Datacenter Technician – Nairobi

About the role

Oracle is looking for a Datacenter Technician to join its Nairobi data centre team. You will work hands‑on with servers, cabling and infrastructure to keep Oracle Cloud services running 24/7.

Key responsibilities

• Provide onsite support in a production data centre, including hardware break/fix, component replacement and basic troubleshooting.
• Assist with rack‑and‑stack, cabling, installation, configuration and testing of data centre equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance such as firmware updates, health checks and asset inventory audits.
• Triage incidents and service requests, escalating when necessary and documenting actions.
• Support structured cabling tasks including fiber/copper patching, labeling and cable management.
• Follow standard operating procedures and contribute ideas to improve safety, quality and efficiency.

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years experience in a data‑centre environment (colocation, hyperscaler, enterprise DC or similar).
• Comfortable working rotating shifts and on‑call as required.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation and process adherence.

Required skills

• Hands‑on experience with server hardware and break/fix workflows.
• Basic Linux command line knowledge.
• Understanding of data‑centre cooling, power/electrical concepts.
• Networking basics and structured cabling (fiber and copper).
• Ability to perform firmware updates and hardware health checks.