Director, Core Infrastructure Engineering

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Austin, TXNashville, TN
Salary: $169,800–$355,400 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Director, Core Infrastructure Engineering

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The Director, Core Infrastructure Engineering leads the strategy, architecture, and operational health of critical infrastructure services for large-scale GPU environments. This role involves managing multiple teams to design and optimize interdependent, scalable distributed systems that support demanding AI and machine-learning workloads. Key responsibilities include overseeing system reliability, fault tolerance, and high-throughput data processing while ensuring security in multi-tenant environments. The leader will drive the implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), formal verification techniques, and automated change management for patching and updates. Core competencies include system design, incident management, and cross-functional leadership. The position addresses the technical challenge of maintaining performance, security, and reliability for hyper-scale systems, specifically focusing on data plane platforms, load-shedding, rate-limiting, and meeting strict service level objectives.

Skills

Distributed Systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) GPU Cloud Infrastructure Data Plane Formal Verification Telemetry SLOs KPIs Incident Management Encryption Access Controls Data Replication load-shedding rate-limiting

What you'll do

Design and implement strategies for scalable distributed systems and high-throughput data processing.
Oversee the architecture of fault-tolerant systems including redundancy, replication, and automatic failover.
Direct the creation of telemetry systems, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms to monitor system health.
Provide strategic guidance on security measures, encryption, and cloud infrastructure compliance.
Lead operational troubleshooting, incident response, and root cause investigations for active systems.
Manage automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for cloud infrastructure management.
Oversee project execution by monitoring timelines, deliverables, and budgets for multiple engineering teams.
Coach and develop engineering leaders to improve technical skills and organizational performance.

What we're looking for

Must have 10+ years of experience.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Must possess deep technical judgment and organizational leadership skills.
Must have experience in system design and architecture for scalable distributed systems.
Must have experience in system reliability, including fault-tolerant designs and automatic failover.
Must have experience in operational troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause investigation.
Must have experience in cloud infrastructure compliance, security, and automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Must have experience in performance management, talent development, and coaching engineering leaders.

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