Global Cloud Network Engineer & Automation Lead

Oracle; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 91,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Paid holidays

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Oracle's Network Region Build (NRB) team in Austin designs, deploys, and operates large-scale global cloud networks for OCI regions, including data center fabrics and multi-cloud connectivity. You will work on automation and scalable tooling to support millions of devices and servers.

Responsibilities include leading network changes, contributing to roadmaps, developing runbooks, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with vendors to resolve issues and drive product direction.

Qualifications

• Experience in large ISP or cloud provider environments.
• Hands-on exposure to commodity Ethernet hardware (Broadcom, Mellanox).
• Deep knowledge of routing and transport protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, TCP, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP, MPLS).
• Experience with Internet peering, inter-domain networking, and VPN/SSL technologies.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python preferred) and datacenter design.
• Familiarity with automation frameworks, network modeling (YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF), and telemetry systems.
• Strong understanding of network security design, performance testing, and monitoring.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence product direction.

Responsibilities

• Participate in network lifecycle management through build and upgrade projects.
• Collaborate with program managers to define milestones and deliverables.
• Execute network changes using procedures and tools; develop new procedures as needed.
• Serve as a technical lead, contribute to roadmap, create runbooks, and mentor junior engineers.
• Design, architecture, standalone features, support operational rotations, and break-fix support.
• Coordinate with automation services to develop tooling; script to automate tasks; SME for network automation.
• Collaborate with vendors to resolve bugs, qualify firmware/OS, and influence product roadmap.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

IS-IS

TCP

IPv4

IPv6

DNS

DHCP

Networking protocols

Python scripting

Automation

Telemetry systems

Network security design

Communication / influence

Tools

NETCONF

YANG

OpenConfig

Telemetry tooling

Job description

Oracle's Network Region Build (NRB) team in Austin designs, deploys, and operates large-scale global cloud networks for OCI regions, including data center fabrics and multi-cloud connectivity. You will work on automation and scalable tooling to support millions of devices and servers.

Responsibilities include leading network changes, contributing to roadmaps, developing runbooks, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with vendors to resolve issues and drive product direction.