Lead Principal Network Developer

Oracle

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On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
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$126,200–$264,100 / yr
Posted
112 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · Lead Principal Network Developer

The Lead Principal Network Developer joins the Network Products Engineering organization to provide technical leadership for the next generation of cloud networking products. As a senior individual contributor, you will define architectural vision, drive product strategy, and oversee the design, development, and validation of advanced network fabrics and systems. Your daily work involves building automation frameworks, creating telemetry systems, and designing playbooks for complex issues while managing cross-functional partnerships with hardware, software, and supply chain teams. You will utilize expertise in network architecture, network hardware, network operating systems, and networking fundamentals to solve scalability and reliability challenges for large-scale cloud infrastructures. This role requires mitigating critical risks, optimizing capacity, and leading root cause analysis to ensure high-performance networking solutions for demanding global workloads.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop advanced network fabrics and systems to support large-scale cloud and data center environments.
  • Lead the development of automation frameworks and scripts to improve operational efficiency across multiple teams.
  • Create and customize complex dashboards, telemetry systems, and alerting mechanisms to monitor network health and performance.
  • Oversee the validation of production networks and establish standardized pre-production testing protocols.
  • Manage high-visibility incident responses and lead the delivery of root cause analysis for major technical issues.
  • Analyze network performance metrics to predict future capacity needs and author white papers to drive infrastructure changes.
  • Provide technical mentorship and subject matter expertise to cross-functional teams to ensure architectural alignment.
  • Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve complex bugs and ensure compliance with networking standards.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in the field.
  • Proficiency in network architecture is required.
  • Experience with network hardware is required.
  • Knowledge of network operating systems is required.
  • Mastery of networking fundamentals is required.

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