Senior Principal Network Developer

Oracle•Seattle, WA

21h

About The Position

Senior Principal Network Developer role on OCI's Backbone Network Engineering team. Supports the design, deployment, and operations of a large-scale global Oracle cloud computing environment (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - OCI). Primarily focused on development and support of network fabric and systems through 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. As OCI is a cloud-based network with a global footprint, this support will include hundreds of thousands of network devices supporting millions of servers, connected over a mix of dedicated backbone infrastructure and the Internet.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience in global routing, backbone, and edge networking.
Strong automation and network troubleshooting skills.
Service provider or cloud-scale physical networking experience.
Excellent documentation and process design abilities.

Responsibilities

Lead network lifecycle management programs by defining high-level objectives and delivery procedures.
Organizes project technical milestones & supporting tasks.
May work as project technical lead, coordinating effort of two or three engineers.
Advises project/program manager and coordinates with immediate and skip-level leadership.
Collaborates across teams within same org (same VP).
May serve as technical SME in cross-functional activities.
Has technical responsibility for moderately complex project(s), including project requirements, specifications (where applicable), and documentation.
Responsible for decomposing high-level architectures into detailed designs.
May lead multiple engineers in developing network solutions consisting of multiple modules with complex interactions; Work with supporting service teams to ensure solutions are properly supported by monitoring and automation systems.
Serves at Tier2 or specialized escalation point for network events and provides break-fix support for large-scale events.
Serves as principle point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network issues.
Act as SME for root cause analysis efforts.
Frequently develops scripts to automate non-traditional, complex tasks for business unit.
May serve as a technical lead on network automation design and delivery projects.
Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle.
Provides a broad set of guidance to technical and senior technical members of staff.
Interprets input from leaders (technical and managers) and provides focused development to junior member.
Able to carry out technical coaching sessions, and helps junior members develop skills.
Collaborates with vendor engineering and account manager to address current business or operational issues.
Participates in the development of RFQ/RFPs.
May lead the adoption of new vendor hardware.
Active communication with product teams.
Responsible to drive technology to meet product and service requirements.
Participate in coordinated communication with product teams, networking leadership, and PMO to help assess gaps, solutions and needs.

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