Global Data Center Backup Power Manager

Oracle; Anthony, NM (NM); On-site; USD 102,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Power Generation Manager to lead the strategy, reliability, and operation of backup power systems across data center fleets. The role requires directing teams, establishing maintenance standards, and driving improvements to ensure availability and safety.

The candidate will collaborate with OEMs and vendors, oversee root-cause investigations, and train critical-facility engineers across multiple sites while aligning with regulatory and business-continuity requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or 10+ years of directly relevant, progressively responsible experience in reciprocating-engine power generation or a high-availability environment.
• Extensive experience managing or supporting reciprocating-engine-driven backup power systems in data centers or similar facilities.
• Deep technical expertise with emergency generators and reciprocating engines (diesel, natural gas, dual-fuel).
• Strong knowledge of engines, alternators, controls, fuel delivery, cooling, lubrication, intake/exhaust systems, and starter/transfer interfaces.
• Experience leading failure investigations, reliability engineering efforts, and vendor escalations.
• Proven leadership across geographically distributed teams and strong stakeholder management.
• Experience using data to identify trends, drive reliability improvements, and develop maintenance metrics.
• Experience creating technical standards, maintenance procedures, scopes of work, and training programs.
• Excellent communication with manufacturers, service providers, engineers, and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a regional team of power-generation experts, providing mentorship and direction.
• Own the global maintenance and reliability program for backup generators and engine systems.
• Establish fleet health metrics, trends, failure modes, and lifecycle risks; translate into improvement actions.
• Develop maintenance scopes of work, procedures, standards, and service-provider requirements.
• Provide technical oversight for reciprocating engines and generator systems (prime movers, controls, fuel, cooling, exhaust).
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement fleet-wide corrective actions.
• Collaborate with OEMs, vendors, and service providers to resolve issues and verify corrective actions.
• Deliver technical training to critical-facility engineers on emergency power systems.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce costs and increase generator availability and reliability.
• Ensure programs meet safety, environmental, regulatory, emission, and business-continuity requirements.

Skills

Power generation expertise

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Reliability engineering

Root-cause analysis

Data center operations understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Power Generation Manager to lead the strategy, reliability, and operation of backup power systems across data center fleets. The role requires directing teams, establishing maintenance standards, and driving improvements to ensure availability and safety.

The candidate will collaborate with OEMs and vendors, oversee root-cause investigations, and train critical-facility engineers across multiple sites while aligning with regulatory and business-continuity requirements.