Data Center Manager

Overview

Work with a world class team to develop, implement, and support cutting edge Oracle technology.

Manages a team supporting and/or implementing hardware and software project(s) and/or internal systems. Defines, documents and manages scope, expectations, implementation approach, deliverables and acceptance testing criteria.

Manages and controls activities in multi-functional areas or sections. Ensures appropriate operational planning is effectively executed to meet corporate specifications. Successful track record in applications implementation and as a manager. Expert knowledge of all applications within a business area; plus some knowledge of other applications. BA/BS degree preferred.

• Develop teams supporting and/or implementing multi-functional and/or multi-location projects and/or systems. Defines, documents, and manages scope, expectations, implementation approach, results and acceptance testing criteria. Develops and leads an effective risk mitigation strategy for the project(s).
• Assists in the development of short-, medium-, and long-term plans to achieve strategic objectives. Regularly interacts across functional areas with senior management or executives to ensure unit objectives are met. Ability to influence thinking or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations. Successful track record as a manager. Detailed knowledge of technical and business concepts of several related applications areas. BA/BS degree preferred.
• Be a part of our organization supporting hyper scale distributed infrastructure for the cloud. Oracle’s Data Center team is rapidly expanding with new regions and sites across AMER each month. Not only does this job involve launching new sites and their exponential growth, but also involves team building across an entire organization in relation to recruiting, interviewing, and growing careers within the Data Center Organization
• We’re looking for an experienced leader, with strong people management experience, business acumen and a well-rounded IT technical ability (at scale) to lead the teams responsible for building and supporting our cloud data centers in the United States. The successful candidate will have all 3 of these attributes in equal measure and be hard-working at a high level.
• Providing leadership, direction, and operational excellence within a subset of sites.
• Working at a global level with peers to achieve consistency and avoid site variability at all costs.
• Strong knowledge of computer hardware (Server, Storage, and Networking devices)
• Drive and manage escalations for rapid resolution or further escalation.
• Working with distributed teams and contributing to the success of his/her team and other related teams.
• Coaching and mentoring managers and individual contributors across the organization starting within your site.
• Growing the team by recruiting and hiring top talent in diverse marketplaces.
• Delivering expansion projects on-time with high quality.
• Collaborating and working effectively with best-in-class architects, engineers, product managers, QA and Documentation teams.

Detailed Description and Job Requirements

Lead and manage teams responsible for the availability of several of Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure in data centers in Northern Virginia, specifically, Manassas, Ashburn and Sterling.

This involves managing the physical sites, the teams that operate these sites, and managing the colocation partners we may use.

This role is a manager of multi discipline Individual contributors at scale within a Cloud Data Center space. You should be an experienced manager of diverse teams, able to navigate local customs, laws & employment directives, strong people management ability and a deep technical grounding in the physical aspects of IT Service Delivery.

Typical functions for day to day in the role are:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of all Data Center sites under your area, in a 24/7 mission critical environment.
• Managing the day-to-day activities of the data center technicians in multiple locations and data halls in a 24/7 environment
• Managing installation, Field Change Orders, and hardware break/fix activities for multiple data center…