Principal Network Reliability Engineer

Principal Network Reliability Engineer

We are looking for a Principal Network Reliability Engineer to join Oracle’s Network Reliability Engineering team. The mission of the team is to provide exceptional network reliability and automation services that enable our customers to drive operational excellence in OCI networks  focusing on both reactive and proactive functions, we aim to minimize downtime, quickly resolve incidents, and continuously enhance network performance through automation, advanced monitoring, and a customer‑centric approach.

• 7+ years of experience in networking technologies
• Proficiency with Python or similar scripting language
• Proficiency with network technologies and protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS)
• Experience developing network automation or device management solutions
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, thriving in collaborative and agile teams
• Ownership mindset – delivering results, embracing ambiguity, and driving continuous improvements
• Experience working in a network support role

• Proficiency with other network technologies and protocols including IS‑IS, RSVP‑TE, EVPN, VxLAN, DHCP, DNS, IPv4 and IPv6
• Experience with network modeling and programming – YAML, YANG, Open Config, NETCONF
• Experience with network monitoring and telemetry solutions
• Experience with ticket systems like Jira and version control systems like Git
• Knowledge of Scrum & Agile Methodologies

• Participate in network solution and architecture design process
• Participate in operational support rotations as primary and secondary
• Provide break‑fix support for events and serve as the escalation point for remediation
• Lead post‑event root‑cause analysis
• Join major event/incident calls to resolve network issues that impact Oracle customers
• Handle fault identification and escalation on OCI’s systems and networks, collaborating with 3rd‑party suppliers
• Collaborate with program/project managers to develop milestones and deliverables
• Use existing procedures and tools to develop and execute network change, while creating new procedures when needed
• Develop solutions to enable front‑line support teams to act on network failure conditions
• Mentor junior engineers
• Coordinate with networking automation services for development and integration of support tooling
• Coordinate with network monitoring to gather telemetry and create alert rules
• Build dashboards to represent data at various network layers and device roles to identify issues and anomalies
• Frequently develop scripts to automate routine tasks for team and business units
• Serve as SME on software development projects for network automation and monitoring
• Collaborate with vendor technical account team and internal QA to drive bug resolution and qualify new firmware or OS

Disclaimer: Certain US customer or client‑facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

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

US:
Hiring Range USD $86,400 – $199,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short‑term 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 for salaried employees and accrued vacation for others
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave – 72 hours on date of hire, max 112 hours per year
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal services
• Voluntary benefits – 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 – IC4

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