Senior Manager of Data Center Operations, Crusoe Energy Systems
$175-250k
+ Restricted Stock Units
More information about location
5 days a week in office
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
Job no longer available
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$175-250k
+ Restricted Stock Units
More information about location
5 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a mix of hands-on technical expertise and strategic leadership to drive operational excellence, enhance system resilience, and support our mission of providing cutting-edge, environmentally sustainable AI infrastructure
- Leadership experience in cloud operations or infrastructure management, preferably at hyperscale data centers
- Professional experience, and ideally a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Expertise in cloud architecture, system design, and operational best practices
- Strong understanding of networking, storage, and security in cloud environments
- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing technical teams
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to diverse audiences
- Demonstrated ability to resolve complex operational challenges and implement innovative solutions to improve efficiency and reliability
What the job involves
- The Sr. Manager, Data Center Operations will lead the operational strategy and execution for Crusoe.ai’s cloud infrastructure platform
- You will oversee a team responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of Crusoe’s cloud systems
- Lead and mentor a team of Data Center Technicians responsible for managing Crusoe’s cloud infrastructure and operations
- Develop and execute strategies to improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of Crusoe’s cloud platform
- Partner with Site Reliability Engineering to implement best practices and to enhance system uptime and performance
- Monitor and analyze system performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and drive data-driven decision-making
- Oversee incident response processes, ensuring timely resolution of cloud system issues while minimizing customer impact
- Develop and refine incident management protocols to enhance operational resilience
- Drive the automation of cloud operations, including deployment pipelines, monitoring, and alerting systems
- Optimize cloud infrastructure costs while maintaining high performance and reliability
- Key initiatives
Our take
Crusoe is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing the digital age: the enormous energy demand of data centres and AI infrastructure. As AI models grow more powerful, they require immense computing power (and therefor electricity) to train and operate. This surge in energy use has put some pressure on power grids, driven up costs, and raised environmental concerns. Crusoe is on a mission to make this process more sustainable by finding smarter, cleaner, and more efficient ways to power the data centres that drive modern computing.
The company started out by putting wasted energy to work. Originally known as Crusoe Energy, it captured natural gas that would otherwise be burned off ("flared") at remote oil sites and used it to power modular data centres. Today, Crusoe has evolved into a major player in AI infrastructure, designing and operating large-scale data centres near renewable or stranded energy sources. It's now one of a handful of "neocloud" companies (next-generation cloud providers focused on flexible, efficient computing for AI workloads). And its facilities are helping tech giants like OpenAI handle the massive computing requirements of training advanced AI models.
Recently, Crusoe has attracted some huge investor attention, tripling its valuation to over $10B and raising $1.4B in its latest funding round. It's building OpenAI's first major US data centre campus and even experimenting with bold new frontiers. In partnership with Starcloud, Crusoe plans to deploy the world's first space-based cloud computing infrastructure, powered by solar energy and orbiting the Earth by 2027. If successful, this could redefine how and where computing happens, opening up a cleaner, virtually limitless source of energy for AI's next generation.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$1.4bn
SERIES E
Dec 2024
$600m
SERIES D
Total funding: $2.5bn
Company benefits
- Health & wellbeing: Comprehensive health benefits designed to support your overall wellness
- Time away: Paid time off for vacations, family bonding, and unexpected needs
- 401(k) match: Build your financial future with our 401(k) matching program
- Mental wellness: Resources and support for your emotional wellbeing and navigating life's challenges
Company HQ
LoDo, Denver, CO
Leadership
Cully Cavness
(Co-Founder, COO & President)Began their career as an Energy Infrastructure Research Fellow before spending 3 years as a Business Development Manager at Recurrent Engineering and serving as CFO of Sword & Plough. They left their role as VP of Highlands Natural Resources to co-found Crusoe Energy Systems.
Chase Lochmiller
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Crusoe in 2018, Chase was a General Partner at Polychain Capital, a Quantitative Trade at Jump Trading Group, and a Managing Director of Algorithmic Trading at KCG Holdings.
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