Data Center Manager

Overview of the Data Center Manager Role at Oracle

We are seeking an experienced leader with strong people management skills, business acumen, and well-rounded IT technical abilities to lead teams responsible for building and supporting Oracle's cloud data centers.

This role provides strong leadership, direction, and operational experience, requiring deep knowledge of computer hardware including servers, storage, and networking devices. You will drive and manage escalations to rapid resolution, work with distributed teams across the country, and grow the team by recruiting top talent. A key responsibility is delivering expansion projects on time with high quality and collaborating effectively with best-in-class architects, engineers, and product management.

This is a Career Level - M2 position.

Responsibilities

The Data Center Manager role involves managing the physical site. You should be experienced in managing a multi-disciplined Cloud Data Center space with strong people skills, the ability to influence groups outside your direct responsibility, and interact with co-location partners.

This multi-faceted management role includes:

• Management and support of 15-20 Data Center Technicians.
• Data Center day-to-day support operations in a 24/7 mission-critical environment.
• Overseeing installation, Field Change Orders, and Hardware break/fix activity.
• Ensuring timely delivery of services and tasks to meet milestones and customer KPIs.
• Interacting across functional areas and teams such as Engineering, Build, Site Selection, and Business Operations.
• Reacting to and managing incidents, driving resolution, and conducting after-action analysis.
• Managing capacity expansion at all scales, including rack additions, block additions, white space growth, and new sites.
• Driving local recruitment for future hires.
• Creating an environment of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Candidates are typically placed into the salary range based on knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and location, as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D, plus supplemental options.
• 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; accrued vacation (13-18 days annually) for others, prorated for part-time.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshing annually (max cap 112 hours).
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.

About Oracle

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Oracle is committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits and encourages employees to give back to their communities through volunteer programs. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Key skills/competency

• Data Center Operations
• People Management
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Hardware Management
• Project Delivery
• Incident Management
• Capacity Planning
• Team Leadership
• Recruitment
• Operational Excellence