Senior Network Architect, AI Data Center Infra

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) plan with match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer to drive design, validation, deployment, and automation of large-scale data center networks across OCI regions. You will lead spine-leaf fabric deployments, DWDM and backbone connectivity while mentoring engineers and owning critical incidents.

The role emphasizes Python-based automation, AI-assisted tooling, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, secure, and scalable infrastructure in a fast-paced cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in network engineering or related field.
• Experience in hyperscale cloud, ISP, or large enterprise networking environments.
• Strong understanding of modern data center networking architectures.
• Experience with routing and switching protocols including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, IPv4, IPv6, TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP.
• Hands-on experience with Broadcom and NVIDIA/Mellanox-based hardware.
• Proficiency with Python and network automation tools.
• Familiarity with YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF, gNMI, and model-driven networking.
• Experience with telemetry, observability, network monitoring, and performance analysis.
• Knowledge of network security principles and high-availability architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead network build and expansion projects for new OCI Regions and AI infrastructure.
• Deploy, operate, and support large-scale spine-leaf data center fabrics, backbone, edge, and metro networks.
• Execute complex network changes while improving procedures and deployment standards.
• Develop MOPs, runbooks, and operational best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Participate in network architecture reviews and influence designs.
• Lead on-call rotations and incident response for production infrastructure.
• Lead troubleshooting and escalation during high-priority events.
• Develop automation using Python and modern engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Network Automation teams to integrate tooling and automation.
• Partner with vendors to resolve defects and validate new hardware.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

IS-IS

MPLS

IPv4

IPv6

TCP/IP

DNS

DHCP

Python

Network automation

NETCONF

gNMI

OpenConfig

Telemetry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related field

Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Broadcom Ethernet

NVIDIA/Mellanox hardware

OpenConfig/NETCONF tooling

Python tooling

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer to drive design, validation, deployment, and automation of large-scale data center networks across OCI regions. You will lead spine-leaf fabric deployments, DWDM and backbone connectivity while mentoring engineers and owning critical incidents.

The role emphasizes Python-based automation, AI-assisted tooling, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, secure, and scalable infrastructure in a fast-paced cloud environment.