record of owning systems from design/implementation to administration and maintenance.
- Proactive mindset and forward looking approach to building and operating extremely high reliability networks and services.
- Ability to travel as needed to support global operations.
Experience:
- 5 years of experience in data center facility management, colocation, and cloud infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of power systems (UPS, generators), cooling (HVAC, CRAC/CRAH), and fire suppression.
- Experience with industry standard compute, storage, virtualization, and software platforms.
- Experience with structured cabling, networking, and security systems in a data center environment.
- Understanding of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, Tier Standards, etc.).
- Familiarity with media/broadcast related infrastructure and associated technologies.
- Vendor management, budgeting, and contract negotiation.
- Public Cloud networks (AWS/Azure/GCP).
*LTN is committed to a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
