Data Center Critical Infra Operations Lead

Oracle; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 146,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure seeks an experienced Director of Operations, Critical Infrastructure to lead safe, reliable operation of mission-critical electrical, mechanical, and building systems across OCI data center campuses.

You will drive day-to-day operational execution, incident response, and readiness, partnering with Engineering, Reliability, Training, and Vendors to ensure uptime and scalable growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in mission-critical operations, power generation, utilities, industrial operations, or related uptime-critical environments with leadership responsibility.
• Strong understanding of critical MEP systems and data center operations, including electrical, mechanical, controls, and support functions in live environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing operational risk and executing in MOP-driven environments.
• Proven ability to lead managers, technical teams, and vendor-supported operations in 24/7 critical environments.
• Strong experience with maintenance governance, incident response, and operational readiness at site or regional scale.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities, Operations, or related field preferred; equivalent experience also valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site or regional operations teams responsible for critical infrastructure, including electrical distribution, on-site power generation, UPS, switchgear, cooling systems, controls interfaces, and life safety systems.
• Provide leadership across the full site facilities operations structure, including plant operations, maintenance execution, administrative site support, and operational coordination functions.
• Own operational readiness, maintenance execution, and incident response performance for assigned campuses or regions.
• Enforce consistent execution and continuous improvement of MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs governing maintenance, load transfers, switching, ramp events, restoration, and abnormal operating conditions.
• Ensure strong coordination between electrical, mechanical, and site-support functions so operational work is executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with uptime expectations.
• Serve as the operational escalation point for major incidents, ensuring timely response, clear communication, root cause rigor, and disciplined corrective action follow-through.
• Establish and track operational KPIs related to availability, reliability, safety, maintenance effectiveness, backlog health, incident trends, and readiness.
• Partner with training and technical leadership teams to implement and sustain repair, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and emergency response capability across site teams.
• Lead vendor oversight and support performance management for OEMs, maintenance providers, service contractors, and operating agreements tied to campus infrastructure.
• Drive a strong safety and compliance culture aligned with company standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support staffing, hiring, retention, and development of high-performing operations leaders and technical staff across the organization.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure maintenance, capital work, remediation, and operational activities are properly sequenced and executed with minimal operational risk.
• Drive continuous improvement across maintenance practices, incident response, work control, readiness processes, and team operating rhythms.

Skills

Operational leadership

Data center ops

MOP/SOP governance

Vendor management

Incident response

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Safety focus

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CMMS

SCADA

BMS

EPMS

Power monitoring

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure seeks an experienced Director of Operations, Critical Infrastructure to lead safe, reliable operation of mission-critical electrical, mechanical, and building systems across OCI data center campuses.

You will drive day-to-day operational execution, incident response, and readiness, partnering with Engineering, Reliability, Training, and Vendors to ensure uptime and scalable growth.