Facilities Specialist 4
On-site in Abilene, TX at the data center
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experience with mission-critical, industrial, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, healthcare, or large commercial mechanical systems.
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs, sequences of operation, and equipment documentation.
- Working knowledge of chilled water systems, DX cooling, controls integration, redundancy concepts, and operational risk.
- Technical certification, trade experience, apprenticeship completion, or equivalent practical experience preferred.
- Experience with chillers, pumps, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, heat exchangers, water treatment interfaces, controls, and mechanical distribution systems.
- Familiarity with BMS, PLC/controls concepts, trending, alarm management, commissioning, and vendor coordination.
- Experience supporting maintenance planning, acceptance testing, energy-efficiency projects, or equipment change-outs.
- EPA Section 608 Technician Certification preferred for roles involving refrigerant-handling activities on stationary HVACR equipment.
- ASHRAE certifications and training are relevant for growing HVAC depth; ASHRAE currently maintains multiple certifications and identifies the Certified HVAC Designer (CHD) credential as validation of HVAC design competency.
- Schneider Electric University data center power-and-cooling coursework and DCCA-oriented training are relevant for technicians building broader data center fluency.
- OEM or manufacturer training on chillers, CRAH/CRAC systems, cooling towers, controls platforms, or water-cooled plant equipment preferred.
- Uptime Institute’s Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) is more design-oriented than technician-oriented, but it is a legitimate data center credential for candidates involved in higher-level infrastructure design and Tier concepts.
Skills and Competencies - Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic capability.
- Solid ownership and accountability in day-to-day operations.
- Good operational judgment in time-sensitive situations.
- Clear communication of technical issues, findings, and risks.
Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?
Global impact at scale: Contribute directly to how mission-critical OCI data centers operate across regions and continents, influencing infrastructure reliability, security, sustainability, and long-term capacity growth.
Technically rigorous environment: Work alongside experienced engineers, automation specialists, and compliance teams in a rapidly scaling hyperscale cloud infrastructure, where disciplined execution and technical depth matter.
Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values safety, process rigor, clear accountability, and continuous improvement as foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust.
Long-term career development: Benefit from internal mobility, role-based technical training, and development opportunities designed for professionals building long-term careers in cloud infrastructure and facilities operations.
Qualifications
Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. May have project lead role. Applies professional, technical, and operational depth and experience to continuously improve service quality. Good communication skills and familiarity with email and MS Office applications is essential. After hours contact for facilities emergencies, accessible via phone. Degree, relevant certification or equivalent with 8 years prior facilities management or assistant property manager experience preferred.Responsibilities
Role Overview
As a Facilities Operations Technician II – Mechanical, you will support and independently contribute to the reliability, efficiency, and lifecycle performance of mission-critical mechanical and HVAC systems within hyperscale data centers. In this role, you will apply developing technical depth to maintain system reliability, perform troubleshooting, and support upgrades and operational improvements that protect uptime and long-term performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and improve mechanical and HVAC architectures and designs for high-availability environments, including chilled water, DX, airside systems, and redundancy strategies.
- Perform troubleshooting activities, incident investigations, and root cause analysis for mechanical and HVAC equipment or system issues.
- Support capacity planning, retrofits, and operational initiatives, ensuring operability and maintainability of installed systems.
- Partner with site operations teams to improve maintainability, safe execution of work, and documentation quality for mechanical and HVAC systems.
- Support vendor technical reviews, commissioning activities, and operational handover requirements.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders to improve performance, consistency, and lifecycle outcomes across sites.
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