Senior Director, Network Engineering

Ll Oefentherapie; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 141,200 - 414,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid time off and flexible vacation

Job summary

Ll Oefentherapie is looking for a Sr. Director of Network Engineering in Seattle to oversee the evolution of OCI’s Physical Network Engineering. This visionary leader will manage engineering teams, develop long-term strategies, and collaborate with product teams to enhance the cloud infrastructure.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and has over 10 years of experience, demonstrating strong leadership in network engineering and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive compensation package, including benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a technical contributor, manager, or business leader.
• Thorough understanding of key networking technologies for cloud.
• Ability to guide networking and product partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead network engineering teams, responsible for hiring and performance management.
• Own the long-term strategy for Physical Network Engineering.
• Drive vendor and supplier management.

Skills

Networking engineering architecture

Cloud networking technologies

Program management

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Job Overview

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for enterprises as a diverse team of creators and inventors. This Sr. Director of Network Engineering will be the business leader and service owner for OCI’s Physical Network Engineering organization, driving the evolution of the physical network infrastructure and leading continuous improvement of our network product.

This role requires a visionary leader who can partner with other networking leaders, compute, GPU, and hardware product teams to align technology and trajectory, while coaching and mentoring direct team members, program managers, and senior technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and lead network engineering teams; responsible for organizational planning, hiring, and performance management.
• Lead and own the long‑term strategy for Physical Network Engineering and contribute to the strategy for all of Networking and adjacent Infrastructure organizations.
• Execute roadmap for sub‑teams, defining critical metrics to guide decision‑making and prioritization.
• Provide regular updates to executive management to influence the infrastructure portfolio.
• Own network product definition and advancement in cooperation with product teams.
• Drive vendor and supplier management, negotiating supplies, pricing, hardware delivery, and software/OS delivery.
• Mentor and coach area leaders, senior technical staff, and program managers, extending influence beyond their team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading networking engineering architecture and design practices with program improvement and organizational management.
• Thorough understanding of key networking technologies for cloud: network design and fabrics, protocols, automation, telemetry, and common hardware platforms.
• Ability to guide region/metro area networking, product partnerships, and business strategy.
• Understanding of software design and ability to run and build software platforms and solutions.
• 10+ years as a technical contributor, manager, or business leader.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a large ISP or cloud provider environment.
• Strong understanding of both network fabrics and optical transport.
• Experience with AI infrastructure and workloads.
• Experience with automation systems, framework design/use, and deployment.
• Knowledge of network security design, system performance characterization, and testing.
• Knowledge of data flow and telemetry design, deployment, and operation.
• Experience with standards work, regulatory work, industry leadership, and policy generation.

Benefits

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Supplemental life insurance.
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Pre‑tax commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) savings and investment plan with company match.
• Paid time off with flexible vacation and accrued vacation based on hours worked.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal services.
• Voluntary benefits such as auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.

Compensation ranges for U.S. locations are USD 141,200 to 414,400 per annum, with potential bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.