Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer
Application completed on Oracle
About This Role
Tracks and monitors ongoing Data Center critical infrastructure maintenance and
repair for all service lines to pre-defined service level agreements (SLAs).
Manages incidents that impact Data Center infrastructure services and the
proactive and timely resolution of such incidents. Conducts site reviews and
assessments to evaluate suitability for data center builds. Acts as the
engineering representative on a wide range of moderately complex on-site
scenarios related to mission critical systems, operations, and functionality.
Provides engineering insight to ensure project or other design initiatives align
with company expectations. Contributes to the identification of training
programs for newer members of the team, acting as a subject matter expert with
many standard systems and trains others on the team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Description
* Critical Environment Maintenance Support:
- Tracks and monitors ongoing critical environment maintenance and repair for
all service lines to pre-defined service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure
service uptime is maintained to the highest standards and that faults are
dealt with promptly.
-Employs practical operating knowledge of engineering systems to lead
standard diagnostics and repairs, escalating blockers or obstacles when
needed.
-Applies knowledge of Oracle processes, procedures, and industry standards to
resolve routine issues.
-Offers suggestions for system-level enhancements to reduce potential
problems.
-Evaluates the suitability of components, processes, or action plans.
Incident Management and Operation Improvement:
- Manages incidents that impact data center infrastructure and the proactive
and timely resolution of such incidents.
-Collaborates with design, construction, commissioning, facility engineering,
and data center operations teams to integrate new engineering design systems
to existing data center.
-Proactively drives operational optimization and efficiency improvement
initiatives.
-Evaluates and ensures the safe working practices of others.
-Participates in post-incident reviews by supporting root cause analyses,
documenting lessons learned, and facilitating the execution of Corrective and
Preventive Action Plans (CAPAs) to mitigate recurrence and improve system
resilience.
-Follows established emergency operations plans when responding to emergency
incidents or abnormal events, stabilizing conditions and escalating critical
issues as needed.
Site Commissioning and Build:
-Participates in site reviews and assessments to evaluate suitability for
data center builds, gathering and analyzing technical, environmental, and
infrastructure data to inform decision-making.
-Prepares and/or reviews technical reports to document findings, support
recommendations, and communicate results to stakeholders.
-Participates in design reviews and commissioning activities to ensure
alignment with engineering standards and project requirements.
-Reviews mechanical simulations (e.g., computational fluid dynamics [CFD]
analyses) to assess airflow and thermal performance, identifying and
recommending necessary design adjustments to optimize system efficiency and
reliability, escalating as needed.
Data Center Operations Management:
-Supports and validates on-site data centers operations in relation to the
engineering infrastructure.
-Acts as the engineering representative on a wide range of moderately complex
on-site scenarios related to mission critical systems, operations, and
functionality.
-Engages in communications to ensure that operational requirements and
specifications are flagged, raised, and addressed by the appropriate team.
-Adheres to developed standards and policy through the review of
documentation, participates in commissioning activities, design summits, and
data center commissioning or reviews.
-Documents critical impacting changes, reviews critical impacting changes and
represents engineering in change advisory board (CAB) meetings.
Engineering Design, Leadership, and Governance:
-Collaborates with senior team members and supports a project or other design
and engineering initiatives.
-Provides engineering insight to ensure project or other design initiatives
align with company expectations.
-Coordinates with internal and external project team members in delivering
specific aspects of data centers for Oracle.
-Contributes to the development of policy documents by collaborating with
team members.
-Contributes to the creation and upkeep of best-in-class policies and
procedures, participating in their review as necessary.
-Prepares technical reports to document findings, communicate progress, and
support project or design decision-making.
Training and Knowledge Sharing:
-Contributes to the identification of training programs for newer members of
the team.
-Acts as a subject matter expert with many standard systems and trains others
on the team.
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Responsibilities
Additional Responsibilities (as needed)
Colocation Vendor Management:
-Provides input for effective contract administration, including supporting the
generation and review of contracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and other
pertinent documents.
-Contributes to sourcing and ensuring that adequate resources are available,
such as spare parts, generator fuel, water, and consumables.
-Coordinates vendor and contractor scheduling and site access, contributes to
the execution and completion of work per Oracle expectations and safe-working
practices.
Core Responsibilities
Planning & Execution:
-Manages and coordinates moderately complex tasks, monitoring timelines and
deliverables to ensure timely completion and adherence to requirements for a
moderately-sized project or initiative. Efficiently delegates, monitors, and
prioritizes work across multiple projects, providing technical oversight and
adjusting plans to address shifts in resources or timelines.
Collaboration & Partnership:
-Collaborates across the organization to align on expectations and achieve
shared objectives. Leverages understanding of business leaders, stakeholders,
and/or customers to ensure proposed solutions meet their needs. Supports
inclusivity by actively seeking and listening to diverse perspectives, ensuring
others feel heard and respected.
Problem Solving:
-Identifies and addresses moderately complex issues by analyzing a wide range of
data and/or information to identify solutions in accordance with standard
practices. Proactively escalates unresolved or critical issues with a thorough
assessment and suggests potential solutions. Reviews, contributes to, and
documents problem solving strategies.
Continuous Learning:
-Pursues learning opportunities to expand knowledge and skills and/or tools in
new areas and stays abreast of the latest industry trends and best practices.
Proactively seeks and leverages ongoing feedback and training to improve skills.
Coaches and mentors junior team members, fostering continuous learning and
knowledge sharing within and across teams.
Continuous Improvement:
-Develops ideas, recommends updates, and/or collaborates on the implementation
of process improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of
processes, protocols, and workflows across teams, and evaluates the impact on
key stakeholders. Solicits feedback from others on ideas for alternative
approaches and methods for continued improvement.
Performance and Development:
-Contributes to the talent development pipeline by participating in candidate
interviews, assessing candidates, and providing hiring recommendations.
Minimum Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
11 years of experience in operating data center critical infrastructure,
critical facility operations, or related field
OR
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Process
Engineering, or related field AND 7 years of experience in operating data center
critical infrastructure, critical facility operations, or related field.
Job Skills:
Same as prior level plus;
Troubleshooting: Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex
technical issues across multiple technology domains.
Incident Management and Response: Demonstrated ability to respond to and resolve
incidents quickly to maintain business continuity.
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