Data Center Deployment & Readiness Lead

Oracle; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Short/long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a highly skilled Planning & Technical Readiness Engineer to bridge program management, engineering, LV vendors, and Data Center Build teams. You will own upfront technical reviews to ensure requirements are complete, executable, and ready for field deployment.

You will coordinate with diverse teams to identify gaps, dependencies, and risks early, enabling field engineers to focus on execution and delivery. Strong management of vendors and stakeholders is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience with data center, telecommunications, or low-voltage infrastructure deployments.
• 5+ years of structured cabling infrastructure experience, including copper and optical fiber deployment methodologies and industry best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to review and validate technical deployment documentation, including cut sheets, patching matrices/schedules, Bills of Materials, rack layouts, and hardware requirements.
• Knowledge of network infrastructure, connectivity, networking layers, and testing and validation methodologies.
• Experience coordinating or managing low-voltage vendors and contractors in complex deployment environments.
• Strong project-management skills, including project scoping, scheduling, dependency management, resource planning, risk management, and critical-path management.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently while effectively coordinating across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a central coordination point throughout the deployment lifecycle, from project intake through field handoff and capacity delivery.
• Partner with Data Center Build and Deployment Engineers, Technical Program Managers, Delivery teams, Automation teams, and stakeholders to maintain alignment on scope, schedule, dependencies, and execution.
• Attend project meetings and translate decisions, changes, risks, and requirements into clear guidance for field engineering.
• Track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and blockers across multiple concurrent projects and data center build deployments.
• Identify schedule or execution risks and drive mitigation plans before impacting delivery dates.
• Escalate critical issues with a clear assessment of impact and recommended resolution.
• Maintain clear and timely communication regarding project status, risks, decisions, and changes.

Skills

Data center deployments

Low-voltage infrastructure

Project management

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Documentation review

Risk assessment

Communication

Job description

Oracle is seeking a highly skilled Planning & Technical Readiness Engineer to bridge program management, engineering, LV vendors, and Data Center Build teams. You will own upfront technical reviews to ensure requirements are complete, executable, and ready for field deployment.

You will coordinate with diverse teams to identify gaps, dependencies, and risks early, enabling field engineers to focus on execution and delivery. Strong management of vendors and stakeholders is essential for success.