Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer (Architecture Design, Cloud Architecture)

ARCHER; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-Tax Commuter And Parking Benefits

401(K) With Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial Planning

Group Legal Benefits

Voluntary Auto

Homeowner

Pet Insurance

Job summary

ARCHER in Seattle seeks a Lead Architect to shape the architecture, design, implementation, and evolution of scalable distributed systems powering cloud networking. You will set technical direction for control and management services, guide deployment, and mentor engineers to raise reliability, scalability, and operability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive engineering excellence, and promote best practices in CI/CD, release automation, and high-availability, ensuring

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong fundamentals in computer science and production-grade service operations.
• Familiarity with network configuration management is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, implementation, and evolution of scalable distributed systems powering cloud networking.
• Set technical direction and collaborate across infrastructure teams.
• Mentor engineers and promote reliability, scalability, operability, and engineering excellence.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Cloud Infrastructure

Networking Software

Network Configuration Management

Control Plane Architecture

Management Plane Architecture

Algorithms

Data Structures

Concurrency

Software Design

CI/CD Pipelines

Release Automation

Deployment Workflows

High Availability

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE or related field

Job description

Lead the architecture, design, implementation, and evolution of scalable distributed systems powering Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Networking, including control and management services for network configuration and dataplane propagation. Set technical direction, collaborate across infrastructure teams, mentor engineers, and promote reliability, scalability, operability, and engineering excellence.

Requirements: Requires 10 or more years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, networking software, or systems software, along with strong computer science fundamentals and experience operating production-grade services. Candidates should have CI/CD and deployment automation experience, demonstrated technical leadership, and a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience; familiarity with network configuration management is highly desirable.

Key Skills: Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Networking Software, Network Configuration Management, Control Plane Architecture, Management Plane Architecture, Algorithms, Data Structures, Concurrency, Software Design, CI/CD Pipelines, Release Automation, Deployment Workflows, High Availability, Technical Leadership, Mentoring

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death And Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax Commuter And Parking Benefits
• 401(K) With Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial Planning
• Group Legal Benefits
• Voluntary Auto
• Homeowner
• And Pet Insurance