Data Center Facilities Operations Technician V – Electrical (ic5/opx)

Oracle Oracle · Enterprise · MI

This role is for a Data Center Facilities Operations Technician V – Electrical, focusing on the reliability, safety, and lifecycle performance of mission-critical electrical systems in hyperscale data centers. Responsibilities include defining and improving electrical standards, leading complex troubleshooting and incident investigations, providing technical guidance for upgrades, and partnering with site operations teams to enhance maintainability and safety. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with critical electrical infrastructure, strong understanding of power distribution and reliability, and demonstrated leadership in technical work. Preferred skills include deep experience with specific electrical components, reviewing maintenance and commissioning plans, mentoring, and relevant licenses or certifications.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define, maintain, and improve electrical standards for high-availability infrastructure, including switchgear, UPS, batteries, generators, grounding, and distribution systems.
  2. Lead complex troubleshooting, power quality analysis, incident investigations, and root cause analysis for high-impact or recurring events.
  3. Provide technical guidance for upgrades, retrofits, and expansions, including design review, commissioning support, and operational acceptance processes.
  4. Partner with site operations teams to improve maintainability, safe execution of work, and documentation quality, including procedures, one-lines, settings, and test plans.
  5. Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders, such as utilities and vendors, and ensure alignment with applicable codes and standards including NFPA, IEEE, ANSI, and local requirements.

Skills

Required

  • Extensive (5-7+ years) experience with mission-critical electrical systems in data centers, utilities, industrial environments, or other high-availability facilities.
  • Strong understanding of power distribution, electrical protection concepts, system reliability, and operational risk.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work and support critical operational decisions.
  • Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis capability.
  • Strong technical judgment and decision-making in high-risk or time-sensitive situations.
  • Ability to communicate technical risk and options clearly to a range of audiences.
  • Ability to influence teams through standards, analysis, and operational alignment.

Nice to have

  • Advanced trade qualification, technical certification, or equivalent practical experience preferred.
  • Deep experience with critical electrical infrastructure including switchgear, UPS, batteries, generators, protection systems, and site distribution.
  • Experience reviewing switching procedures, maintenance strategies, commissioning plans, and incident response documentation.
  • Ability to mentor less experienced technicians and support technical development across the team.
  • Journeyman or Master Electrician license where applicable.
  • NFPA 70E training and strong electrical safety background preferred.
  • OEM or manufacturer certifications/training on critical power systems, relays, UPS, generators, or switchgear strongly preferred.
  • Schneider Electric, Eaton, ABB, Siemens, Vertiv, or similar advanced equipment training is a plus.
  • NICET or similar electrical testing / power systems certification is a plus where relevant to the role.

What the JD emphasized

  • mission-critical
  • high-availability
  • high-impact
  • critical operational decisions
  • high-risk
  • time-sensitive situations
  • critical electrical infrastructure
  • 24/7 operations
  • 100% uptime
  • mission-critical role