Senior Data Center Operator

About the Role

Oracle is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Data Center Operator to support the operation and maintenance of Oracle-owned liquid cooling and electrical infrastructure within several colocation leased data hall environments in West Jordan, Utah and Oak, Texas. This role focuses on the day-to-day operation of liquid-cooled data halls supporting high-density compute infrastructure. The Facilities Operator will help ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Oracle’s technical cooling systems, electrical distribution equipment, and supporting infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in data center facilities operations, mechanical and electrical systems, incident response, vendor coordination, and working in mission-critical environments. This position will play a key role in supporting rack intake, rack filling, liquid cooling loop connections, CDU operations, preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, and incident management within active production data halls.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain Oracle-owned liquid cooling and electrical infrastructure within colocation leased data hall spaces.
• Support rack intake activities, including receiving, staging, inspecting, and preparing racks for deployment into liquid-cooled data halls.
• Assist with rack installation activities, including coordination of required infrastructure readiness, physical installation support, and operational checks.
• Connect racks to the Technology Cooling System (TCS) loop, following approved procedures, safety requirements, and quality standards.
• Operate, monitor, and maintain Cooling Distribution Units (CDUs), including routine inspections, operational checks, alarm response, and coordination of corrective actions.
• Support commissioning, startup, shutdown, isolation, and recovery activities for liquid cooling infrastructure.
• Perform routine inspections of mechanical, cooling, and electrical systems supporting Oracle infrastructure within leased data halls.
• Coordinate vendor support for planned maintenance, corrective work, troubleshooting, equipment repairs, and incident response.
• Manage and respond to operational incidents, including triage, escalation, documentation, communication, and post-incident follow-up.
• Work closely with Oracle engineering, colocation providers, network, hardware, logistics, and vendor teams to support safe and timely data hall operations.
• Follow approved method of procedures, standard operating procedures, emergency operating procedures, and change management requirements.
• Support root cause analysis and help identify corrective actions for recurring issues or operational risks.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, inspections, incidents, vendor work, rack deployments, and infrastructure changes.
• Identify safety, reliability, quality, and operational improvement opportunities within the data hall environment.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with Oracle safety policies, site requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Experience operating or maintaining data center, industrial, manufacturing, utility, central plant, or mission-critical facilities infrastructure.
• Hands-on knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, such as cooling systems, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, CDUs, CRAHs, electrical distribution, UPS systems, PDUs, switchgear, or related infrastructure.
• Ability to follow technical procedures, safety protocols, change controls, and maintenance documentation.
• Experience supporting incident response, troubleshooting, escalation, and operational recovery.
• Ability to coordinate work with vendors, contractors, colocation providers, and internal technical teams.
• Comfortable working in active data hall environments around production IT equipment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and make sound operational decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lift, carry, move, or assist with data center equipment as required by site procedures.
• Willingness to support on-call rotation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with liquid cooling infrastructure in high-density data center environments.
• Experience operating or maintaining CDUs, secondary cooling loops, TCS loops, direct-to-chip cooling systems, or similar liquid cooling platforms.
• Experience working in colocation data center environments.
• Experience with rack deployment, rack intake, rack installation, data hall readiness, or infrastructure turnover processes.
• Knowledge of leak detection systems, fluid quality management, filtration, flushing, pressure testing, and liquid cooling commissioning practices.
• Experience using CMMS, DCIM, BMS, EPMS, ticketing systems, or incident management platforms.
• Familiarity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, hyperscale data center operations, or large-scale compute environments.
• Electrical or mechanical trade background, military technical experience, or relevant data center operations certifications.

Pay

Hiring range in USD from: $91,400 - $187,000 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation for salaried employees (13 days annually for the first three years, 18 days annually thereafter; accrual prorated for part-time employees working 20-34 hours per week)
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon date of hire, refreshes each calendar year, with a maximum carry-over cap of 112 hours
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal services
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance