Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Ll Oefentherapie; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 102,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join the DR25 Network Engineering team. You will design, implement, and operate resilient Layer 2–4 network services for DR25 data-center environments, owning end-to-end projects and collaborating across multiple teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure.

You will work on IP addressing, routing policies with BGP/OSPF, and automation using Python, APIs, Git, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Eight years of relevant network-engineering experience or equivalent education/experience
• Strong understanding of Layer 2 through Layer 4 networking, IP addressing, BGP/OSPF, IPv4/IPv6, DNS/DHCP/NAT
• Hands-on automation for network provisioning, validation, or operations using Python or similar languages
• Experience with Git, APIs, CI/CD workflows, and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Experience executing production network changes with risk assessment, validation, rollback, and change-management controls
• Demonstrated troubleshooting across protocols, devices, and automation systems
• Experience in incident response, root-cause analysis, and operational readiness
• Ability to work independently, manage milestones, and coordinate with adjacent teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for designs, runbooks, and updates

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate resilient Layer 2–4 network services for DR25 data-center environments
• Own defined network projects end to end from requirements to deployment and handoff
• Develop IP addressing plans and routing policies (BGP, OSPF, IPv4/IPv6, ECMP)
• Create repeatable network designs and validation procedures for modular region deployment
• Integrate physical networks with cloud virtual networking and overlays
• Build network infrastructure-as-code and automation using Python, APIs, Git and CI/CD
• Perform production changes with validated procedures and rollback plans
• Improve deployment safety with automated tests, compliance checks, and drift detection
• Establish production readiness through monitoring, telemetry, dashboards, and runbooks
• Participate in on-call rotations and lead root-cause analyses for issues in scope
• Troubleshoot issues across routing, switching, cabling, optics, and network OS
• Collaborate with vendor and qualification teams to validate hardware and releases
• Produce clear design documents, diagrams, and deployment specifications
• Contribute to architecture reviews and evolve team standards
• Mentor peers and junior engineers with technical guidance and reviews
• Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate modeling, automation, and documentation while validating outputs

Skills

Layer 2-4 networking

BGP

OSPF

IPv4/IPv6

Automation with Python

Infrastructure as Code

Git/CI/CD

On-call / incident response

Troubleshooting networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

NETCONF

gNMI

OpenConfig

YANG

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join the DR25 Network Engineering team. You will design, implement, and operate resilient Layer 2–4 network services for DR25 data-center environments, owning end-to-end projects and collaborating across multiple teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure.

You will work on IP addressing, routing policies with BGP/OSPF, and automation using Python, APIs, Git, and CI/CD.