Senior Director, Network Engineering

Oracle•Seattle, WA

1d•$141,200 - $414,400

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 Sr. Director of Network Engineering will be the business leader and service owner for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) Physical Network Engineering organization. The leader of this space will drive the evolution of OCI’s physical network infrastructure, through execution across multiple subteams of network engineers. An essential part of this role will be focused on driving further definition of our networking product and leading continuous improvement in how we design, deploy and expand our network global footprint. The leader will adapt business needs into tangible direction across the organization and provide visibility upward to the executives within OCI. You will drive your organization’s roadmap and long-term strategy. In partnership with the other Networking leaders, you will align our technology and trajectory with other physical and virtual network service teams compute and GPU product and engineering service teams, Network Planning, Network Operations, Network Automation, and Network Monitoring. As a people leader, you will have a role coaching your direct team members, program managers and adjacent senior technical staff with hands-on guidance and mentorship. To do so, you should be well versed in networking technologies, technical trends, business trends, budgeting, long term planning, organizational planning, performance management, and have the ability to run organizational programs. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of hardware and cloud architecture, along with a proven track record of leading large organizations. Our bar is high for our leaders, yet rewarding, as you help shape our network product and serve our growing customer base. Values are OCI’s foundation and how we deliver excellence. 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. This pivotal leadership role is essential for steering the strategic direction and roadmap of our cloud services, which are relied upon by our customers for their business operations. The successful candidate will collaborate with various teams to spearhead new initiatives and deliver innovative hardware products and features. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of hardware and cloud architecture, along with a proven track record of leading large organizations. In this role, you will lead a highly skilled team of engineers focused on performance optimization and innovation in the optical network's domain. This team will work closely with our Networking teams to analyze and enhance our Optical network investments, while also recommending relevant investments that align with our long-term vision. Additionally, the team will be responsible for communicating best practices in Optical networking and reviewing qualification and validation processes to ensure optimal performance of our optical network, particularly in supporting RDMA interconnections. You will oversee diagnostic and troubleshooting processes to support our initiatives, ensuring the successful buildout and release of large AI infrastructure networks in accordance with our AI infrastructure strategy. As a leader, you will mentor and guide a team of optical network engineers, staying informed about new technologies and industry best practices to drive innovation within Optical Networking for the organization. This role requires you to act as a visionary leader and trusted advisor to the Senior Vice President of AI Infrastructure, collaborating across multiple organizations within the Compute, Networking, and Hardware Product Groups. Your responsibilities will also include partnering with Product teams to recommend effective AI infrastructure Optical network strategies aimed at enhancing performance and stability for AI workloads. You will engage with key partners, including customers and industry authorities, to understand technology trends and customer needs, thereby shaping the optical network roadmap and strategy. Furthermore, you will lead the development of processes that support Optical network optimization for AI workloads and work with executive leadership to formulate a robust go-to-market strategy, assisting Product managers in launching new SKUs across different regions. As an inspiring leader, you will define the Optical network strategy and program for cloud compute, establishing relationships with industry and research through executive-level engagements. You will also be responsible for defining critical metrics to guide decision-making and prioritization, providing regular updates to executive management to influence the portfolio, and setting performance goals and expectations for your team. 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. 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Requirements

Extensive knowledge of networking technologies.
Knowledge of technical trends.
Knowledge of business trends.
Knowledge of budgeting.
Knowledge of long term planning.
Knowledge of organizational planning.
Knowledge of performance management.
Ability to run organizational programs.
Extensive knowledge of hardware and cloud architecture.
Proven track record of leading large organizations.
Experience in optical network domain.
Experience in supporting RDMA interconnections.
Experience in AI infrastructure strategy.
Experience in AI infrastructure Optical network strategies.
Experience in Optical network optimization for AI workloads.
Experience in formulating go-to-market strategy.
Experience in launching new SKUs across different regions.
Experience in defining Optical network strategy and program for cloud compute.
Experience in establishing relationships with industry and research through executive-level engagements.
Experience in defining critical metrics to guide decision-making and prioritization.
Experience in providing regular updates to executive management to influence the portfolio.
Experience in setting performance goals and expectations for your team.

Responsibilities

Drive the evolution of OCI’s physical network infrastructure through execution across multiple subteams of network engineers.
Drive further definition of our networking product and lead continuous improvement in how we design, deploy and expand our network global footprint.
Adapt business needs into tangible direction across the organization and provide visibility upward to the executives within OCI.
Drive your organization’s roadmap and long-term strategy.
Align technology and trajectory with other physical and virtual network service teams, compute and GPU product and engineering service teams, Network Planning, Network Operations, Network Automation, and Network Monitoring.
Coach direct team members, program managers and adjacent senior technical staff with hands-on guidance and mentorship.
Lead a highly skilled team of engineers focused on performance optimization and innovation in the optical network's domain.
Analyze and enhance Optical network investments, and recommend relevant investments that align with the long-term vision.
Communicate best practices in Optical networking and review qualification and validation processes to ensure optimal performance of the optical network, particularly in supporting RDMA interconnections.
Oversee diagnostic and troubleshooting processes to support initiatives, ensuring the successful buildout and release of large AI infrastructure networks in accordance with the AI infrastructure strategy.
Mentor and guide a team of optical network engineers, staying informed about new technologies and industry best practices to drive innovation within Optical Networking for the organization.
Act as a visionary leader and trusted advisor to the Senior Vice President of AI Infrastructure, collaborating across multiple organizations within the Compute, Networking, and Hardware Product Groups.
Partner with Product teams to recommend effective AI infrastructure Optical network strategies aimed at enhancing performance and stability for AI workloads.
Engage with key partners, including customers and industry authorities, to understand technology trends and customer needs, thereby shaping the optical network roadmap and strategy.
Lead the development of processes that support Optical network optimization for AI workloads.
Work with executive leadership to formulate a robust go-to-market strategy, assisting Product managers in launching new SKUs across different regions.
Define the Optical network strategy and program for cloud compute, establishing relationships with industry and research through executive-level engagements.
Define critical metrics to guide decision-making and prioritization.
Provide regular updates to executive management to influence the portfolio.
Set performance goals and expectations for your team.