Sr. Manager DC Ops International (f/m/d)

We offer you the opportunity to join the leading Spanish company in the IT sector, with more than 25 years of experience and one of the most solid track records as a provider of technological solutions for companies.

We are a growing company with more than 400 employees and offices in Logroño, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao and Valencia.

Since August 2013, we have been part of the IONOS Group, Europe's leading digitalisation partner for small and medium-sized companies.

In short, we are a multicultural team that’s passionate about technology, bringing our professional experience from over a dozen countries: Germany, Argentina, Spain, the United States, France, the Philippines, Italy, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Romania...

IONOS operates a global network of data centers powering over 100,000 bare-metal devices to support our robust cloud infrastructure. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a Senior Manager to lead critical infrastructure operations across Spain (Logroño), the UK, and the USA (Lenexa).

Your Mission:

As a Senior Manager, you will take direct leadership over three regional teams of 6 people, managing the physical operations of our data center infrastructure. This is an opportunity for someone with a strong industrial or facilities maintenance background—used to working with high-power systems, cooling machines, and critical safety infrastructure—who is ready to apply their expertise to a cutting-edge international IT environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership of three distributed teams (Spain, UK, USA) – 6 people in total.

• Full operational oversight of data center facilities: electrical, cooling, fire protection, and safety systems

• 24/7 lifecycle management of physical infrastructure

• Incident, problem, and change management across regions

• Lead and participate in global audit preparations (e.g. ISO 27001, ISO 50001, ISO 14001, PCI-DSS)

• Performance tracking via KPIs, reporting in Jira and Confluence

• Staff development: career pathing, vacation planning, coverage strategy

• Vendor negotiation and cost control for outsourced services

• Participate in rolling on-call duty (4-week rotation in Spain)

• Ensure compliance with internal regulations and external standards

Your Profile

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, HVAC, or related technical field

• Proven industrial maintenance background (facilities, transformers, UPS, HVAC, etc.)

• Solid experience managing operational teams and infrastructure (ideally >1MW)

• Experience as a line manager or direct manager for at least 2–3 years

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills; people-first mindset

• Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills

• Fluent in Spanish and English (spoken & written)

• Open to frequent international travel and operating in a multicultural environment (50% of the time could be travelling in the UK, US and Germany for a week trip, but you could decide when). 

   

Why Join Us?

• Take ownership of a key leadership position in a mission-critical part of IONOS

• Work in a collaborative, international team and help shape global infrastructure operations

• Be part of a modern, structured data centre organisation, not just another industrial site

• Enjoy autonomy, variety, and visibility in a global cloud leader

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