DCEO Cluster Manager, Infrastructure Operations

Role summary

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The DCEO Cluster Manager leads infrastructure operations across a group of data centres, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient operation of electrical, mechanical and critical facility systems. Requirements typically include a degree or equivalent experience in engineering, facilities, operations or a related technical field, strong people leadership, and experience managing data-centre, industrial or mission-critical environments. The successful candidate should understand maintenance, incident management, safety, compliance, capacity planning and operational performance. Expectations include leading technical teams, coordinating vendors, maintaining high availability, improving processes, managing budgets and responding effectively to operational incidents. Experience with large-scale infrastructure, construction or facilities projects and a willingness to work on-call are advantageous.

About the employer

Amazon is a global technology and commerce company best known for its online retail marketplace, logistics network and cloud-computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS). It operates large-scale technology infrastructure, fulfilment centres, corporate offices and data centres around the world. Amazon’s culture places strong emphasis on customer focus, operational excellence, ownership, innovation and data-driven decision-making. In Australia, the company employs people across AWS, retail, logistics, devices, advertising and corporate functions, with operations in several major cities and regional locations. The organisation offers technically demanding roles with opportunities to work on highly available systems and large infrastructure projects. Employees are generally expected to work independently, use sound judgement, improve processes continuously and maintain high standards for safety, security and performance.

Working in Australia

Australia offers opportunities in cloud computing, data centres, engineering, construction, logistics, healthcare, finance and technology, particularly in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. Workplace culture is generally practical, collaborative and relatively informal, with emphasis on safety, accountability and work-life balance. Lifestyle varies from busy city living to quieter coastal or regional communities, with strong access to beaches, outdoor activities and diverse food. Skilled professionals may qualify for employer-sponsored visas such as the Skills in Demand visa, while permanent residency pathways depend on occupation, qualifications, experience, English ability and government criteria. Relocating usually requires planning for housing, healthcare, tax, banking and transport; rental costs can be high in major cities. Australia is geographically remote, so international travel may be expensive, but domestic flights connect major centres. Check current visa rules and occupation lists before accepting an offer.