Data Center Technician

Join Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as a Data Center Technician and become part of the team supporting our critical data center operations in Paris.
You will work across our existing data centers (CDG1, CDG2, and CDG3), ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of the infrastructure powering Oracle’s cloud services.
You’ll join a team of six Data Center Technicians providing 24/7 onsite operational coverage through a two-shift schedule and an on-call rotation.

Important: This is a fully onsite, hands-on technical position. You must be comfortable working rotating shifts and participating in an on-call schedule. Occasional travel to other regions may be required to support data center builds and infrastructure projects.

Career Level - IC2

• Perform onsite hardware troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, and break/fix activities.

• Install, rack, stack, configure, and commission servers, networking equipment, and associated infrastructure.

• Support new rack deployments, data center expansions, and infrastructure build-outs.

• Perform routine inspections, equipment audits, and inventory management.

• Ensure hardware installations and maintenance activities follow operational and safety standards.

• Install, terminate, test, and troubleshoot structured copper and fiber-optic cabling.

• Perform cable management and maintain high standards of cabling organization and documentation.

• Troubleshoot basic network connectivity issues and escalate complex incidents to the appropriate technical teams.

• Act as the onsite technical liaison between data center operations and remote engineering teams.

• Diagnose and resolve hardware incidents to minimize service disruption.

• Escalate complex technical issues to the appropriate resolver groups.

• Maintain accurate technical documentation, operational procedures, and incident records.

Projects & Continuous Improvement
 

• Independently execute small infrastructure projects and support larger deployments.

• Contribute to process improvements, operational efficiency, and automation initiatives.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure upgrades, expansions, and new deployments.

• Occasionally travel to other locations to support infrastructure builds and technical projects.

• Hands-on experience working in a data center or similar mission-critical IT infrastructure environment.

• Strong experience with server hardware installation, rack and stack, and hardware troubleshooting/break-fix.

• Practical experience commissioning new racks and deploying IT infrastructure.

• Strong structured cabling skills, including fiber-optic and copper cabling installation, termination, and testing.

• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including basic connectivity troubleshooting.

• Working knowledge of Linux and other operating systems.

• Ability to diagnose hardware issues independently and determine appropriate escalation paths.

• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and documentation skills.

• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a technical team.

• Ability to lift and move equipment up to 20 kg.