Director, Core Infrastructure Engineering

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $169,800–$355,400 / yr
Posted: 45 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $186k

This role $263k

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TL;DR · Director, Core Infrastructure Engineering

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The Director, Core Infrastructure Engineering leads multiple teams to architect and deliver interdependent, scalable distributed systems that meet high-throughput data processing demands. This role involves overseeing the design of fault-tolerant architectures with in-service upgrade capabilities, while managing critical components like load-shedding, throttling, rate-limiting, and partition-aware designs. The position focuses on ensuring system reliability through formal verification, peer reviews, and establishing SLO-aligned durability standards. Key responsibilities include driving KPI and telemetry strategies, creating complex dashboards for proactive health monitoring, and overseeing data replication and synchronization. Additionally, the role manages infrastructure as code (IaC) automation, security protocols like encryption and access controls, and incident management to eliminate customer maintenance windows. The work centers on solving technical challenges related to large-scale data operations, ensuring high availability, and maintaining robust cloud infrastructure compliance in multi-tenant environments.

Skills

Distributed Systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Data Processing Cloud Infrastructure Telemetry Alerting Load-shedding Rate-limiting Encryption Access Control SOPs Incident Management Formal Verification SLOs Data Replication

What you'll do

Design and implement architectures for scalable, high-throughput distributed systems using data plane platforms.
Oversee the development of fault-tolerant systems featuring redundancy, replication, and automatic failover mechanisms.
Establish standards for system durability, availability, and performance metrics aligned with service level objectives.
Direct the creation of complex telemetry dashboards and alerting systems to ensure proactive health monitoring.
Lead incident management strategies to eliminate customer maintenance windows and establish standard operating procedures.
Provide strategic guidance on security measures including encryption, access controls, and compliance documentation.
Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated change management for system updates.
Manage multiple teams by overseeing project timelines, resource allocation, and professional development.

What we're looking for

Must have 10+ years of experience in the relevant field.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Experience leading multiple teams to architect and deliver scalable distributed systems is required.
Expertise in high-throughput data processing and large-scale system optimization is required.
Ability to oversee fault-tolerant architectures including redundancy, replication, and automatic failover is required.
Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) and automated change management for cloud environments is required.
Experience providing strategic guidance on security measures like encryption and access controls is required.
Ability to manage complex projects, budgets, and cross-functional collaborations is required.

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