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Oracle

Builds databases, business apps and cloud services

Data Center Operations Site Lead

Full-Time
$91.4k - $187k/yr+ Bonus + Equity
Mid
San Antonio, TX, USA
In Person
DevOps & Infrastructure

About the job

Requirements
  • Ability to independently take responsibility for one or more data centers.
  • Ability to analyze capacity, temperature, availability, cleanliness, power, cooling, and security data.
  • Ability to identify operational patterns, recommend improvements, and implement facility enhancements.
  • Ability to partner across functions and regions and apply industry best practices such as Lean and Six Sigma.
  • Ability to lead incident resolution, triage and escalate complex technical issues, and execute incident or crisis management protocols.
  • Ability to use advanced automation, scheduling, and monitoring tools.
  • Ability to document and validate issues, processes, and solutions and maintain a comprehensive data center knowledge base.
  • Ability to perform root cause analysis after crises or incidents and update documentation with process improvements.
  • Ability to lead and oversee new-region builds, expansion activities, rack deployments, installations, repairs, inventory, logistics, and network physical infrastructure upgrades.
  • Ability to manage and coordinate moderately complex tasks, timelines, deliverables, resources, and multiple projects.
  • Ability to analyze moderately complex problems, assess information, recommend solutions, and escalate critical issues.
  • Ability to stay current with data center industry trends, best practices, tools, protocols, and workflows.
  • Ability to participate in candidate interviews, assess candidates, and provide hiring recommendations.
Responsibilities
  • Independently manage one or more data centers and lead performance trend analyses across operational areas.
  • Proactively monitor facility health and develop and implement major enhancements involving power, cooling, and security.
  • Partner across functions and regions to measure and improve processes, lead significant improvement projects, and align work with strategic objectives.
  • Lead on-the-ground resources in incident resolution and communicate execution accurately.
  • Oversee and support escalated complex technical issues.
  • Triage and escalate issues and implement automation, scheduling, and monitoring tools to mitigate potential problems.
  • Identify, document, and validate issues, processes, and solutions while keeping the data center knowledge base current.
  • Prepare for and execute incident or crisis management protocols in alignment with business continuity plans.
  • Perform root cause analysis following crises or incidents and update documentation to capture process improvements.
  • Lead and oversee new-region builds and expansion activities onsite and remotely.
  • Serve as the primary liaison with project teams and data center engineering for expansion projects and site builds.
  • Provide oversight for installations, repairs, inventory management, and logistics.
  • Direct component replacements and upgrades and advise on high-level data center purchases or upgrades.
  • Lead planning and execution of rack deployments, installations, and network physical infrastructure upgrades and changes.
  • Ensure proactive facility maintenance for data center efficiency and stability, including containment, airflow and pressure, and power trains.
  • Manage and coordinate moderately complex project or initiative tasks, delegate and prioritize work, monitor timelines and deliverables, and provide technical oversight.
  • Collaborate across the organization and with business leaders, stakeholders, and customers to align expectations and deliver suitable solutions.
  • Identify and address moderately complex issues, document problem-solving strategies, and escalate unresolved or critical issues.
  • Pursue learning opportunities, apply feedback and training, and coach and mentor junior team members.
  • Develop ideas, recommend updates, implement process improvements, and evaluate their impact on stakeholders.
  • Participate in candidate interviews, assess candidates, and provide hiring recommendations.

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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Simplify's Take

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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