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Salary: USD 320,000 - 405,000 / annual
Anthropic is seeking a Data Center Facility Operations Lead to oversee the commissioning, turn-up, and delivery of new capacity across its growing fleet of data center infrastructure. In this role, you will lead the end-to-end process of bringing critical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and control systems from construction through L1–L5 commissioning and handover to operations.
As a subject matter expert in data center commissioning and operations, you will develop scalable processes for bringing new capacity online, manage data center partners and vendors, lead delivery schedules, and maintain close coordination with design, engineering, construction, and capacity planning teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Define commissioning and delivery strategy for new capacity, including commissioning plans, acceptance criteria, schedule milestones, and reporting methods
- Oversee third-party L1–L5 commissioning, turn-up, and handover to operations of facility infrastructure such as switchgear, technology cooling systems, and computer room air handlers
- Define expectations and standards to enable third-party commissioning agents, contractors, and operators to succeed in critical facility domains
- Create standards for functional and integrated systems testing, minimizing risk, and effectively tracking and resolving deficiencies, excursions, and incidents during turn-up
- Develop innovative approaches to accelerate time to capacity and improve equipment availability while minimizing cost and complexity
- Enable scale-out of capacity delivery through industry best practices and optimization of bill of materials, logistics, and physical processes
- Manage partner relationships and maintain alignment with Anthropic goals
This role is ideal for someone experienced in commissioning and delivering mission-critical facilities who is passionate about HPC data centers and enjoys working in complex, fast-paced environments.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in data center commissioning, construction delivery, or facility operations as a manager, engineer, technical lead, or related role
- Proven track record commissioning and delivering mission-critical capacity on schedule
- Subject matter expertise in L1–L5 commissioning, including commissioning plans, functional and integrated systems testing, and handover to operations
- Experience in third-party partner relationship management, including commissioning agents, general contractors, and equipment vendors
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant domain or equivalent practical experience
Bonus qualifications:
- 15+ years of experience commissioning or delivering large-scale data centers
- 5+ years of critical facilities operations and maintenance leadership experience
- Understanding of AI/ML workloads, including power, cooling, and network connectivity
- Experience supporting technology cooling solutions such as rear door heat exchangers and/or cooling distribution units
- Experience managing third-party data centers such as colo operators and/or contract staffing vendors
- Experience turning up liquid-cooled HPC capacity, including developing commissioning plans, creating acceptance criteria, and conducting hand-over reviews
