Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TNAustin, TX
Salary: $146,300–$306,400 / yr
Posted: 48 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

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As a Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer within the Next Generation Networking organization, you will define the architecture for a unified global intelligence and control layer. You will build systems that fuse real-time observability with traffic prediction to create a closed-loop Observe–Predict–Decide–Act model. Your daily work involves designing distributed control-plane and observability software for data center and WAN network orchestration while developing algorithms for route computation, congestion management, fault isolation, and traffic steering. You will build resilient, high-availability services that push intelligence to end hosts and SmartNICs while maintaining a deterministic forwarding plane. The role requires expertise in C++, Java, Python, and distributed systems. You will solve complex problems regarding network reliability and automated response by leveraging your knowledge of L2/L3 networking, SDN, traffic engineering, and potentially applying machine learning or AI frameworks to network intelligence.

Skills

C++ Python Java Distributed Systems SDN L2/L3 Networking Routing Switching Traffic Engineering WAN Machine Learning AI High Availability Control Planes Observability SmartNICs

What you'll do

Define the technical vision and architecture for a global network intelligence platform.
Design and operate distributed control-plane and observability software for data center and WAN orchestration.
Develop algorithms for route computation, congestion management, fault isolation, and traffic steering.
Build systems that correlate real-time infrastructure signals to trigger automated responses.
Architect scalable, fault-tolerant, and highly available services at hyper scale.
Lead complex incident analysis and resolution across distributed systems and real-time network states.
Maintain technical documentation for architecture, implementation, and operational procedures.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
10+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, network control planes, and observability platforms.
Deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking, routing, switching, SDN, traffic engineering, and WAN technologies.
Proficiency in C++, Java, and Python programming languages.
Experience with control systems engineering, high availability systems, and large infrastructure.
Excellent communication skills and a track record of mentoring other engineers.
Experience applying machine learning or AI frameworks to operational or network intelligence problems (preferred).

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