[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Oracle jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Oracle · United Kingdom # Data Center Operations Excellence Lead United Kingdom Manager or lead Data & Analytics Listed on Oracle’s official careers site. Posted October 9, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Oracle’s careers site →](https://eeho.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/344074) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Oracle](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/) / Data Center Operations Excellence Lead ## Job description Lead global Operational Excellence, Build Acceleration, process improvement, and automation initiatives across Data Center Operations. This role uses operational data, Lean methodologies, technical expertise, automation, and cross-functional leadership to accelerate safe, predictable delivery of new-region builds and expansions; improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and service resilience; eliminate waste and recurring issues; and scale consistent, world-class operational readiness for GPU deployments, liquid cooling, and other emerging technologies. Description - Lead complex escalations and global problem-management cases; coordinate service teams, eliminate root causes, and provide executive-level status. - Lead process engineering and continuous-improvement initiatives that simplify workflows, standardize execution, remove bottlenecks, and achieve global operational KPIs. - Monitor operational metrics to identify performance gaps, waste, recurring failure demand, and opportunities for measurable improvement. - Deliver Lean, automation, and strategic improvements that reduce cost, waste, risk, recurring incidents, and downtime. - Improve operational readiness, process design, standards, and support models for new-region builds, expansions, GPU deployments, liquid cooling, and emerging technologies. - Implement scalable global automation that improves process accuracy, speed, standardization, capacity, and operational resilience. - Triage complex issues with Support and Engineering teams, ensuring timely resolution and converting lessons learned into lasting process, documentation, and automation improvements. - Communicate operational performance, process risks, tradeoffs, and improvement benefits to senior leadership. - Partner with global internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues, remove blockers, accelerate delivery, and improve Data Center Operations outcomes. ## Responsibilities ### Ideal Candidate - Highly service-oriented, dependable, self-motivated, and able to lead through influence in a global, 24x7 operational environment. - Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable process improvements, with clear baselines, implemented changes, validated results, and sustained controls. - Strong understanding of Lean and Operational Excellence methodologies, including standard work, visual management, value-stream mapping, Kaizen, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, and corrective-action management. - Skilled in root-cause analysis and problem management, with the ability to distinguish immediate recovery actions from long-term preventive improvements. - Experienced in using operational data and performance metrics to prioritize work, identify systemic issues, and drive leadership decisions. - Able to communicate complex technical and operational issues clearly to frontline teams, peers, senior leaders, and executives. - Experienced leading cross-functional operational projects from problem definition through implementation, benefits realization, and sustainment. - Strong organizational, prioritization, critical-thinking, and technical project-management skills. - Able to work effectively both independently and within geographically distributed, cross-functional teams. - Demonstrates leadership through mentoring, coaching, knowledge sharing, and raising operational standards. - Interested in and able to operationalize emerging technologies, including GPU infrastructure and liquid cooling. ### Basic Qualifications - Proven experience in Data Center Operations, Technical Support, Infrastructure Engineering, or a comparable enterprise operations environment. - Strong background in IT Service Management disciplines, including Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge, and Continual Improvement Management. - Practical experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or comparable continuous-improvement methodologies in an operational environment. - Solid knowledge of Data Center infrastructure, including power, cooling, structured cabling, connectivity, servers, storage, and networking. 1. Strong knowledge of OCI and cloud-computing concepts. - Experience supporting large enterprise customers or large-scale critical infrastructure environments. - Demonstrated ability to investigate complex systems and processes, identify underlying issues, and deliver sustainable solutions. - Experience with ITIL/ITSM practices and tools. - Experience supporting new-region builds, expansions, or large-scale infrastructure deployments is preferred. - Exposure to GPU platforms, liquid-cooling technologies, and/or high-density data center environments is preferred. - Basic APEX, dashboarding, reporting, workflow-automation, or data-analysis experience is preferred. - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, equivalent certification, or demonstrated practical Lean experience is preferred. ## Qualifications Career Level - IC4 ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 9, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 13, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 20, 2026 - Listed for: 11 days - Location: United Kingdom[Apply on Oracle’s careers site →](https://eeho.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/344074) ## More jobs at Oracle ### [Head of Scientific Analytics – Biostatistics/Real World Data](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/c44ab33f2765e17f5884/) United Kingdom ### [Lead Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/749f3b3a0d44a2300c5f/) United Kingdom ### [Associate Principal – Qualitative Research](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/813d54330c981a6a98e9/) United Kingdom ### [Core Infrastructure Engineer (Software Engineer)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/81236e7bfd676fd29690/) United Kingdom ### [ERP/SCM Applications Pre-Sales Solution Engineer - Oracle Health & Life Sciences](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/7f590170e2736817d2b5/) United Kingdom ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Director, Data Center Operations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/equinix/jobs/62f7e70e6053f5c67f6a/) Equinix · Singapore ### [Data Center Customer Operations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/equinix/jobs/0c3266ccaf156fbb6477/) Equinix · Lima, Peru ### [Sales Excellence Center of Excellence - Relationship Management Process Architect](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/accenture/jobs/3718d918dcd86d6dc54b/) Accenture ### [Server Engineer | Data Center Operations, Data Center Operations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/4bdf25f778d641aea3c2/) Amazon · JP, Osaka [Data & Analytics jobs](/functions/data-analytics/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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