Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Oracle•Nashville, TN

26d•$84,900 - $209,500

About The Position

This role combines strategic architecture with practical systems engineering, deployment, automation, patching, troubleshooting, incident response, and compliance support. The Principal Site Reliability Engineer will work across Windows, Linux, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, hybrid cloud, and legacy environments while partnering with engineering, operations, cybersecurity, networking, application, and client-facing teams. The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical authority, establish reliability standards, guide complex technical decisions, and lead improvements that reduce operational risk and manual effort. This individual must be comfortable moving between architecture and hands-on execution, including accessing deployed hosts, troubleshooting failed services, reviewing logs, correcting configurations, and validating production changes. Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing [email protected] [[email protected]] or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Requirements

Senior technical authority
Comfortable moving between architecture and hands-on execution
Accessing deployed hosts
Troubleshooting failed services
Reviewing logs
Correcting configurations
Validating production changes

Responsibilities

Strategic architecture
Practical systems engineering
Deployment
Automation
Patching
Troubleshooting
Incident response
Compliance support
Work across Windows, Linux, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, hybrid cloud, and legacy environments
Partner with engineering, operations, cybersecurity, networking, application, and client-facing teams
Serve as a senior technical authority
Establish reliability standards
Guide complex technical decisions
Lead improvements that reduce operational risk and manual effort
Move between architecture and hands-on execution
Access deployed hosts
Troubleshoot failed services
Review logs
Correct configurations
Validate production changes