Principal Instructional Designer – Data Center Critical Facilities Trainer
Salary
$98k–$210k/ annually
Application completed on Oracle
About This Role
As Training Specialist, you will serve as a senior individual contributor
responsible for designing, delivering, and improving training programs for
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure data center operations and support teams. This role
helps ensure field teams are prepared to execute safely, follow approved
procedures, respond to abnormal conditions, and maintain reliable operations in
mission-critical environments.
You will partner with training leadership, Data Center Operations, Engineering,
Reliability, Site Deployment, Safety, Security, and technical SMEs to convert
operating standards and field lessons into practical learning content. The role
requires strong facilitation skills, documentation discipline, technical
curiosity, and the ability to build trust with both learners and operational
leaders.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, deliver, and continuously improve training content for data center
technicians, engineers, supervisors, and operational support teams.
* Support role-based training paths covering safety, access control, critical
environment basics, maintenance execution, MOP/SOP/EOP expectations, incident
response, and site readiness.
* Facilitate instructor-led sessions, workshops, onboarding programs, refresher
training, and train-the-trainer activities.
* Partner with technical SMEs to validate course accuracy for electrical,
mechanical, controls, fire/life safety, security, and operational workflows.
* Create practical learning materials, including job aids, knowledge checks,
field qualification guides, hands-on exercises, and scenario-based training.
* Maintain training records, completion tracking, qualification evidence, and
readiness reporting in approved systems of record.
* Review incident learnings, audit findings, procedure updates, and field
feedback to identify training improvements.
* Support training readiness for new site launches, expansions, transitions,
remediation projects, and major operational changes.
* Coordinate training logistics, learner communications, attendance, materials,
evaluations, and follow-up actions.
* Measure training effectiveness through feedback, assessments, field
observations, completion data, and stakeholder input.
* Promote consistent training standards across sites while adapting delivery
methods to local operational needs.
* Mentor less experienced trainers, field SMEs, and site partners on
facilitation quality and documentation expectations.
Ideal Candidate Profile
* 8+ years of experience in technical training, data center operations,
facilities operations, maintenance, reliability, safety, workforce
development, or a related field.
* Experience developing and delivering training for technical, operational,
industrial, utility, military, manufacturing, or mission-critical teams.
* Working knowledge of data center facilities operations, maintenance
practices, safety programs, procedures, and operational readiness.
* Experience managing training records, learning content, qualification
tracking, assessments, and stakeholder reporting.
* Strong facilitation, business writing, learner engagement, and
cross-functional coordination skills.
* Bachelor's degree in education, operations, engineering, facilities
management, organizational development, or equivalent practical experience.
Skills and Competencies
* Strong instructional delivery with the ability to make technical topics
clear, practical, and relevant.
* Operational discipline in maintaining accurate training records, version
control, and readiness tracking.
* Ability to partner effectively with field teams, SMEs, managers, and learners
across multiple sites.
* Strong written communication and documentation skills.
* Continuous improvement mindset focused on training quality, field adoption,
and measurable capability gains.
* Comfort operating in fast-changing environments where training priorities
shift with operational risk.
Preferred Skills / Certifications
* Experience with learning management systems, content authoring tools,
training dashboards, or qualification tracking platforms.
* Familiarity with BMS/EPMS, CMMS, DCIM, MOP/SOP/EOP governance, critical
environment safety, and site operations practices.
* ATD, CPTD, OSHA, NFPA, Six Sigma, PMP, CMRP, or related technical training
certification.
* Experience supporting hyperscale data centers, colocation facilities,
utilities, critical manufacturing, military, or high-availability
operations.
* Experience creating field-based learning programs, simulations, hands-on
labs, or scenario-based assessments.
Physical Demands / Work Environment
This role operates in office, remote collaboration, classroom, training lab, and
active data center environments. The position may require travel to sites and
training locations. Site visits may involve walking large facilities, standing
for extended periods, using stairs, and following all safety, PPE, security, and
access-control requirements.
Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?
* Global impact at cloud scale supporting mission-critical infrastructure for
customers around the world.
* Technically rigorous environment where reliability, safety, documentation,
and operational readiness matter every day.
* Culture built on ownership, operational excellence, continuous improvement,
and cross-functional partnership.
Long-term career development across cloud infrastructure, data center
operations, construction delivery, and global portfolio leadership.
Ideal Candidate Profile
* 8+ years of experience in technical training, data center operations,
facilities operations, maintenance, reliability, safety, workforce
development, or a related field.
Experience developing and delivering training for technical, operational,
industrial, utility, military, manufacturing, or mission-critical teams.
Working knowledge of data center facilities operations, maintenance practices,
safety programs, procedures, and operational readiness.
* Experience managing training records, learning content, qualification
tracking, assessments, and stakeholder reporting.
* Strong facilitation, business writing, learner engagement, and
cross-functional coordination skills.
* Bachelor's degree in education, operations, engineering, facilities
management, organizational development, or equivalent practical experience.
Skills and Competencies
* Strong instructional delivery with the ability to make technical topics
clear, practical, and relevant.
* Operational discipline in maintaining accurate training records, version
control, and readiness tracking.
* Ability to partner effectively with field teams, SMEs, managers, and learners
across multiple sites.
* Strong written communication and documentation skills.
* Continuous improvement mindset focused on training quality, field adoption,
and measurable capability gains.
* Comfort operating in fast-changing environments where training priorities
shift with operational risk.
Preferred Skills / Certifications
* Experience with learning management systems, content authoring tools,
training dashboards, or qualification tracking platforms.
* Familiarity with BMS/EPMS, CMMS, DCIM, MOP/SOP/EOP governance, critical
environment safety, and site operations practices.
* ATD, CPTD, OSHA, NFPA, Six Sigma, PMP, CMRP, or related technical training
certification.
* Experience supporting hyperscale data centers, colocation facilities,
utilities, critical manufacturing, military, or high-availability
operations.
* Experience creating field-based learning programs, simulations, hands-on
labs, or scenario-based assessments.
Physical Demands / Work Environment
This role operates in office, remote collaboration, classroom, training lab, and
active data center environments. The position may require travel to sites and
training locations. Site visits may involve walking large facilities, standing
for extended periods, using stairs, and following all safety, PPE, security, and
access-control requirements.
Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?
* Global impact at cloud scale supporting mission-critical infrastructure for
customers around the world.
* Technically rigorous environment where reliability, safety, documentation,
and operational readiness matter every day.
* Culture built on ownership, operational excellence, continuous improvement,
and cross-functional partnership.
* Long-term career development across cloud infrastructure, data center
operations, construction delivery, and global portfolio leadership.
QUALIFICATIONS
Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to
comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health
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: $98,200 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for
bonus and equity.
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
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days
from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law,
US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which
involves the collection and processing of their biometric information.
Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized
assessment.
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