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Oracle

Builds databases, business apps and cloud services

Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
North Ryde, Australia
In Person
Facilities OperationsFacilities Management

About the job

Requirements
  • 11 years of experience in operating data center critical infrastructure, critical facility operations, or a related field, or a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field plus 7 years of such experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across multiple technology domains.
  • Demonstrated ability to respond to and resolve incidents quickly to maintain business continuity.
Responsibilities
  • Track and monitor critical environment maintenance and repairs against service level agreements to maintain uptime and ensure prompt fault resolution.
  • Lead standard diagnostics and repairs using practical operating knowledge of engineering systems, escalating blockers when needed.
  • Apply Oracle processes, procedures, and industry standards to resolve routine issues.
  • Suggest system-level enhancements to reduce potential problems and evaluate the suitability of components, processes, and action plans.
  • Manage incidents affecting data center infrastructure and drive their proactive and timely resolution.
  • Collaborate with design, construction, commissioning, facility engineering, and data center operations teams to integrate new engineering systems into existing data centers.
  • Drive operational optimization and efficiency improvement initiatives.
  • Evaluate and ensure the safe working practices of others.
  • Support root cause analyses, document lessons learned, and facilitate Corrective and Preventive Action Plans after incidents.
  • Follow emergency operations plans during emergency incidents or abnormal events, stabilize conditions, and escalate critical issues.
  • Participate in site reviews and assessments for data center builds by gathering and analyzing technical, environmental, and infrastructure data.
  • Prepare and review technical reports documenting findings, recommendations, 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, and escalate issues as needed.
  • Support and validate on-site data center operations related to engineering infrastructure.
  • Act as the engineering representative for moderately complex on-site scenarios involving mission-critical systems, operations, and functionality.
  • Communicate operational requirements and specifications so the appropriate teams address them.
  • Review documentation and participate in commissioning activities, design summits, and data center reviews.
  • Document and review critical-impacting changes and represent engineering in change advisory board meetings.
  • Collaborate with senior team members and support project, design, and engineering initiatives.
  • Provide engineering insight to align projects and design initiatives with company expectations.
  • Coordinate with internal and external project team members to deliver specific aspects of Oracle data centers.
  • Contribute to policy documents and maintain policies and procedures.
  • Identify training programs for newer team members, act as a subject matter expert on standard systems, and train others.
  • Provide input on contract administration, including contracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and related documents.
  • Contribute to sourcing adequate resources such as spare parts, generator fuel, water, and consumables.
  • Coordinate vendor and contractor scheduling and site access and contribute to safe and timely completion of work.
  • Manage and coordinate moderately complex tasks, timelines, deliverables, and technical oversight across moderately sized projects or initiatives.
  • Delegate, monitor, and prioritize work across multiple projects and adjust plans for resource or timeline changes.
  • Collaborate across the organization and with business leaders, stakeholders, and customers to align expectations and achieve shared objectives.
  • Identify and address moderately complex issues by analyzing data and information, documenting problem-solving strategies, and escalating critical issues with proposed solutions.
  • 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 foster knowledge sharing.
  • Develop and recommend process improvements, collaborate on implementation, and evaluate impacts on stakeholders.
  • Participate in candidate interviews, assess candidates, and provide hiring recommendations.
Desired Qualifications
  • 12 years of experience in operating data center critical infrastructure, critical facility operations, or a related field, or a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field plus 8 years of such experience.

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

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

3%
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