Senior Network Developer 3 (IC3) – Network Region Build (NRB)

Oracle; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 91,400 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer to design, validate, and implement large-scale network solutions across data centers, AI infrastructure, and cloud environments. You will lead spine-leaf fabric deployments, automate tasks with Python, and guide incident response while collaborating with vendors and internal teams.

You will mentor engineers, participate in architecture reviews, and drive RCA improvements to ensure high availability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in hyperscale cloud, ISP, or large enterprise networking environments.
• Strong data center networking architecture knowledge.
• Hands-on with routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, IPv4/IPv6, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• Proficient in Python and network automation tooling.
• Familiarity with YANG/OpenConfig/NETCONF/gNMI and model-driven networking.
• Experience with telemetry, observability, and performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead network build and expansion for new OCI Regions and AI infrastructure.
• Deploy and support large-scale spine-leaf data center fabrics and backbone networks.
• Execute complex changes while improving operation procedures and deployment standards.
• Develop MOPs, runbooks, and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on schedule.
• Participate in architecture reviews and influence designs.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Engage in on-call rotations and incident response.
• Lead troubleshooting and RCA actions; implement long-term fixes.
• Develop automation using Python and AI-assisted tools to boost efficiency.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

IS-IS

MPLS

IPv4/IPv6

TCP/IP

DNS/DHCP

Python

Network automation

NETCONF

gNMI

OpenConfig

YANG

Telemetry/Observability

AI-assisted tooling

Security and HA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Broadcom hardware

NVIDIA/Mellanox hardware

Job description

Designs and develops advanced network systems for large-scale enterprise, data center, or cloud-based environments, providing expertise in solution design and validation, and collaborating with vendors and internal groups for thorough validation. Designs and builds moderately complex modules within automation frameworks for testing and operations, optimizing network tasks and proactively monitoring network health with advanced scripts. Develops moderately complex test cases and strategies, leading testing protocols and root cause analysis (RCA) improvements, and ensuring compliance and readiness criteria are met through pre-production testing. Builds and customizes systems to monitor network health, provides feedback to enhance anomaly detection, guides incident response and root cause investigations, and improves tools for frontline support teams. Ensures milestone achievement with project managers, mentors junior engineers, engages in customer clarification and RCA documentation, and identifies resolutions for networking standards misalignment. Analyzes network performance metrics to identify efficiency issues and scales network independently.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Network Developer, you’ll participate throughout the complete network lifecycle from design validation through deployment, expansion, automation, and operational support.

Responsibilities include:

• 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 continuously improving operational procedures and deployment standards.
• Develop new Methods of Procedure (MOPs), runbooks, and operational best practices.
• Partner with Program Managers and cross‑functional engineering teams to deliver network projects on schedule.
• Participate in network architecture reviews and influence future infrastructure designs.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across projects.
• Participate in on‑call and operational rotations supporting critical production infrastructure.
• Lead troubleshooting and serve as an escalation point during high‑priority network events.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement long‑term corrective actions.
• Develop automation using Python and modern engineering practices to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Leverage AI‑assisted development tools to accelerate scripting, automation, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational workflows while applying sound engineering judgment and validating all outputs.
• Collaborate with Network Automation teams to integrate new tooling and automation capabilities.
• Partner with network vendors to resolve software defects, qualify new firmware releases, and validate new hardware platforms.

Engineering Culture

NRB embraces automation and modern engineering practices. Engineers are encouraged to leverage AI‑assisted development tools to accelerate software development, scripting, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational workflows while maintaining high standards for security, reliability, code quality, and operational excellence.

Critical Focus Areas

• AI data center network deployments
• Large‑scale spine‑leaf fabrics
• Structured cabling, optics, and fiber troubleshooting
• DWDM, metro fiber, and backbone connectivity
• Network automation and operational tooling
• Network build execution and commissioning
• Incident response and operational excellence
• Root cause analysis and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working 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 commodity Ethernet platforms, including Broadcom and NVIDIA/Mellanox‑based hardware.
• Experience with Internet peering, backbone networking, and large‑scale network operations.
• Proficiency with Python or another programming language used for network automation.
• Experience with network automation frameworks and APIs.
• 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.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Experience using AI‑assisted engineering tools (such as Oracle AI, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, or similar) to improve software development, automation, documentation, and operational efficiency.

Preferred Experience

• Building and operating hyperscale cloud networks.
• AI or GPU cluster networking.
• Data center commissioning and infrastructure deployment.
• Fiber acceptance testing, OTDR, and structured cabling validation.
• Network migrations and large‑scale infrastructure deployments.
• Vendor engagement, hardware qualification, and software validation.
• Automation‑first operational mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client‑facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $91,400 - $187,000 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• 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: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non‑overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC3

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