Senior Network Engineer - AI-Driven Data Center & Automation

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer in Nashville to drive end-to-end network lifecycle activities from design validation through deployment, expansion, automation, and operations. You will lead builds for new OCI regions, deploy spine-leaf data center fabrics, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver projects on schedule.

You will develop automation with Python, leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate scripting, troubleshooting, and documentation, and mentor junior

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical 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 (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, IPv4/IPv6, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• Hands-on experience with commodity Ethernet platforms, including Broadcom and NVIDIA/Mellanox-based hardware.

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 operational procedures and deployment standards.
• Develop new MOPs, runbooks, and operational best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across projects.
• Lead troubleshooting and serve as escalation point during high-priority network events.
• Develop automation using Python and AI-assisted tooling to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Network Automation and vendor teams to integrate new tooling and validate hardware.

Skills

Network engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE, or related field

Tools

Python

Broadcom hardware

NVIDIA/Mellanox hardware

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer in Nashville to drive end-to-end network lifecycle activities from design validation through deployment, expansion, automation, and operations. You will lead builds for new OCI regions, deploy spine-leaf data center fabrics, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver projects on schedule.

You will develop automation with Python, leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate scripting, troubleshooting, and documentation, and mentor junior