Senior Cloud Networking Engineer - Global Backbone

Oracle; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 91,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle's Network Region Build team designs and operates large-scale global cloud networks, deploying greenfield infrastructure, and enabling OCI region connectivity. This role involves automation, scripting, and collaboration across engineering, operations, and vendor teams.

You will lead network changes, develop runbooks, mentor engineers, and drive improvements in tooling and process, with a focus on reliability, performance, and security across a worldwide backbone.

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, system performance testing, and operational monitoring.
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to influence product direction and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in network lifecycle management through build and upgrade projects.
• Collaborate with program and project managers to define milestones and deliverables.
• Execute network changes using existing procedures and tools, and develop new procedures as needed.
• Serve as a technical lead on team projects, contributing to roadmap development, creating new runbooks and methods of procedure, and mentoring junior engineers.
• Responsibilities include participating in solution and architecture design, developing standalone features, supporting operational rotations, providing break-fix support, serving as an escalation point, and leading post-event root cause analysis.
• Additional duties include coordinating with automation services to develop and integrate tooling, scripting to automate routine tasks, and acting as an SME for network automation projects.
• The role also involves collaborating with vendors to resolve software bugs, qualifying new firmware/operating systems, and driving product roadmap influence.

Skills

Network engineering

Python scripting

BGP

OSPF

IS-IS

MPLS

Cloud networking

Routing protocols

Tools

Broadcom hardware

Mellanox hardware

NETCONF

OpenConfig

Job description

Oracle's Network Region Build team designs and operates large-scale global cloud networks, deploying greenfield infrastructure, and enabling OCI region connectivity. This role involves automation, scripting, and collaboration across engineering, operations, and vendor teams.

You will lead network changes, develop runbooks, mentor engineers, and drive improvements in tooling and process, with a focus on reliability, performance, and security across a worldwide backbone.