Data Center Technician-3

Oracle Oracle · Enterprise · Harwood, ND +1

This role is for a Data Center Technician at Oracle, responsible for the technical liaison between technology teams and the data center environment. The technician will troubleshoot infrastructure issues, create documentation, and manage equipment. The position involves a 24/7 shift rotation and requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with a preference for data center experience. Key responsibilities include hardware repair, systems administration (Linux/Windows), networking fundamentals, and structured cabling. The role also involves leadership experience, guiding junior technicians, and coordinating solutions to problems. Physical requirements include lifting up to 50lbs and working in various conditions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Act as data center SME liaison to other technical teams & and non-technical teams (e.g networking, computing, compliance, business operations).
  2. Understand internal customer problems and provide technical solutions in timely manner.
  3. Participate in the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all production server hardware, software.
  4. System board level repair and fault diagnosis to SLAs.
  5. Planning & and commissioning new rack positions.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, OR equivalent work experience
  • 2-5 years of data center experience
  • Experience working in a mission-critical operations environment
  • Thorough understanding of data center design, including electrical and cooling plant & and operation thereof
  • Airflow management (hot aisle, cold aisle, containment etc.)
  • Rack, and stack equipment including commissioning of new racks
  • Strong structured cabling skills on fiber & and copper (e.g looming, term & test)
  • Systems administration (Linux and/or Windows Servers - especially command line based)
  • Hardware repair, diagnosis & break/fix
  • Networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, basic troubleshooting)
  • IT Hardware Concepts (RAID, SAN, x86 architecture, SCSI, FC, ethernet, iLO)
  • Base Operating System Installs and Configuration
  • Core OS Services: SSH, Telnet, RDP, FTP, NFS, DNS, DHCP, Serial communication etc.

Nice to have

  • Recent graduates are encouraged to apply if they can demonstrate interest and knowledge in the position and a willingness to learn on the job
  • gap year students also considered
  • 4 years for development preferred

What the JD emphasized

  • Leadership experience is a must
  • Able to carry out directive without supervision
  • Able to resolve issues on their own and apply stop gaps for damage control
  • Able to address not just technicians, but management as well
  • Able to coordinate with peer level IC’s and formulate solutions to a multitude of problems.
  • Able to guide junior technicians and instruct them on proper etiquette and protocol