Role Overview

The APAC Junior Data Centre Manager supports the operation, reliability, and continuous improvement of data center facilities across the Asia-Pacific region. Working under the guidance of senior data center leadership, this role assists in managing day-to-day operations, vendor coordination, compliance, and regional standardization to ensure safe, secure, and highly available infrastructure.

This role is ideal for an early-career data center professional seeking regional exposure in a large-scale, mission-critical environment.

Key Responsibilities

Data Centre Operations

• Support daily operations of APAC data center facilities, including monitoring uptime, performance, and incidents
• Assist in coordinating maintenance, upgrades, and capacity planning activities
• Help ensure adherence to SLAs, KPIs, and operational procedures
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
• Co ordinate IT equipment installation
• Manage Data Center infrastructure inventories and DCIM

Regional Coordination

• Act as a point of contact between local site teams and regional leadership
• Support standardization of processes, documentation, and reporting across APAC sites
• Assist with regional audits, assessments, and site readiness activities
• Support cross-border coordination across multiple time zones

Vendor & Facilities Support

• Assist in managing third-party vendors, colocation providers, and contractors
• Monitor vendor performance against SLAs and escalate issues as required
• Support facilities activities related to power, cooling, cabling, and physical access

Security, Risk & Compliance

• Support compliance with regional and global standards (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC, PCI-DSS)
• Assist with access control, physical security, and safety procedures
• Participate in business continuity and disaster recovery planning exercises
• Support audit preparation and documentation

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Prepare operational reports, dashboards, and regional status updates
• Identify operational risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities
• Support automation, tooling, and process improvement initiatives
• Maintain accurate documentation, runbooks, and asset records

Required Skills & Experience

• 2–4 years’ experience in data centre operations, IT infrastructure, Structured cabling, or facilities support
• Basic understanding of data centre infrastructure (servers, storage, networking, power, cooling)
• Familiarity with incident, change, and problem management processes
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work across cultures, regions, and time zones
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English, Mandarin is essential and Cantonese beneficial

Desirable Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related field
• Entry-level or intermediate certifications (e.g. ITIL Foundation, CDCP, CompTIA Network+)
• Experience in colocation, enterprise, or cloud-adjacent environments
• Exposure to APAC regulatory or operational environments

Working Conditions

• Regional travel within APAC as required
• On-call or after-hours support on a rotational basis
• Combination of office, remote, and data centre floor work

What We Offer

• Career progression toward Senior or Regional Data Centre Management roles
• Regional exposure across APAC operations
• Training, mentoring, and certification support
• Competitive salary and benefits

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