Director of Cloud Networking & Scalable Systems

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 355,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Director of Software Engineering for OCI Networking, leading multiple teams responsible for highly available, distributed cloud infrastructure. You will drive technical and organizational priorities, shape architecture, and partner across OCI Networking to deliver scalable control plane services.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years leading engineering managers, deep distributed systems knowledge, and strong delivery discipline with modern deployment practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading engineering teams building and operating highly available, production-grade distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
• Experience managing engineering managers and/or senior technical leaders.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and software architecture.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals and configuration management is highly desirable.
• Experience with modern software development and deployment practices, including CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and large-scale deployment workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex engineering initiatives and collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop software engineering teams through engineering managers and technical leads.
• Drive execution of technical and organizational priorities, ensuring delivery of reliable, scalable, and operable services.
• Partner with teams across OCI Networking to design and deliver large-scale cloud infrastructure.
• Establish strong engineering practices and operational excellence for production distributed systems.
• Deliver complex projects on time with high quality while effectively managing dependencies, risks, and priorities.
• Develop engineering leaders and create an environment that supports technical excellence, collaboration, and growth.

Skills

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Engineering leadership

CI/CD pipelines

Release automation

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Director of Software Engineering for OCI Networking, leading multiple teams responsible for highly available, distributed cloud infrastructure. You will drive technical and organizational priorities, shape architecture, and partner across OCI Networking to deliver scalable control plane services.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years leading engineering managers, deep distributed systems knowledge, and strong delivery discipline with modern deployment practices.