Senior Network Developer - Optical Engineering

Oracle is hiring a Senior Network Developer - Optical Engineering for onsite work in Nashville, TN.

Responsibilities

• Lead network lifecycle management programs by setting high-level objectives, delivery procedures, technical milestones, and supporting tasks.
• Act as a technical lead for moderately complex initiatives; coordinate efforts of 2 to 3 engineers as needed.
• Advise project and program managers while coordinating with immediate and skip-level leadership.
• Partner cross-functionally as a technical subject-matter expert for cross-functional initiatives and engineering development.
• Own technical project requirements, specifications, designs, and documentation.
• Translate high-level network architectures into detailed, scalable solution designs.
• Lead engineering of network solutions with multiple service layers and complex interactions.
• Work with service teams to ensure solutions are supported through monitoring, automation, and operational readiness processes.
• Serve as Tier 3 escalation for network incidents, including break-fix support during large-scale events.
• Drive systematic resolution of complex network issues and lead root-cause analysis (RCA).
• Develop scripts and automation to streamline complex or non-traditional operational tasks.
• Lead and deliver network automation initiatives using a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance and focused development support for junior and senior technical staff.
• Conduct technical coaching sessions and support skill-building for junior team members.
• Collaborate with vendor engineering teams and account managers to resolve business and operational issues.
• Participate in RFQs and RFPs, supporting evaluation and adoption of new vendor hardware and technology.
• Maintain communication with product teams, network leadership, and the PMO to identify gaps, assess solutions, and align technology investments to product and service requirements.
• Design and develop advanced network fabric and systems for large-scale enterprise, data center, or cloud networking environments.
• Validate production networks and develop scaling strategies for varied use cases.
• Assess complex design risks prior to deployment and recommend mitigations.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal groups (including quality assurance) to ensure readiness of hardware, firmware, software, and cloud network code.
• Design investigation playbooks for common network issues and analyze network workflows to improve performance and efficiency.
• Build and enhance moderately complex modules within automation frameworks for testing and operations to improve efficiency.
• Automate critical network tasks across production and lab environments and optimize repetitive support functions.
• Create and customize dashboards, telemetry systems, and alerting mechanisms to proactively monitor network health.
• Use infrastructure pipelines and configuration items with established playbooks and resources.
• Independently configure tools to meet requirements of new products or services.
• Develop standalone, moderately complex test cases and test strategies to ensure network integrity.
• Lead test practices and strategies, providing guidance and collaborating on robust testing protocols.
• Improve break-fix validation and post-event RCA approaches so lessons are integrated into team processes.
• Conduct L1 network change reviews and present network changes to change management review boards.
• Collaborate to validate systems and environments through pre-production testing against internal standards prior to deployment.
• Provide audit documentation and evidence as part of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) aligned with governance and security requirements.
• Work with monitoring teams to maintain dashboards, telemetry, and alerting, defining metrics, trends, and thresholds tied to SLOs.
• Use monitoring tools to monitor alerting systems, provide feedback to enhance detection and diagnosis of network anomalies, and support operational rotations.
• Develop tools and solutions to improve efficiency for frontline support teams during network failures.
• Collaborate with program managers using templated project plans to meet test and deployment milestones and maintain project alignment.
• Mentor junior engineers and act as an SME for technical issues.
• Engage with customers to clarify technical issues and contribute to RCA documentation.
• Contribute to roadmap and software architecture discussions and implement ideas when needed.
• Ensure networking standards adherence across vendors and internal teams by identifying misalignment and proposing resolutions.
• Analyze network performance and service metrics (latency, throughput, packet loss) to identify efficiency issues and scale network capacity.
• Use capacity information through security and performance metrics to ensure the infrastructure supports anticipated growth.
• Independently manage work, monitoring timelines and deliverables to keep projects aligned to requirements.
• Prioritize work and adapt to resource or timeline shifts by suggesting adjustments to maintain efficiency.
• Collaborate across teams to align expectations and achieve shared objectives.
• Build and maintain understanding of business and stakeholder needs to support effective partnerships.
• Identify and address standard and non-standard issues in line with standard practices, escalating more complex issues appropriately.
• Troubleshoot errors by analyzing data from multiple sources, contribute to knowledge sharing, and apply continuous learning to tools and skills.
• Recommend process, protocol, and workflow updates to increase team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Seek input on alternative approaches to improve how work is performed.

Requirements

• At least 3-5 years of network infrastructure engineering in optics and optical networks.
• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering; Masters preferred.
• Experience with data center engineering cabling.
• Product Lifecycle Management experience.
• Testing and Qualification background.
• Python coding and scripting experience.

Technologies

• Python
• RCA
• SLOs
• GRC

Preferred experience, characteristics, and leadership skills

• Balance strategic and tactical skills with intellectual agility and capacity for original thought.
• Strong communication skills to write, present, and adjust messages to different audiences and organizations.
• Proven ability to collaborate and navigate large, sophisticated environments with other groups and resources.
• Analytical approach combining data comparison across sources with good judgment for innovation.
• Business insight including understanding of cloud technology, business, and operations to support recommendations.

Career level

• Senior level supporting optical design, development, modification, and evaluation of electronic, electro-mechanical, or mechanical components, assemblies, or integrated circuitry for hardware systems for external market.
• Includes new design and modification work that results in significant product enhancement.
• Activities cover design, analysis, testing, and process development using engineering principles and methods.
• Technical subject areas may include electrical and logical design of printed circuit boards or integrated circuits, mechanical design of electronics enclosures or integrated circuit packaging, and embedded software/firmware design.
• May include Tier 3 operational support and product lifecycle management, including SW releases and feature development.