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Senior Technical Recruiter - Engineering, Product, Web/UX, and IT recruitmentImportant: This role will be onsite out of our downtown Phoenix data center office on a full-time basis.

About the Role:

The Guitar Center is seeking a dynamic Manager, Technical Operations to lead the Guitar Center Technology Operations Center (GTOC). This critical role oversees physical data center operations in Phoenix, AZ, and other corporate locations, while also leading enterprise-wide Major Incident, Change, and Problem Management through our centralized command center. The GTOC Manager ensures technology availability, fast incident response, and continual service improvement across enterprise systems and services.

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You will lead a cross-functional team responsible for physical server hosting, hands-on data center operations, and L1 infrastructure and application support, while also driving GTOC’s role in observability, hypercare, service validation, and enterprise-wide incident, change, and problem processes.

Why Join Us?

This is a strategic leadership opportunity at the heart of Guitar Center’s data modernization journey. You’ll shape the evolution of our database and cloud infrastructure, lead innovation in next-gen data platforms, and support the scalable, high-performance systems that power our retail, digital, supply chain, and analytics initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Data Center & Corporate Infrastructure Operations

Oversee day-to-day operations of the Phoenix data center and physical infrastructure across corporate locations.Manage hardware installation, cabling, asset tracking, and vendor coordination.Provide on-site support for infrastructure activities including rack/stack, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.Ensure adherence to physical access, environmental monitoring, and maintenance standards.Guitar Center Technology Operations Center (GTOC) Leadership

Lead the 24x7 GTOC, ensuring effective L1 support, alert monitoring, and incident response.Drive service observability and performance visibility using tools like Datadog and PagerDuty.Oversee service validation, hypercare, and operational readiness for new and updated servicesAct as Incident Commander for enterprise-wide Priority 1 and critical outages.Coordinate structured triage, escalation, communication, and resolution across teams.Facilitate weekly executive review sessions to analyze major incidents and identify systemic trends.Change Management

Serve as Change Management Process Owner, ensuring production changes are governed, communicated, and risk assessed.Lead the Enterprise Change Advisory Board (CAB) to review, document, and approve change requests.Partner with technical teams to enhance change reliability, auditability, and automation.Own the Problem Management process to identify root causes and drive long-term solutions.Develop automation and self-healing workflows to improve stability and reduce manual efforts.Lead problem review sessions and coordinate with engineering teams on permanent fixes.Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Manage and mentor a team of analysts and engineers supporting operations and infrastructure.Promote strong partnerships with engineering, architecture, security, and business support teams.Champion a culture of transparency, accountability, agility, and continuous improvement.Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor\'s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field6+ years of experience in database administration and engineering, including 2+ years in a leadership or management capacityHands-on expertise with SQL Server, Oracle, Exadata, and Netezza; strong working knowledge of AWS RDS, Aurora, Redshift, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)Deep understanding of database security, capacity planning, high availability, and disaster recovery strategiesProven track record leading cloud migration efforts and operating in Agile or product-centric environmentsExceptional communication skills with a demonstrated ability to partner effectively across IT and business teamsPreferred Skills

AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Database – Specialty, Solutions Architect)Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services and toolsetsProficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and microservices-based data architectureKnowledge of modern analytics ecosystems, including data lakes and ETL toolsCompensation range: $150,000 - $200,000/yr. depending on background and experience + a 10% annual, performance-related bonus.

Disclaimer:

While this job description outlines primary responsibilities, it is not a comprehensive list of all tasks. Duties may change or new responsibilities may be assigned as business needs evolve.

Why Guitar Center Company?Here’sjust some of the rewards:

For our employees who are musicians we offer the unique opportunity of gig leave—take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour! Guitar Center offers robust benefits andperks, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options.

This position is eligible toparticipatein the Guitar Center Company bonus program based on Company performance.The job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may beearned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which isalways dependent on actual experience, education, and other factors.The payrange(s) listed are provided in compliance withstate-specificlaws.Pay rangesmay be different in other locations.

With a career at Guitar Center, you become part of the world\'s largest multichannel musical instrument retailer. Whether at our Stores, Contact Centers, Distribution Centers, or Support Center, Guitar Center employees have a common goal: to help people find their sound and fill the world with more music.

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