Data Center Facility Engineer

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a Data Center Facilities Engineer for our facilities in Chicago, IL. If you are familiar with how the technology industry has evolved in the last decade, you will know that everybody’s online presence is moving to the cloud and that needs to live somewhere. In 2025, Oracle is a leader in every layer of the cloud; Iaas, PaaS, SaaS as well as hosting our own corporate infrastructure. Our Chicago facilities are critical assets and we are seeking an engineer with expertise in mission critical environments. If you have exceptional attention to detail, superior technical expertise, and a desire to grow and develop your professional skills within a challenging and complex environment, we are looking for you!

Your success will be measured by:

Technical

• A desire to learn and participate in the creation and development of scalable engineering solutions
• Ability to read and utilize electrical and mechanical schematics
• Safely performing electrical switching operations
• Review of MOPs and SOPs for accuracy, safety, and to assess the potential for business impact
• Overseeing the maintenance activities performed by others to ensure they are conducted safely and correctly
• Ensuring Oracle change management policies are adhered to
• Undertaking the testing of electrical and cooling systems and identifying issues and working on solutions
• Supporting the resolution of engineering incidents
• Overseeing the installation of electrical and cooling infrastructure

Testing and Verification

• Following existing procedures and play a key role in the development and improvement of processes
• Analyzing and validate system data and reports for accuracy and completeness
• Undertaking risk assessments of supplier or partner works
• Scheduling and track completion of preventive and corrective work items
• Drafting scopes of work and requests for proposal for vendors and service providers
• Providing frequent reports on key performance indicators pertaining to space, power, and availability
• Assist with developing dashboards and automation to support scalable solutions

Project Implementation

• Implementation and tracking of project plans in conjunction with others
• Participating in the development of technical and process improvements
• Identifying potential issues and working with others to ensure project success

Oracle Competencies specific to this position:

• Collaboration
• Change Agility
• Communicating for impact
• Competitive edge
• Inspirational leadership
• Mastering complexity
• Performance drive and execution

Core Skills:

• Extensive use of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and email
• Detailed and thorough understanding of building electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to synthesize information and distill into an executive summary
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings

Education/experience:           

• Associates degree or higher in an electrical or electronic discipline
• At least 5 years of experience in operating and maintaining Data Center facilities 
• Journeyman electrical license or higher

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $90,100 to $199,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

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.

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