Senior Network Engineer, AI-Driven Data Center Networking

Oracle; United States; On-site; USD 91,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer to drive end-to-end network life cycles for OCI Regions and AI infrastructure. You will deploy, operate, and automate spine-leaf data center fabrics, participate in architecture reviews, and mentor engineers across projects.

Responsibilities include leading network builds, troubleshooting high-priority events, and developing automation using Python and modern engineering practices. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/EE.
• Experience in hyperscale cloud, ISP, or large enterprise networking environments.
• Strong understanding of modern data center networking architectures.
• Proficient with major routing/switching protocols and IP/DNS/DHCP.
• Hands-on with commodity Ethernet hardware (Broadcom, Mellanox).
• Experience with Internet peering and large-scale network operations.
• Proficient in Python or similar for automation.
• Familiar with network automation frameworks/APIs.
• Knowledge of model-driven networking (YANG/OpenConfig/NETCONF/gNMI).
• Experience with telemetry and network monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead network build and expansion projects for new OCI Regions and AI infrastructure.
• Deploy and support large-scale spine-leaf data center fabrics and backbone networks.
• Develop MOPs, runbooks, and operational best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Lead troubleshooting and serve as escalation point during high-priority events.
• Develop automation to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Collaborate with Network Automation to integrate new tooling.
• Partner with vendors to resolve defects and qualify firmware/hardware.

Skills

Networking protocols: BGP/OSPF/IS-IS

IPv4/IPv6/TCP/IP

DNS & DHCP

Python for automation

Network automation frameworks & APIs

YANG/OpenConfig/NETCONF/gNMI

Telemetry & observability

AI-assisted engineering tools

Troubleshooting & incident response

Security & high-availability

Vendor collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Broadcom hardware

Mellanox/NVIDIA-based hardware

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Senior Network Developer to drive end-to-end network life cycles for OCI Regions and AI infrastructure. You will deploy, operate, and automate spine-leaf data center fabrics, participate in architecture reviews, and mentor engineers across projects.

Responsibilities include leading network builds, troubleshooting high-priority events, and developing automation using Python and modern engineering practices. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.