Lead Platform Engineer - Cloud Cryptography & KMS

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 105,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle, in Nashville, TN, seeks a Principal Platform Software Engineer to lead design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operation of highly scalable services for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s Cryptography division (Key Management Service). You will mentor engineers and coordinate across global teams in an Agile environment.

You will work on middleware patterns, versioning strategies, observability baselines, and scalable software architectures, driving performance and reliability across

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years software-engineering experience, with at least half in Agile/DevOps.
• 5+ years of Java development or OO language.
• 5+ years of experience in building and operating distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of relational databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistence.
• Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to all audiences.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-team evolution of middleware patterns or runtimes to standardize interoperability at scale.
• Define and enforce versioning, deprecation, and rollout strategies that minimize downstream breaks.
• Drive shared observability baselines (SLOs, error budgets) and resilience patterns across several services.
• Designs software solutions and analyzes and identifies requirements to achieve business and operational goals, sharing results with manager upon completion.
• Adheres to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; provides guidance and coaching to engineers to drive improvements.
• Utilizes advanced knowledge to develop and guide new software features and enhancements leading design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develops documents to clarify software design and code.
• Leads code reviews in multiple areas to help drive improvements.
• Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix complex software issues.
• Develops fixes for identified issues.
• Implements comprehensive software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, sharing work with manager and/or lead upon completion.
• Conducts performance profiling and optimization of coding, building scalable solutions, and anticipating and resolving potential outcomes.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex issues related to API functionality and integration.
• Implements complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.
• Implements and contributes to developing software, systems, and services, ensuring review by manager and/or senior technical leaders upon completion.
• Provides technical guidance and coaching to less experienced developers in existing software architecture.
• Contributes to periodic reviews and ensures adherence to architectural standards.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and networks externally to ensure work aligns with software architecture.
• Implements complex performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design.
• Occasionally conducts technology research and evaluation for potential architectural changes that may have an impact on results for the team.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand customer issues and align solutions.
• May provide advanced technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues.
• Advocates for customers' interests and suggests product enhancements based on feedback.
• Provides input to ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of issues and effective communication.
• Identifies and implements customer issue and/or defect handling and training processes.
• Investigates and troubleshoots complex and broad-reaching/scoped maintenance issues to ensure customer agreement on short- and long-term solutions.
• Collaborates with the team and externally to follow development practices and coding standards, providing coaching to less experienced team members.
• Participates in peer review processes, provides technical leadership, and ensures code quality and adherence to broad acceptance criteria during development, independently.
• Demonstrates and shares advanced knowledge of industry best practices and applies them to software development processes.
• Implements complex secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities.
• Performs periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching (e.g., for critical vulnerabilities), sharing results with manager upon completion.
• Drives improvements, ensures automation, testing, and debugging of systems to ensure service/product availability, health, support, and reliability.
• Manages and coordinates moderately complex tasks, monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure timely completion and adherence to requirements for a moderately sized project or initiative.
• Collaborates across the organization to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives.
• Leverages understanding of business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensure proposed solutions meet their needs.
• Supports inclusivity by actively seeking and listening to diverse perspectives, ensuring others feel heard and respected.
• Identifies and addresses moderately complex issues by analyzing a wide range of data and/or information to identify solutions in accordance with standard practices.
• Proactively escalates unresolved or critical issues with a thorough assessment and suggests potential solutions.
• Pursues learning opportunities to expand knowledge and stays abreast of latest industry trends.

Skills

Java development

Distributed systems

Microservices

Linux/Unix basics

NoSQL databases

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Job description

Oracle, in Nashville, TN, seeks a Principal Platform Software Engineer to lead design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operation of highly scalable services for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s Cryptography division (Key Management Service). You will mentor engineers and coordinate across global teams in an Agile environment.

You will work on middleware patterns, versioning strategies, observability baselines, and scalable software architectures, driving performance and reliability across