Lead Principal Data Hall Designer

Strategizes the planning, design, and optimization of data center white space,

including rack layout, hot/cold aisle containment, power distribution, cable

pathways, and build phases, ensuring a transformative impact on broader

strategies and industry standards. Leads engagements with colocation providers,

developers, and multidisciplinary internal teams (e.g., mechanical, plumbing,

construction operations) to drive the strategic alignment and execution of

innovative white space designs that transform organizational objectives into

substantial business impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities

White Space and Infrastructure Design:

-Strategizes the planning, design, and optimization of data center white space,

including rack layout, hot/cold aisle containment, power distribution, cable

pathways, and build phases, ensuring a transformative impact on broader

strategies and industry standards.

-Leads the maintenance of comprehensive white space documentation such as room

layouts, rack elevations, bill of materials, and structured cabling designs,

ensuring alignment with industry best practices and line of business goals.

-Shapes and refines design standards and Basis of Design (BoD) documents,

guiding internal and partner teams to deliver consistent and innovative white

space solutions that enhance efficiency and scalability.

-Designs and strategizes low voltage structured cabling systems to support

scalable, high-performance compute, storage, and network systems, leveraging

emerging technologies and addressing complex industry needs.

-Oversees and influences the review of new site layouts and proposed fit-out

designs, including failover configurations, ensuring compliance and strategic

alignment with line of business standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:

-Leads engagements with colocation providers, developers, and internal teams

(e.g., facilities, construction, operations) to drive the strategic alignment

and execution of innovative white space designs that transform line of business

objectives into substantial business impact.

-Leads collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering functions (e.g.,

Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire, Controls), leveraging deep subject

matter expertise to ensure seamless integration, enhance system reliability,

anticipate complex risks, and drive innovation.

-Directs and influences complex project coordination meetings, aligning

cross-functional teams on scope, timelines, and critical design updates,

contributing to and shaping broader line of business strategy.

-Serves as a subject matter expert on the partnership with technology partners

(e.g., network, compute, carrier) around locating information and resources.

Project and Program Leadership:

-Leads and influences high impact white space design initiatives and complex

engineering projects, driving them from inception through execution with a major

impact on strategic objectives and industry standards.

-Provides direction to internal and external project team members, including

contractors and vendors, ensuring design, fit-out, and commissioning phases

align with line of business goals and drive cross-functional success.

-Ensures project deliverables meet and exceed company expectations, standards,

and schedules by leveraging advanced cross-functional insights and decisive

leadership.

-Provides deep expertise in contract administration, managing change orders,

cost forecasts, and engineering documentation to mitigate risks and drive

industry-leading innovation.

-Mentors and inspires junior engineers and new team members, enhancing line of

business capability and guiding team development aligned with line of business

objectives.

Operations Support and Site Validation:

-Influences strategic efforts in on-site design validation, commissioning, and

comprehensive engineering analysis to drive transformative insights and major

line of business impact.

-Serves as the principal authority on mission-critical systems, strategically

validates and oversees their integration with ongoing operations, ensuring

alignment with line of business objectives and industry leadership.

-Provides expert proactive and strategic engineering support during high-impact

live events and incident investigations, ensuring rapid resolution, operational

continuity, and influence in strategic decision-making processes.

-Manages documentation processes for effective capture, storage, and

dissemination, fostering cross-functional collaboration and enforcing standards

for best practices across operations and field engineering teams.

Standards Development and Governance:

-Influences the creation and ongoing evolution of global data center

infrastructure standards, policies, and procedures by driving major business

impact, industry alignment, and line of business transformation.

-Leads the development and review of comprehensive documentation for standards

adherence, commissioning protocols, and system testing, ensuring excellence

through innovative approaches and industry leadership.

-Leads design summits, policy reviews, and commissioning activities, ensuring

continuous improvement, strategic alignment across teams, and contribution to

industry evolution.

Technical Innovation and Engineering Excellence:

-Leads research and evaluation of new designs, materials, and construction

methods for mission-critical systems, driving innovation and setting industry

benchmarks in data center reliability and efficiency.

-Provides expert guidance on the development and testing of complex engineering

solutions, leveraging advanced modeling, component testing, and engineering

principles, ensuring positive impact on line of business challenges and

opportunities.

-Drives the creation and validation of digitized data center models, ensuring

design integrity and capacity planning align with and advance strategic line of

business goals.

-Enhances the reliability and performance of components, systems, and

installation methods by proactively providing feedback, driving maintenance

improvements, and advancing line of business capabilities in production

environments.

-Drives the development of internal engineering seminars, training programs, and

knowledge-sharing initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous learning and

industry-leading expertise across the line of business.

Network Expertise:

-Drives collaboration with networking teams on network-related efforts (e.g.,

building fabrics).

Automation:

-Oversees partnership with software engineering team to design data into digital

systems for automation.

-Drives coordination of design data to work with internal systems and databases.

Core Responsibilities

Planning & Execution:

-Manages and provides direction on timelines, deliverables, and budgets when

applicable for critical high-impact projects or initiatives that impact the line

of business, ensuring timely completion and adherence to requirements.

Anticipates and plans for shifts in resources or timelines based on changing

business priorities, ensuring optimal outcomes.

Collaboration & Partnership:

-Influences cross-functional leaders and external stakeholders to gain alignment

on strategic objectives. Fosters partnerships with key business leaders,

stakeholders, and/or customers, identifying opportunities for expanding

partnerships and promoting long-term organizational success. Champions

transparency and inclusivity by actively seeking, listening to, and

incorporating diverse perspectives.

Problem Solving:

-Leads specialized, advanced problem-solving efforts, serving as an escalation

point for complex issues. Guides others to leverage innovative data-driven

techniques to address ambiguous or novel issues, identify root causes, and

drives the implementation of solutions that prevent future issues.

Continuous Learning:

-Leverages deep industry knowledge and expertise to serve as a thought leader

within the organization. Contributes to the advancement of the field or industry

through thought leadership (e.g., conference presentations, white papers,

research contributions). Maintains and evolves expertise in relevant areas by

proactively monitoring emerging trends, technologies, and industry standards,

ensuring the organization remains current with best practices. Champions

continuous learning and knowledge sharing, promoting professional development

across teams. Applies new knowledge to drive advancement and mentors others to

do the same.

Continuous Improvement:

-Develops innovative solutions and drives the implementation of ideas that

increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows

across the organization. Evaluates effectiveness of updated approaches and

methods for continued improvement to enhance efficiencies and ensure changes

align with organizational goals. Designs and develops metrics to measure success

of improvement initiatives.

Performance and Development:

-Serves as a subject matter expert regarding talent needs and organizational

talent strategy. Imparts leadership and expert knowledge throughout the talent

development pipeline including candidate interviews, candidate assessment, and

hiring decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational talent strategy.

QUALIFICATIONS

Disclaimer:

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mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the

stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $146,300 to $306,400 per annum. May be eligible

for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for

variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as

well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as

well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees

assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is

provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees

working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days

annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for

subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees

working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours

per week are not eligible for vacation.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes

each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap

of 112 hours.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

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