Lead Data Center Support Services Technician

Ll Oefentherapie; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ll Oefentherapie in Ashburn, Virginia is looking for a professional to lead complex data center hardware support services. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in both systems administration and hardware diagnostics, as well as the capability to mentor junior staff and manage critical operations efficiently.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field and at least 2-5 years in a data center. Candidates must be capable of lifting 50lbs and working in changing physical environments.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in a data center environment.
• Experience with mission-critical operations.
• Ability to lift 25kg and work in various physical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead data center hardware support to ensure service resilience.
• Mentor and develop team members, ensuring best practices.
• Coordinate with engineering and security teams for operational improvements.

Skills

Data center experience

Linux and/or Windows Server administration

Networking fundamentals

Leadership

Hardware repair and diagnosis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Leads complex, data center hardware support services to ensure resilience, reliability, and availability at scale. Designs, governs, and signs off on advanced change activities and site augmentations, driving standardization of SOPs/MOPs across regions. Serves as the highest operational escalation point for incidents, leading cross-functional triage, root-cause analysis, and long-term corrective actions. Partners with engineering, capacity, networking, and security teams to anticipate risks, implement architectural improvements, and automate repeatable workflows. Mentors and develops team mates, uplifts best practices, and influences policy and process changes that improve performance across the group and organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, OR equivalent work experience.
• Recent graduates are encouraged to apply if they can demonstrate interest and knowledge in the position and a willingness to learn on the job – gap year students also considered.
• Prefer 2-5 years of data center experience; 4 years for development preferred
• Experience working in a mission‑critical operations environment.
• The position has a physical component requiring the ability to lift to 25kg and may require working in cramped spaces or elevated locations.
• Thorough understanding of data center design, including electrical and cooling plant and operation thereof.
• Airflow management (hot aisle, cold aisle, containment etc.)
• Rack, and stack equipment including commissioning of new racks.
• Strong structured cabling skills on fiber and copper (e.g. looming, term & test).
• Fully competent in own area of expertise - anticipates problems and develops contingency plans
• Leadership experience is a must (minimum 10 plus people in a quickly changing environment)
• Able to carry out directive without supervision
• Able to resolve issues on their own and apply stop‑gaps for damage control
• Able to address not just technicians, but management as well
• Able to coordinate with peer level IC’s and formulate solutions to a multitude of problems.
• Able to guide junior technicians and instruct them on proper etiquette and protocol
• Able to lift 50lbs.
• Able to climb a 9 ft. ladder.
• Ability to stand for up to 12 hours

Required systems & hardware expertise

• Systems administration (Linux and/or Windows Servers - especially command line based).
• Hardware repair, diagnosis & break/fix.
• Networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, basic troubleshooting).
• IT Hardware Concepts (RAID, SAN, x86 architecture, SCSI, FC, ethernet, iLO).
• Base Operating System Installs and Configuration.
• Core OS Services: SSH, Telnet, RDP, FTP, NFS, DNS, DHCP, Serial communication etc.

• Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. For clarity purposes, this means that Oracle is not in a position now, or in the future, to offer US immigration sponsorship. This includes, but is not limited to, support of H‑1B, TN, O‑1, or F‑1 e.g. EAD, OPT, CPT, I‑20, F‑1 visa stamp etc.