Principal Network Developer

Oracle•Austin, TX

About The Position

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises as a diverse team of fellow creators and inventors. We act with the speed and attitude of a start-up, with the scale and customer-focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world. This Principal Network Development Engineer (NDE) is focused on design and support of network fabric and systems. You will leverage a combination of a deep level understanding of networking at the protocol level, coupled with programming skills to support the intensive automation required to operate a production environment. We seek builders who can drive cloud-scale (think: hundreds of thousands of network devices supporting millions of servers, connected over a mix of dedicated backbone infrastructure and the Internet) technology design and operations. Values are OCI’s foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good in our products and our actions. We are constantly learning and taking opportunities to grow our careers and ourselves. We challenge each other to stretch beyond our past to build our future.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
6-10+ years of related professional experience
Experience with networking protocols such as BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, TCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, MPLS.
Experience with automation systems, framework design/use and deployment.
Experience with network modeling and programing – YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF.
Knowledge of network security design, system performance characterization and testing.
Knowledge of data flow and telemetry design, deployment and operation.
Capable of working under some supervision.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a large ISP or cloud provider environment
Demonstrated knowledge of Python for automation and datacenter design
Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
Excellent judgment in influence for product roadmap direction, features, and priorities.

Responsibilities

Supports the design, deployment, and operations of a large-scale, global Oracle cloud computing environment (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - OCI)
Participates in network solution and architecture design process.
Responsibility for developing standalone features.
Responsible for decomposing designs into executable tasks and executing those tasks (will primarily use existing procedures and tools to develop and execute); collaborate with program/project managers to develop milestones and deliverables.
Participate in operational rotations as either primary or secondary.
Provide break-fix support for events and serve as escalation point for remediation; participate in post-event root cause analysis.
Collaborate with network vendor technical account team and internal Quality Assurance team to drive bug resolution and assist in the qualification of new firmware and/or operating systems.
May participate in the development of RFQ/RFPs.
Coordinate with networking automation services for the development and integration of support tooling.
May serve as technical SME in cross-functional activities.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
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: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance