Senior Cloud Network Engineer: Automation & Global Fabric

Oracle; Saline (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer to lead the design, deployment, and operation of large-scale cloud networks for OCI regions. The role collaborates with engineering, automation, hardware, and operations to deliver reliable infrastructure at hyperscale, with travel to data centers approximately monthly.

The NRB team builds data center fabrics, edge networks, backbones, and multi-cloud connectivity, driving automation, runbooks, and SME guidance for network automation projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in large ISP or cloud provider environments.
• Hands-on with 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, system performance testing, and operational monitoring.
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to influence product direction and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops advanced network fabric and systems to support large-scale enterprise, data center, or cloud-based networking environments.
• Validates production networks and develops scaling strategies for varied use cases.
• Participates in the network solution and architecture design/validation process, providing expertise and guidance.
• Identifies and assesses complex risks in network design before deployment, recommending mitigations.
• Collaborates with vendors and internal groups to ensure hardware, firmware, software, and cloud network code.
• Designs playbooks for investigations to resolve common issues related to network areas.
• Analyzes network workflows and proposes optimizations to enhance performance and efficiency.
• Designs and builds moderately complex automation modules for testing and operations to enhance efficiency.
• Automates critical network tasks across production and lab environments and develops dashboards/telemetry.
• Writes and enhances scripts to automate routine tasks and supports network changes via playbooks.

Skills

Large ISP/cloud env

Ethernet hardware

Routing protocols

Inter-domain networking

Python scripting

Automation frameworks

Network security

Communication skills

Tools

YANG

OpenConfig

NETCONF

Telemetry systems

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer to lead the design, deployment, and operation of large-scale cloud networks for OCI regions. The role collaborates with engineering, automation, hardware, and operations to deliver reliable infrastructure at hyperscale, with travel to data centers approximately monthly.

The NRB team builds data center fabrics, edge networks, backbones, and multi-cloud connectivity, driving automation, runbooks, and SME guidance for network automation projects.