Lead troubleshooting and serve as an escalation point during high-priority network events.
Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term corrective actions.
Develop automation using Python and modern engineering practices to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate scripting, automation, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational workflows while applying sound engineering judgment and validating all outputs.
Collaborate with Network Automation teams to integrate new tooling and automation capabilities.
Partner with network vendors to resolve software defects, qualify new firmware releases, and validate new hardware platforms.
Engineering Culture
NRB embraces automation and modern engineering practices. Engineers are encouraged to leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software development, scripting, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational workflows while maintaining high standards for security, reliability, code quality, and operational excellence.
Critical Focus Areas
AI data center network deployments
Large-scale spine-leaf fabrics
Structured cabling, optics, and fiber troubleshooting
DWDM, metro fiber, and backbone connectivity
Network automation and operational tooling
Network build execution and commissioning
Incident response and operational excellence
Root cause analysis and continuous improvement
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience working in hyperscale cloud, ISP, or large enterprise networking environments.
Strong understanding of modern data center networking architectures.
Experience with routing and switching protocols including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, IPv4, IPv6, TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP.
Hands-on experience with commodity Ethernet platforms, including Broadcom and NVIDIA/Mellanox-based hardware.
Experience with Internet peering, backbone networking, and large-scale network operations.
Proficiency with Python or another programming language used for network automation.
Experience with network automation frameworks and APIs.
Familiarity with YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF, gNMI, and model-driven networking.
Experience with telemetry, observability, network monitoring, and performance analysis.
Knowledge of network security principles and high-availability architectures.
Excellent troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools (such as Oracle AI, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, or similar) to improve software development, automation, documentation, and operational efficiency.
Preferred Experience
Building and operating hyperscale cloud networks.
AI or GPU cluster networking.
Data center commissioning and infrastructure deployment.
Fiber acceptance testing, OTDR, and structured cabling validation.
Network migrations and large-scale infrastructure deployments.
Vendor engagement, hardware qualification, and software validation.
Automation-first operational mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
Travel Requirement: This role requires 25%+ travel, which typically means traveling at least once per month to OCI data centers—including Abilene, Texas, and other major AI deployment locations—to support network builds, commissioning, troubleshooting, and critical infrastructure milestones.
Key Responsibilities
- Network Design, Development, and Validation:
- Designs and develops advanced network fabric and systems to support large-scale enterprise, data center, or cloud-based networking environments.
- Validates production networks and develops scaling strategies for varied use cases.
- Participates in the network solution and architecture design/validation process, providing expertise and guidance.
- Identifies and assesses complex risks in network design before deployment, recommending mitigations.
- Collaborates with vendors and internal groups (e.g., quality assurance) to ensure hardware, firmware, software, and cloud network code.
- Designs playbooks for investigations to resolve common issues related to network areas.
- Analyzes network workflows and proposes optimizations to enhance performance and efficiency.
- Automation and Scripting:
- Designs and builds moderately complex modules within moderately complex automation frameworks for testing and operations to enhance efficiency.
- Automates critical network tasks, including production and lab environments and optimizes repetitive support functions to improve processes.
- Builds and customizes moderately complex dashboards, telemetry systems, and alerting mechanisms to proactively monitor network health.
Core Responsibilities Planning & Execution: Independently manages work, monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure projects or initiatives stay on track and meet requirements. Proactively prioritizes work and adapts to resource or timeline shifts, suggesting adjustments to maintain project efficiency. Collaboration & Partnership: 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. Problem Solving: 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. Continuous Learning: 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. Continuous Improvement: 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.
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Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $91,400 to $187,000 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.
- Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
- Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following: 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion 2. Short term disability and long term disability 3. Life insurance and AD&D 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match 8. 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. 9. 11 paid holidays 10. 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. 11. Paid parental leave 12. Adoption assistance 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan 14. Financial planning and group legal 15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted. As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.
