Senior Data Center Operator; liquid cooling

Data Center Operator

Oracle is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Data Center Operator to support the operation and maintenance of Oracle‑owned liquid cooling and electrical infrastructure within several colocation leased data hall environments in Red Oak, Texas. The role focuses on day‑to‑day operation of liquid‑cooled data halls supporting high‑density compute infrastructure. The Facilities Operator will ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Oracle’s technical cooling systems, electrical distribution equipment, and supporting infrastructure.

• Operate and maintain Oracle‑owned liquid cooling and electrical infrastructure within colocation leased data hall spaces.
• Support rack intake activities, including receiving, staging, inspecting, and preparing racks for deployment into liquid‑cooled data halls.
• Assist with rack fill activities, including coordination of required infrastructure readiness, physical installation support, and operational checks.
• Connect racks to the Technology Cooling System (TCS) loop, following approved procedures, safety requirements, and quality standards.
• Operate, monitor and maintain Cooling Distribution Units (CDUs), including routine inspections, operational checks, alarm response, and coordination of corrective actions.
• Support commissioning, startup, shutdown, isolation, and recovery activities for liquid‑cooling infrastructure.
• Perform routine inspections of mechanical, cooling, and electrical systems supporting Oracle infrastructure within leased data halls.
• Coordinate vendor support for planned maintenance, corrective work, troubleshooting, equipment repairs, and incident response.
• Manage and respond to operational incidents, including triage, escalation, documentation, communication, and post‑incident follow‑up.
• Work closely with Oracle engineering, colocation providers, network, hardware, logistics, and vendor teams to support safe and timely data hall operations.
• Follow approved method of procedures, standard operating procedures, emergency operating procedures, and change management requirements.
• Support root cause analysis efforts and help identify corrective actions for recurring issues or operational risks.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, inspections, incidents, vendor work, rack deployments, and infrastructure changes.
• Identify safety, reliability, quality, and operational improvement opportunities within the data hall environment.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with Oracle safety policies, site requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.

• Experience operating or maintaining data center, industrial, manufacturing, utility, central plant, or mission‑critical facilities infrastructure.
• Hands‑on knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, such as cooling systems, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, CDUs, CRAHs, electrical distribution, UPS systems, PDUs, switch gear, or related infrastructure.
• Ability to follow technical procedures, safety protocols, change controls, and maintenance documentation.
• Experience supporting incident response, troubleshooting, escalation, and operational recovery.
• Ability to coordinate work with vendors, contractors, colocation providers, and internal technical teams.
• Comfortable working in active data hall environments around production IT equipment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and make sound operational decisions in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to lift, carry, move, or assist with data center equipment as required by site procedures.
• Willingness to support on‑call rotation.

• Experience with liquid cooling infrastructure in high‑density data center environments.
• Experience operating or maintaining CDUs, secondary cooling loops, TCS loops, direct‑to‑chip cooling systems, or similar liquid cooling platforms.
• Experience working in colocation data center environments.
• Experience with rack deployment, rack intake, rack fill, data hall readiness, or infrastructure turnover processes.
• Knowledge of leak detection systems, fluid quality management, filtration, flushing, pressure testing, and…