Principal Network Development Engineer

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 Principal Network Development Engineer (NDE) is focused on design and support of network fabric and systems. You will leverage 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. We seek builders who can drive cloud-scale (think: hundreds of thousands of network devices supporting millions of servers, connected over a mix of dedicated backbone infrastructure and the Internet) technology design and operations.  

Values are OCI’s foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. 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. 

Career Level - IC4

Responsibilities: 

• Supports the design, deployment, and operations of a large-scale, global Oracle cloud computing environment (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - OCI) 

• 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.   

• 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.   

• Serves at Tier3 or specialized escalation point for network events and provides break-fix support for large-scale events.  

• Serves as principal point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network issues/act as SME for root cause analysis efforts.  

• May lead/coordinate multiple engineers in developing network solutions consisting of multiple modules with complex interactions 

• May participate in the development of RFQ/RFPs.   

• May serve as technical SME in cross-functional activities.     

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience 

• 6-10+ years of related professional experience 

• Experience with networking protocols such as BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, TCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, MPLS. 

• Experience with Internet peering and inter-domain networking.  

• Experience with high level software design/development.  

• Demonstrated knowledge in a scripting or compiled language for automation and datacenter design  

• Experience with automation systems, framework design/use and deployment.  

• Experience with network modeling and programing – YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF.   

• Knowledge of network security design, system performance characterization and testing.  

• Exposure to commodity Ethernet hardware (Broadcom/Mellanox) 

• Knowledge of data flow and telemetry design, deployment and operation.  

• Excellent judgment in influence for product roadmap direction, features, and priorities. 

• Able to carry out technical coaching sessions, and helps junior members develop skills.  

• Capable of working under limited supervision.   

• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience working in a large ISP or cloud provider envi