Senior Manager, Data Center Operations — Critical Environments (role based in Abilene, TX)

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About the team

Oversees Data Center Operations across multiple data centers, managing and integrating team performance, operations metrics, and capacity analysis into the broader business line strategy.

Description

• Role is based in Abilene, TX. If not already based in Abilene, TX relocation is required.

• Lead multi-site Critical Environments operations, ensuring safe, consistent execution across electrical and mechanical infrastructure that powers and cools Oracle’s cloud (power distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, cooling plants/CRAHs, controls/BMS, and airflow/containment) across multiple data center locations.

Responsibilities
What you’ll do

• Lead multi-site Critical Environments operations, ensuring rigorous execution across electrical and mechanical infrastructure (power distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, cooling plants, pumps/CRAHs/CRACs, controls/BMS, containment/airflow).

• Set the operational cadence (site health reviews, PM/CM execution, MOP/SOP/EOP readiness, risk registers, KPI reviews) to prevent downtime and reduce operational risk.

• Direct response to CE events and escalations—coordinating rapid triage, clear communications, safe restoration, and post-incident follow-through.

• Drive disciplined RCA/CAPA , ensuring corrective actions are prioritized, tracked, verified, and embedded into standard work.

• Standardize processes, documentation, and knowledge management so shifts and sites operate consistently to world-class CE standards.

• Partner with Engineering and Projects to support new builds and expansions , ensuring CE design intent is operationalized (commissioning readiness, handoff criteria, spares strategy, training, and runbook completeness).

• Identify opportunities for automation and monitoring improvements (alarms, trending, predictive maintenance signals) to improve time-to-detect and prevent repeat events.

What you’ll own

• Availability and facilities risk posture across a portfolio of data centers—owning execution that protects uptime and life-safety.

• Capacity visibility for power and cooling (and associated constraints), providing actionable inputs to portfolio planning and expansion readiness.

• Maintenance excellence: PM quality, repair execution, vendor coordination, and lifecycle planning that improves reliability and reduces avoidable events.

• Operational readiness artifacts: MOP/SOP/EOP quality, change control rigor, lockout/tagout alignment, and a high-integrity CE knowledge base.

• Efficiency and stability improvements (airflow/containment, pressure management, power-train resilience, control system tuning) that strengthen long-term performance.

• People leadership: coaching CE managers/leads and technicians; performance management; hiring and development of a high-performing, safety-first CE organization.

Why it matters

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure supports always-on services where reliability is non-negotiable. Critical Environments is the foundation—when power or cooling is unstable, everything is at risk. This role is a hands-on operational leadership position with direct impact on uptime, safety, and the ability to scale. You’ll turn facility signals into preventative action, lead through high-stakes events, and raise operational maturity across multiple sites.

Why Abilene

Abilene is a key, growing location in Oracle’s data center footprint—offering meaningful ownership and visibility. You’ll lead critical infrastructure operations today while helping bring additional capacity online with the operational rigor required for world-class reliability. For CE leaders who want to build, improve, and operate at scale, Abilene offers an opportunity to make a measurable impact.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - M3