Regional Data Center Manager - Western Canada

The role

The Regional Data Center Manager leads infrastructure operations and deployment execution across Western Canada. This role ensures AI infrastructure is delivered, operated, and scaled while aligning with global engineering and operations teams.

What you will do

• Lead day-to-day operations across Western Canada sites.
• Ensure infrastructure meets uptime, performance, and reliability targets.
• Own incident response coordination for facility-related issues.
• Maintain alignment with global Cluster Operations, Network Operations, and Platform Engineering.
• Act as primary interface with facility operators and vendors.
• Ensure site infrastructure supports high-density compute loads, liquid cooling systems, and redundant power architectures.
• Validate facility performance against defined operational thresholds.
• Execute modular deployments in 5MW increments.
• Lead coordination of site readiness, equipment install, commissioning and operational handoff.
• Lead and develop local data center technicians and engineers.

Required qualifications

• 5–10+ years of data center or critical facility experience.
• Working knowledge of MEP systems (mechanical, electrical, plumbing).
• Experience interfacing with facility providers and vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to lead site-level teams.
• Ability to execute both operationally and managerially in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/HPC infrastructure.
• Exposure to liquid cooling systems.
• Experience operating in cold-weather environments.
• Familiarity with structured incident management frameworks.

About the company

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip. The company works with leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups.