Principal Network Developer

🏢 Oracle
📍 Nashville, United StatesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 2w ago🔄 Updated: 2w ago
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The Principal Network Developer will lead network expansion, automation, and deployment initiatives within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This role involves defining high-level objectives, organizing technical milestones, and coordinating with engineering, automation, hardware, and operations teams to deliver reliable cloud infrastructure. Responsibilities include decomposing high-level architectures into detailed designs, leading network solution development, and serving as a Tier 2 escalation point for network events. The position requires developing scripts for automation, understanding the software development lifecycle, and providing guidance and technical coaching to junior members. Collaboration with vendors and product teams is essential to address business and operational issues and drive technology to meet product requirements. Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science preferred, with at least 8 years of experience in a large ISP or cloud provider environment. Demonstrated knowledge of Python for automation and datacenter design, along with experience in networking protocols like BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, TCP, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP, and MPLS is required. Experience with Internet peering, inter-domain networking, high-level software design, automation systems, and network modeling (YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF) is also necessary. Knowledge of network security design, system performance characterization, testing, and data flow/telemetry design is important. Excellent judgment, communication, and organizational skills are expected.
Required Skills
Information Technology
PythonBGPOSPFDNSDHCPMPLSVPNCybersecurityScriptingSoftware Architecture & DesignTestNG
Productivity & Workplace Tools
RPA
Other
datacenter designTCPIPv4IPv6YANGOpenConfigNETCONFsystem performance characterizationdata flow designtelemetry design
Hospitality, Retail & Customer Service
SAP IS Retail
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
CommunicationOrganization
Nice to have:
Other
commodity Ethernet hardware
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
Leadership
Business, Sales & Management
Mentoring
🎁 Benefits & Perks
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.
Requirements
Bachelors degree in Computer Science preferred and at least 8 years of related experience. Experience working in a large ISP or cloud provider environment. Demonstrated knowledge of Python for automation and datacenter design. Experience with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP, and SSL. Experience with Internet peering and inter-domain networking. Experience with scripting or automation and datacenter design – Python preferred, but must demonstrate knowledge in a scripting or compiled language. Experience with high level software design/development. Experience with automation systems, framework design/use and deployment. Experience with network modeling and programing – YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF. Knowledge of network security design, system performance characterization and testing. Knowledge of data flow and telemetry design, deployment and operation. Excellent judgment in influence for product roadmap direction, features, and priorities. Leading individual contributor and a team member that provides direction and mentoring to others. Ability to use professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Capable of working under limited supervision. Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
Description

Principal Network Developer
Location: Nashville or near one of our data center build locations

As an NRB engineer, you’ll lead network expansion, automation, and deployment initiatives while working alongside engineering, automation, hardware, and operations teams to deliver highly reliable cloud infrastructure at hyperscale. This role requires approximately 25% travel, which typically means traveling at least once per month to OCI data centers—including Abilene, Texas, and other major AI deployment locations—to support network builds, commissioning, troubleshooting, and critical infrastructure milestones.

Lead network lifecycle management programs by defining high-level objectives and delivery procedures. Organizes project technical milestones & supporting tasks. May work as project technical lead, coordinating effort of two or three engineers.  Advises project/program manager and coordinates with immediate and skip-level leadership. Collaborates across teams within same org (same VP). May serve as technical SME in cross-functional activities. Has technical responsibility for moderately complex project(s), including project requirements, specifications (where applicable), and documentation. 

Responsible for decomposing high-level architectures into detailed designs. May lead multiple engineers in developing network solutions consisting of multiple modules with complex interactions; Work with supporting service teams to ensure solutions are properly supported by monitoring and automation systems. Serves at Tier2 or specialized escalation point for network events and provides break-fix support for large-scale events. Serves as principal point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network issues. Act as SME for root cause analysis efforts. 

Frequently develops scripts to automate non-traditional, complex tasks for business unit. May serve as a technical lead on network automation design and delivery projects. Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle.  

Provides a broad set of guidance to technical and senior technical members of staff. Interprets input from leaders (technical and managers) and provides focused development to junior member. Able to carry out technical coaching sessions and helps junior members develop skills. 

Collaborates with vendor engineering and account manager to address current business or operational issues. Participates in the development of RFQ/RFPs. May lead the adoption of new vendor hardware.  

Active communication with product teams. Responsible to drive technology to meet product and service requirements.  Participate in coordinated communication with product teams, networking leadership, and PMO to help assess gaps, solutions and needs.   

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science preferred and at least 8 years of related experience.  
  • Experience working in a large ISP or cloud provider environment.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Python for automation and datacenter design.
  • Experience working in a large ISP or cloud provider environment. Exposure to commodity Ethernet hardware (Broadcom/Mellanox), protocol experience with BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, TCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, MPLS.  Experience with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP, and SSL.  
  • Experience with Internet peering and inter-domain networking.  
  • Experience with scripting or automation and datacenter design – Python preferred, but must demonstrate knowledge in a scripting or compiled language. 
  • Experience with high level software design/development.  
  • Experience with automation systems, framework design/use and deployment.  
  • Experience with network modeling and programing – YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF.  
  • Knowledge of network security design, system performance characterization and testing.  Knowledge of data flow and telemetry design, deployment and operation.  
  • Excellent judgment in influence for product roadmap direction, features, and priorities.  Leading individual contributor and a team member that provides direction and mentoring to others.  
  • Ability to use professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Capable of working under limited supervision.   
  • Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills. 
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