Senior Core Infrastructure Engineer

Oracle•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Designs, implements, and optimizes components in distributed systems with an emphasis on scalability, resiliency, and operability. Delivers features and load/performance tests; leverages data plane platforms and distributed state tools for high-volume retrieval, storage, and processing; and reviews peers’ implementations for scalability compliance. Builds fault-tolerant paths (redundancy, replication, automatic failover), applies recovery‑oriented principles, and implements retries, circuit breakers, and timeouts. Proactively detects and mitigates issues via tests, alarms, dashboards, and telemetry; authors runbooks and participates in incident response and RCAs. Implements standard replication and synchronization, develops automation/IaC for troubleshooting and maintenance, and applies advanced security controls (encryption, access, remediation) while ensuring change, compliance, and documentation standards are met.

Requirements

8 years of experience in software development OR Bachelor's of Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 4 years of experience in software development OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 4 years of experience in software development OR Master's of Technology (M.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 2 year of experience in software development OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 2 years of experience in software development OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of distributed systems, including designing or managing scalable, secure, and highly available software systems.
Demonstrated experience creating and refining prototypes for system validation and stakeholder feedback.
Demonstrated understanding of computer science principles and ability to implement them in code.
Demonstrated proficiency in all phases of software engineering and development.
Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of web development, including designing, developing, or maintaining modern web applications using current frameworks.
Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of innovation, including generating or supporting new ideas, technologies, or processes for organizational growth.
Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of cross-functional collaboration, including working with stakeholders across teams or geographies to achieve common objectives.
Demonstrated ability to assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in IT and physical information assets.
Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of operating systems, including installing, upgrading, and troubleshooting various operating environments.
Demonstrated ability to develop, test, and maintain secure APIs for application integration.
Demonstrated ability to build and manage robust API integrations for seamless interoperability between systems.
Demonstrated skill in designing, analyzing, and optimizing algorithms for efficiency and scalability.
Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of source control, including managing and documenting code versions and release branches.
2 years of professional experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle Cloud).
3 years of experience working in testing and automation at the system level.
2 year of experience working with delivering and operating large-scale distributed systems.

Nice To Haves

8 years of experience in software development OR Bachelor's of Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 4 years of experience in software development OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 4 years of experience in software development OR Master's of Technology (M.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 2 years of experience in software development OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 2 years of experience in software development OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics.
2 year of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle Cloud).

Responsibilities

Implements and contributes to the development for components of distributed systems that support horizontal and vertical scaling including leveraging distributed state management tools.
Optimizes code and/or systems for large-scale data processing in large-scale systems.
Implements scalability requirements for assigned components and reviews implementation of team members.
Leverages components of data plane platforms to handle large-scale data retrieval, storage, and processing.
Implements performance and load testing.
Collaborates with team to build fault-tolerant components capable of withstanding in-service updates by implementing redundancy, replication, and automatic failover mechanisms.
Applies recovery oriented computing principles to design components that effectively handle service disruptions.
Implements retry mechanisms, circuit breakers, and timeouts to help handle network unreliability.
Implements tests and alarm configurations to proactively detect and address issues/failures.
Supports efforts to recover from failures by drafting and executing runbooks and operational procedures.
Builds and customizes dashboards, telemetry systems, and alerting mechanisms to monitor component health.
Designs and implements functional requirements and testing for assigned features within an existing system.
Implements tests scenarios (e.g., fault-injection, brown-out) to evaluate system correctness.
Implements standard data replication and synchronization techniques to maintain data integrity and availability.
Diagnoses, debugs, and resolves issues in system components to support ongoing operation.
Implements basic strategies to prevent interruptions, ensuring no maintenance windows are required for customers and users when resolving issues.
Designs and implements automation scripts and tooling used to troubleshoot operational issues.
Participates in operational support rotations, assisting in incident responses and root cause investigations.
Applies advanced security measures to protect data and applications in multi-tenant environments, including encryption and access controls.
Implements remediation plans to continuously improve security.
Collaborates with the team to ensure cloud infrastructure complies with relevant industry standards and regulations and that documentation is up-to-date.
Maintains automation scripts and tools (e.g., Infrastructure as Code (IaC)) for managing cloud infrastructure.
Adheres to change management plans for patching, updating, and rolling back applications.
Track timelines with minimal supervision, ensuring work is completed in a timely manner and is in alignment with project requirements.
Prioritize and adjust work as resources or timelines change, with some guidance.
Collaborates across teams to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives. Builds and maintains a comprehensive understanding of business, stakeholder, and/or customer needs to build and support effective partnerships. Actively listens to diverse perspectives and asks questions to ensure understanding of others.
Independently identifies and addresses standard and non-standard issues in accordance with standard practices, escalating more complex issues as appropriate. Analyzes data and/or information from multiple sources to troubleshoot standard and non-standard errors. Contributes to knowledge sharing and best practices.
Embraces continuous learning by actively seeking to build knowledge and new skills and/or tools, and staying current with industry trends and best practices. Seeks out and leverages feedback and training to improve skills. Contributes to a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing with team members.
Develops ideas and recommends updates to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows within a team. Seeks input from team members on alternative approaches and methods for improving work.