Critical Facilities Lead, Compute InfrastructureActive$199K–$302K

The opportunity

OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is embarking on a journey to build the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Infrastructure team is central to this mission, setting the core strategy and implementing the vision.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute sequences of operations, commissioning steps, and bring-up: processes for mission-critical data center facilities.

  • Interface with the design and hardware teams to define deployment procedures: tailored to each data center and hardware configuration.

  • Oversee installation, commissioning, and operational readiness of large-scale data center campuses.

  • Manage monitoring, maintenance, and quality control of the data center: infrastructure, including high-performance liquid cooling systems.

  • Develop on-site operations staffing strategy.

  • Develop and enforce  procedures for planed and unplanned downtime and SLAs for critical facility components.

What they're looking for

  • Have 10+ years of experience in large-scale data center facility operations,: commissioning, or critical infrastructure engineering.
  • Are deeply familiar with liquid-cooled IT systems, including CDU and: in-rack/in-row manifold design, bring-up, and servicing.
  • Enjoy defining and improving infrastructure processes at the intersection of: construction, hardware, and operations.
  • Are comfortable owning infrastructure from deployment to long-term maintenance and failure recovery.
Critical Facilities Lead, Compute Infrastructure at OpenAI | Role Match