Senior Data Center Operations Manager – Malaysia

Oracle Corporation; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Corporation in Malaysia (Johor Bahru) seeks an experienced data center leader to oversee 24/7 hardware operations, lead a growing team of technicians and engineers, and drive readiness for new deployments.

You will collaborate with local and global teams to resolve issues, improve daily operations and ensure safe, compliant, and scalable data center performance in OCI environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large technical teams in data centers with critical service availability.
• Strong knowledge of data center IT hardware operations (servers, networking, hardware support).
• Experience hiring, coaching and developing managers and staff.
• Experience managing 24/7 operations and handling major issues.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams responsible for 24/7 data center hardware operations.
• Hire, coach and develop managers, technicians and engineers.
• Plan staffing and team workloads to support daily operations and future growth.
• Oversee hardware installations, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
• Support new data center deployments and readiness to operate them.
• Help teams resolve major operational issues and inform stakeholders.
• Collaborate with global teams to follow processes and deliver projects on time.
• Improve team performance, work quality and operational efficiency.
• Manage vendors and ensure work meets company procedures and local regulations.

Skills

Team leadership

Data center ops

Hiring & coaching

24/7 operations

Resource planning

Clear communication

Cloud data centers

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for experienced data center leaders interested in future opportunities with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in Malaysia, Johor Bahru

You will lead teams of Data Center Technicians and Field Engineers who install, maintain and support servers, network equipment and other IT hardware.

Your role will be to keep operations running reliably, support your teams and prepare for growth. You will work with local and global teams to solve problems, improve daily operations and support new data center deployments.

What will you do?

1. Lead teams responsible for 24/7 data center hardware operations.
2. Hire, coach and develop managers, technicians and engineers.
3. Plan staffing and team workloads to support daily operations and future growth.
4. Oversee hardware installations, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
5. Support new data center deployments and make sure your teams are ready to operate them.
6. Help teams resolve major operational issues and keep stakeholders informed.
7. Work with global teams to follow common processes and deliver projects on time.
8. Improve team performance, work quality and operational efficiency.
9. Manage vendors and make sure work meets company procedures, safety requirements and local regulations.

What are we looking for?

1. Experience leading large technical teams in data centers or similar IT environments where service availability is critical.
2. Strong knowledge of data center IT hardware operations, including servers, networking and hardware support.
3. Experience hiring, coaching and developing managers and technical staff.
4. Experience managing 24/7 operations and handling major operational issues.
5. Ability to plan resources, set priorities and manage several projects or operational needs at the same time.
6. Clear communication skills and the ability to work with local teams, global colleagues and senior leaders.
7. Experience supporting large-scale cloud or hyperscale data centers.
8. Willingness to travel occasionally.

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience is preferred.

What can you expect?

This is an opportunity to help grow OCI data center operations in Malaysia, Johor Bahru

You will have responsibility for both people and operations. You will build and develop your teams, improve how they work and help prepare for new deployments.

You will work with experienced colleagues across countries and see the direct impact of your decisions on team performance and service reliability.