Principal Data Center Operator I
Application completed on Oracle
About This Role
Independently responsibility for one or more data centers, leading performance
analyses across key operational areas and proactively monitoring facility health
to implement significant enhancements. Drives process improvements by partnering
across functions and regions, leads on-the-ground teams in incident resolution,
manages escalated technical issues, and utilizes advanced automation and
monitoring tools to mitigate risks. Maintains an up-to-date knowledge base,
executes incident management protocols, and conducts root cause analysis to
improve operations. Oversees new region builds and expansions, serves as the
main liaison for expansion projects, and provides oversight for installations,
repairs, inventory, and logistics—directing component upgrades and
infrastructure changes to optimize data center efficiency and stability.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
Data Center Site Portfolio Management:
-Independently responsibility for at least one and occasionally multiple Data
Centers.
Performance Monitoring and Analysis:
-Leads performance trend analyses related to capacity, temperature,
availability, cleanliness, and other aspects. Identifies significant patterns,
and suggests operational improvements.
-Proactively monitors facility health at all times (power, cooling, security)
and develops and implements major enhancements.
-Partners across functions and regions to identify, measure, and improve
processes in alignment with industry best practices (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma),
lead significant improvement projects, and ensure alignment with strategic
objectives.
Issue Management and Automation:
-Leads the on-the-ground resources to resolve incidents and performs accurate
communication on execution.
-Oversees and provides support for escalated complex technical issues.
-Triages and/or escalates issues, and implements advanced automation,
scheduling, and monitoring tools to mitigate potential problems effectively.
-Identifies, documents, and validates issues, processes, and solutions, ensuring
the data center knowledge base is comprehensive and up-to-date.
-Prepares for, and when needed executes incident or crisis management protocols
in alignment with business continuity plans.
-Performs Root Cause Analysis (RCA) following crises or incidents, and updates
documentation to capture process improvements.
Data Center Expansion Support:
-Leads and oversees new region builds and expansion activities, both onsite and
remotely.
-Acts as primary liaison with project teams and data center engineering,
ensuring all timelines and capacity needs are strategically managed for
expansion projects and site builds.
-Collaborates closely with project teams on critical aspects of expansion
projects and site builds to deliver high standards.
Installation and Maintenance:
-Provides oversight for installations, repairs, inventory management, and
logistics tasks.
-Directs efforts to replace and upgrade components.
-Advises on high-level purchases or upgrades for data centers and oversees
implementation.
-Leads planning and execution of rack deployments, installations, and network
physical infrastructure upgrades/changes.
-Ensures proactive maintenance of the Data Center facility with regard to
efficiency and stability (e.g. containment, air flow & pressure, power trains).
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.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
11 years of experience in IT infrastructure support, server administration, or
data center operations, design, and layout
OR
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems,
Information Technology, or related field AND 7 years of experience in IT
infrastructure support, server administration, or data center operations,
design, and layout
OR
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems,
Information Technology, or related field AND 5 years of experience in IT
infrastructure support, server administration, or data center operations,
design, and layout
OR
Doctorate in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information
Technology, or related field AND 3 years of experience in IT infrastructure
support, server administration, or data center operations, design, and layout.
Job Skills:
Data Center Equipment: Demonstrated experience in installation, maintenance, and
upgrades of data center physical equipment.
Data Center Operations: Demonstrated ability to perform on-site IT
infrastructure support within a data center environment.
Troubleshooting: Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex
technical issues across multiple technology domains.
Root Cause Analysis: Demonstrated ability to conduct root cause analysis and
implement corrective action plans.
Preferred Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
11 years of experience in IT infrastructure support, server administration, or
data center operations, design, and layout
OR
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems,
Information Technology, or related field AND 7 years of experience in IT
infrastructure support, server administration, or data center operations,
design, and layout
OR
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems,
Information Technology, or related field AND 5 years of experience in IT
infrastructure support, server administration, or data center operations,
design, and layout
OR
Doctorate in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information
Technology, or related field AND 3 years of experience in IT infrastructure
support, server administration, or data center operations, design, and layout.
Additional Experience:
Data Center or Cloud Industry Certifications.
Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and
expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And
with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that
promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company
leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.
True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why
we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with
competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life
insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to
their communities through our volunteer programs.
We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the
employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for
a disability at any point, let us know by emailing
accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com [accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com] or by
calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States.
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability
and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and
conviction records pursuant to applicable law.


