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Critical Facilities Chief Engineer, Data Center Operations

Apple


Job Location:

Prineville, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world Join Apples Information Systems and Technology (ISu0026T) organization. ISu0026T powers everything Apple does for customers and the people who build for them. Its Apples central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices processing billions of secure transactions and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly ISu0026T makes the impossible feel you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale Imagine what you could do Services is part of ISu0026T and the foundation of Apples global network operations managing data center equipment and systems to deliver compute storage and networking services for teams across Apple including its internal developer community. From individual facilities to a worldwide network Infrastructure Services ensures the technology underneath everything works without question. Imagine what you could do here. At Apple new ideas quickly become extraordinary products services and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your job and you never know what you could accomplish. nnWe are actively seeking a Data Center Operations Manager who will excel among a team of problem solvers and doers committed to working in a high-demand Critical Data Center environment that values continuous improvement while embracing Data Center Operations team thrives with individuals like you who take pride in owning the services we provide in our critical environments excel at actively managing and maintaining systems that expand our customer support capabilities and help the world in their daily lives!

The Chief Engineer serves as a key liaison between the Data Center Critical Facilities Operations Manager and the Supervisors ensuring critical facility maintenance operations and processes strictly adhere to compliance standards. This person manages and leads a highly skilled diverse team with backgrounds in electrical mechanical automation fire/life safety and operational safety. his role will also support OPEX and CAPEX projects vendor management construction activities and after-hours incident response. The Chief Engineer will also drive operational excellence by proposing innovative cost-saving solutions and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Collaborate with Data Center Critical Facility Operations Managers (CFOM) and senior leaders across the data center portfolio to develop and pursue continuous improvement initiatives to reduce operational expenditure while improving service day-to-day team operations allocate resources and manage workflows implement training programs to meet technical requirements and monitor performance against operational and maintain data center KPIs manage maintenance cost controls and report performance metrics to stakeholders. nRespond to facility emergencies and resolve issues cooperation with CFOM conduct root cause analysis document incidents and implement corrective compliance with industry standards code requirements safety regulations and data center protocols and policies. Oversee the installation repair and maintenance of all critical facility and implement new technologies and systems and measure improvements in efficiency sustainability and operational risk assessments for facilities and hazards optimize power consumption and cooling performance and deploy mitigation vendor and contractor relationships establish and maintain SOPs and documentation monitor SLA compliance and report facility performance and operational initiatives to CFOM and senior leadership.

Associate degree or equivalent experience or vocational training in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Technology Facilities Management or a related field.n5 years in a leadership or supervisory role within a data center or similar critical operations understanding of data center infrastructure including power systems cooling systems and backup power to provide on-call support responding quickly and effectively to emergencies.

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.n7 years of data center leadership experience or similar critical operations environment. nSkilled in coordinating with critical facilities professionals to perform corrective actions complete incident reporting and conduct root cause leadership and team development negotiation and vendor management skills with experience optimizing service agreements and contractual to interpret complex data and in the use of Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

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