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Oracle

Builds databases, business apps and cloud services

Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated
$102.3k - $209.5k/yr+ Bonus + Equity
Expert
Red Oak, TX, USA
In Person
Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Maintenance and Reliability Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • Practical operating knowledge of engineering systems is needed to lead standard diagnostics and repairs.
  • Knowledge of Oracle processes, procedures, and industry standards is needed to resolve routine issues.
  • Ability to assess the suitability of components, processes, and action plans.
  • Ability to analyze technical, environmental, and infrastructure data for data center site assessments.
  • Ability to review mechanical simulations, including computational fluid dynamics analyses, to assess airflow and thermal performance.
  • Ability to identify and address moderately complex issues through analysis of data and information, and to escalate unresolved or critical issues with a thorough assessment and potential solutions.
  • Ability to coordinate moderately complex tasks and provide technical oversight across multiple projects.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with business leaders, stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to coach and mentor junior team members.
  • Ability to participate in candidate interviews, assess candidates, and provide hiring recommendations.
Responsibilities
  • Track and monitor critical environment maintenance and repair across service lines against service level agreements to maintain uptime and ensure faults are handled promptly.
  • Lead standard diagnostics and repairs using practical operating knowledge of engineering systems, escalating blockers or obstacles when needed.
  • Apply Oracle processes, procedures, and industry standards to resolve routine issues.
  • Suggest system-level enhancements to reduce potential problems.
  • Manage incidents affecting data center infrastructure and support their proactive and timely resolution.
  • Collaborate with design, construction, commissioning, facility engineering, and data center operations teams to integrate new engineering design systems into existing data centers.
  • Drive operational optimization and efficiency improvement initiatives.
  • Evaluate and ensure the safe working practices of others.
  • Support post-incident root cause analyses, document lessons learned, and facilitate Corrective and Preventive Action Plans to mitigate recurrence and improve system resilience.
  • Follow emergency operations plans during emergency incidents or abnormal events, stabilize conditions, and escalate critical issues as needed.
  • Participate in site reviews and assessments for data center builds, gathering and analyzing technical, environmental, and infrastructure data.
  • Prepare or review technical reports documenting findings, recommendations, results, progress, and project or design decisions.
  • Participate in design reviews and commissioning activities to ensure alignment with engineering standards and project requirements.
  • Review computational fluid dynamics analyses to assess airflow and thermal performance, recommend design adjustments to improve efficiency and reliability, and escalate as needed.
  • Support and validate on-site data center operations in relation to engineering infrastructure.
  • Represent engineering in moderately complex on-site scenarios involving mission-critical systems, operations, and functionality.
  • Communicate operational requirements and specifications to ensure they are flagged, raised, and addressed by the appropriate team.
  • Review documentation and participate in commissioning activities, design summits, and data center commissioning or reviews to ensure standards and policies are followed.
  • Document critical-impacting changes, review those changes, and represent engineering at change advisory board meetings.
  • Collaborate with senior team members on projects and design and engineering initiatives, providing engineering insight to align initiatives with company expectations.
  • Coordinate with internal and external project team members to deliver specific aspects of Oracle data centers.
  • Contribute to developing policy documents and maintaining policies and procedures, including participating in their review.
  • Manage and coordinate moderately complex tasks, monitor timelines and deliverables, and ensure timely completion and adherence to requirements for moderately sized projects or initiatives.
  • Delegate, monitor, and prioritize work across multiple projects, provide technical oversight, and adjust plans as resources or timelines change.
  • Collaborate across the organization to align expectations and achieve shared objectives, considering the needs of business leaders, stakeholders, and customers.
  • Review, contribute to, and document problem-solving strategies.
  • Pursue learning opportunities, stay current with industry trends and best practices, and use feedback and training to improve skills.
  • Coach and mentor junior team members and support continuous learning and knowledge sharing across teams.
  • Develop ideas, recommend updates, and collaborate on process improvements; evaluate their impact and solicit feedback on alternative approaches.
  • Participate in candidate interviews, assess candidates, and provide hiring recommendations.
  • Provide input on contract administration, including generating and reviewing contracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and related documents.
  • Contribute to sourcing and ensuring availability of resources such as spare parts, generator fuel, water, and consumables.
  • Coordinate vendor and contractor scheduling and site access, and contribute to completing work in line with Oracle expectations and safe-working practices.

About the company

Oracle builds databases, business applications, and cloud infrastructure for companies and public-sector organizations. Oracle Database stores and processes business data, while Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides computing, storage, and networking for applications and AI workloads. Fusion Cloud Applications support finance, human resources, supply chains, and customer service, helping businesses manage everyday operations and reporting. Customers pay for cloud subscriptions and usage, software licenses, support, hardware, and consulting, with deployment options in Oracle's cloud or their own data centers. Oracle was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

1977

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What believers are saying

  • Cloud infrastructure sales grew: Oracle reported $7.4 billion quarterly revenue, up 121% yearly, in September 2026.
  • Employees build transferable skills: Oracle offers free product certifications and access to Coursera, O'Reilly, and LinkedIn Learning.
  • Existing licenses create repeat business: Oracle sells annual technical support covering software updates, fixes, and assistance.

What critics are saying

  • Expansion consumes cash: Oracle reported negative $5 billion free cash flow for its August 2026 quarter despite profitable operations.
  • Job security faces active restructuring: Oracle's September 2026 filing added $700 million to a plan centered on employee severance.
  • Future datacenters lock in costs: Oracle's September 2026 filing lists $288 billion of future lease commitments, typically lasting 15-19 years.

What makes Oracle unique

  • Its database runs inside rival clouds: Oracle delivers native database services in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud datacenters.
  • Global expansion keeps one rate card: Oracle charges the same OCI service prices across regions, including government clouds.
  • Hardware participates in database work: Oracle's Exadata storage servers process data-intensive queries alongside specialized database servers and networking.

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Benefits

  • 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
  • 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.
  • 11 paid holidays
  • 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.
  • Paid parental leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Financial planning and group legal
  • Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

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