Job Description
Who we are:
Where performance meets sustainability, Digital Edge is a leading data center platform in Asia Pacific, delivering sustainable, next-generation, AI-ready digital infrastructure at scale. Headquartered in Singapore and backed by Stonepeak, we operate a rapidly expanding platform with over 30 data centers and 1.8GW of secured IT power across key markets.
Our mission is to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering the populations they serve. We differentiate through execution – delivering at speed and at scale while combining global standards with deep local expertise. This enables us to provide consistent, sustainable and high-performance infrastructure for hyperscalers and enterprises across the region.
As Asia Pacific’s digital transformation accelerates, Digital Edge is building the infrastructure that powers the next wave of AI and cloud growth. Joining Digital Edge means being part of a high-growth platform at the forefront of AI and cloud infrastructure, where you can make a tangible impact on Asia-Pacific’s digital future.
Our values:
- Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
- Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.
- Strive: We are driven and determined.
- Excellence: We seek to deliver the best.
- Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.
What we need:
Reporting to the Senior Facility Manager or Operations Director, this role is accountable for the operations, maintenance, planning and documentation of DC operations procedures and associated mission critical infrastructures toward the most efficient and maximum utilization of facilities, equipment, and operational resources. As a key member of the Operations Team, the candidate will support mentoring practices for engineering staff to ensure continuity of training and quality results. This ensures effective uptime of the facilities, lower possible PUE, quality contractor and project activities and required maintenance.
This role will be based in Incheon, Korea.
Key responsibilities:
- Maintain the DC Critical Electrical, Cooling, Fire Protection and Building Management System (BMS) infrastructure per manufacturers’ recommendation and corporate specifications
- Supervise operational maintenance work and renewal construction work with vendors
- Manage routine maintenance and emergency services, scheduling on a variety of critical systems, such as electrical facility, mechanical facility, security system and fire system
- Establish documentation of SOP, MOP, EOP and required documents related to the DE’s DC facility operation and management
- Daily/weekly/monthly/Data Center Engineering Operations meetings and reporting.
- Interface with building management systems and other automated tools and applications to ensure operational efficiencies and energy improvement
- Maintain appropriate vendor relationships to perform the necessary building repair and maintenance.
- Interface with Sales and Project Management professionals as appropriate.
- Liaise with global team on global initiatives as well as process and procedures, implement those initiatives locally in Korea
- Work directly with the customer and/or support staff to identify and troubleshoot as necessary to isolate the root cause of problems.
- Cost management including OPEX and CAPEX associated with all data centers you are in charge.
- Continuous improvement of operational processes, procedures, methods, and tools.
- Mentor and develop employees. Actively champion and implement policies and procedures for occupational health & safety in the workplace, information security management, environmental management systems; incident management; and comply with all legal regulatory requirements of the organization
Actively champion and implement the organization’s policies on health & safety, environment, energy, quality, information security, and business continuity, ensuring adherence to incident reporting, legal, and regulatory requirements.
The successful candidate:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- More than 10 years of work experience in supporting a 24x7 data center’s facility management.
- Clear command of English – Speak and Write
- Extensive operational knowledge of electrical distribution (e.g. switchgear, transformers, automatic transfer switch, UPS, STS, battery management systems, generators, and PDUs to the branch level), cooling system, fire protection & Building Management system.
- Ability to respond to all facility related emergency in a timely manner, with sound recovery plans.
- Possess facility management and/or data center related certifications, such as CDCP, CDCS or equivalent
- Effective communication skills with the ability to successfully interact with both internal and external customers
- Strong project management, trouble-shooting and organizational skills.
- Experience in telecommunications / digital infrastructure sectors, especially on the process side, is beneficial.
- A team player willing to be hands-on in a dynamic and fast paced environment
- Well organized, think rationally in resolving issues or put up recommending
- Preferred electrical, fire or mechanical engineer certification.
Join us to shape the future of Digital Infrastructure in Asia. Apply now for a confidential career discussion.