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Data center operations: a person in this job installs, repairs and runs the servers and equipment inside a data center. SpaceX, Anthropic, CoreWeave, xAI and Cerebras have the most open roles with “Data center operations” or a close variant in the title right now.

238 open roles · 23 posted in the last 7 days · 16% remote · 33 companies hiring · $188K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay116 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The orange column holds the median, $188K.
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$75K to $100K12
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$200K to $250K18
$250K to $300K15
$300K and more22
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Can be done from home16%38 of 238 jobs
State the pay49%117 of 238 jobs
Are for beginners0%1 of 238 jobs
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Skills asked for in data center operations roles

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Newest data center operations jobs

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Where data center operations roles are

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What data center operations roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$143K75
Senior$188K16
Lead$270K25

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about data center operations jobs

What is a data center operations job?
In a data center operations job, a person installs, repairs and runs the servers and equipment inside a data center. 238 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many data center operations jobs are open right now?
There are 238 open data center operations jobs at 33 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 23 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most data center operations jobs?
Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (41), Anthropic (33), CoreWeave (29), xAI (26) and Cerebras (14). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote data center operations jobs?
38 of the 238 open data center operations jobs (16%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do data center operations jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $188K, based on 116 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $127K and $280K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for data center operations jobs?
Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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