Principal Network Infrastructure Planner

Oracle • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

As an Infrastructure Network Planner for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), you'll play a crucial role in expanding and scaling our next-generation cloud services. You'll be part of the Infrastructure Capacity Planning Group, making strategic decisions that shape our network infrastructure, data center fiber strategy, and market presence. This position will have you leverage your strong relationships with fiber providers, which is crucial for OCI's growth and operational efficiency. The below key responsibilities and qualifications highlight the strategic nature of these partnerships and the need for a proactive, collaborative approach to vendor management in the fiber space.

Requirements

• Strong relationships with fiber providers.
• Proactive, collaborative approach to vendor management in the fiber space.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development initiatives for network growth, by evaluating and selecting optimal network fiber/wave telecommunications supplier.
• Negotiate connectivity agreements and commercial deals that meet technical requirements and support growth.
• Develop TCO models for deal analysis in new and existing markets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on long term fiber strategy with business objectives.
• Facilitate open communication channels between OCI's technical teams and fiber providers' operations teams.
• Represent OCI to senior technical leaders and executives at partner companies.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with a diverse portfolio of fiber partners.
• Negotiate favorable terms, SLAs, and pricing structures with fiber providers, ensuring alignment with OCI's growth plans.
• Stay informed about industry trends, mergers and acquisitions, and new market entrants in the fiber space.
• The ability to document your decisions and recommendations to internal technical leadership as well as VPs and SVPs.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed