Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

Oracle•Nashville, TN

6d•$146,300 - $306,400

About The Position

As a Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer on Oracle's Strategic Customer Engineering team, you will drive complex technical initiatives across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in support of strategic customers. You will work with service teams and cross-functional organizations to align technical requirements, resolve infrastructure challenges, and lead engineering solutions that improve customer experience, reliability, and scalability. You will serve as a technical subject matter expert in cloud technologies, distributed systems, and architectural trade-offs, influencing decisions and driving solutions across organizational boundaries. The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership of large-scale technical initiatives from design through implementation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure engineering, or related technical disciplines.
Deep technical expertise designing and operating highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems in large-scale production environments.
Strong programming experience in Java, C++, C#, or similar languages, with hands-on scripting and automation capabilities.
Experience with infrastructure automation, containerization, and orchestration technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Advanced Linux expertise, including system internals, administration, performance optimization, troubleshooting, and automation across Oracle Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu, or similar distributions.
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure architecture, including compute, networking, storage, identity, security, and multi-tenant environments.
Demonstrated experience leading complex technical initiatives and influencing architectural decisions across multiple engineering teams.
Experience with system scalability, high availability, fault tolerance, observability, and performance optimization in distributed cloud environments.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, including diagnosing complex infrastructure issues, conducting root cause analysis, and improving operational reliability.
Ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate effectively with senior engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical information clearly to technical and executive audiences.
Strong technical documentation skills, including architecture designs, technical specifications, operational procedures, and troubleshooting documentation.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems supporting strategic customer environments.
Serve as a technical subject matter expert, influencing engineering strategy, architectural decisions, and technical standards across OCI service teams.
Drive end-to-end execution of complex, cross-organizational engineering initiatives, aligning technical requirements, dependencies, and deliverables.
Identify and resolve system scalability, performance, and reliability bottlenecks, optimizing infrastructure for high-throughput workloads and elastic scaling.
Evaluate architectural trade-offs involving availability, consistency, durability, security, and performance to meet service level objectives.
Partner with Compute, Networking, Storage, Identity, and other OCI service teams to address cross-service dependencies and technical challenges.
Design and implement infrastructure automation, tooling, and change management solutions to improve scalability, operational efficiency, and system resilience.
Establish observability strategies, including telemetry, KPIs, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms to monitor system health and performance proactively.
Lead complex technical investigations, incident response, and root cause analysis, and drive solutions to prevent recurring issues and minimize customer disruption.
Drive engineering best practices for system correctness, data integrity, security, compliance, and operational readiness across distributed environments.
Advise engineering leadership on technical risks and architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and promote continuous improvement across teams.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Life insurance and AD&D.
Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
Paid time off, including flexible or accrued vacation depending on employee eligibility and position.
11 paid holidays.
72 hours of paid sick leave upon hire, refreshed annually, with unused hours carrying over up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.