Sr. Data Center Infrastructure Specialist

Job Category
:
Facilities

Requisition Number
: SRDAT
002304

• Posted :
  March 4, 2026
• Full‑Time
• On‑site

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Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!

We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by:
Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:

• Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
• Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer‑paid short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and life insurance
• Relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible
• Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer‑match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP

PLEASE NOTE: SPP is not able to sponsor employment visas or student‑work authorizations (STEM OPT) for this position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship prior to applying.

COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.

Join our Dynamic Facilities Team!

Southwest Power Pool is seeking a Senior Data Center Infrastructure Specialist to join our dynamic Facilities team. In this hands‑on technical role, you will support the day‑to‑day operation, reliability, and optimization of mission‑critical data center infrastructure that powers production IT workloads across the organization.

This position serves as the subject matter expert for electrical power systems, cooling and thermal management, building automation platforms, and Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM). You will ensure the availability, resilience, and capacity alignment of power, space, and environmental systems to meet both current and future IT demand.

The Senior Data Center Infrastructure Specialist independently executes complex live infrastructure operations, leads incident response and recovery efforts, evaluates and mitigates operational risk, and partners closely with IT operations, network, and hardware teams to maintain safe, efficient, and highly available data center operations.

What You'll Do

Ensure continuous availability of mission‑critical electrical, cooling, and environmental systems.

Optimize building automation and monitoring systems through configuration, alarm management, and proactive tuning.

Administer and maintain DCIM for accurate capacity modeling, monitoring, and reporting.

Conduct infrastructure capacity planning aligned with IT deployment needs.

Identify and mitigate operational risks, including capacity constraints and single points of failure.

Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions following incidents or near misses.

Develop and execute MOPs and EOPs to reduce risk during maintenance and emergency activities.

Support safe, standards‑compliant hardware deployments through cross‑functional coordination.

Optimize cooling and airflow management to support high‑density compute environments.

Provide senior‑level technical guidance to Facilities and IT stakeholders.

If you thrive in high‑impact environments where reliability, safety, and operational continuity matter, we invite you to apply and help power the future with us at Southwest Power Pool.

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