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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Director, Data Center Operations (Dona Ana County, NM) - **Company:** Oracle - **Location:** Lansing, MI, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $161,700.0 - $338,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Oracle (Applications), Cloud Services, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.mitalent.org/job-seeker/job-details/JobCode/362739243 ## About the Role Ideal Candidate Profile * Extensive leadership experience running high-uptime, multi-site operational organizations. * Proven ability to manage crises, scale teams, and maintain execution discipline. Skills and Competencies * Strong people leadership under pressure. * Clear, decisive communicator with executive presence. ## Description Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) powers Oracle's global cloud services through highly available, large-scale, enterprise-grade data center environments. The Data Center Infrastructure Operations / Facilities team plays a critical role in sustaining OCI's performance, security, and operational resilience by ensuring infrastructure systems operate reliably at scale., As Senior Director, Operations, you own day-to-day execution, uptime, safety, and site performance across OCI data centers. This role is the ultimate accountable owner for operational outcomes., * Lead multi-site operations organizations, including engineering, maintenance, security, and vendors. * Establish SLAs, monitor compliance, and lead response to major operational incidents. * Drive a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. * Own resource planning, emergency response readiness, and capacity execution. * Develop next-generation site and regional operations leaders., * 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. This is an onsite role in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. 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