Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

Oracle

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On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
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$114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted
76 days ago
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TL;DR · Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

The Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer leads the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems. Working within the Product and Research category, this individual contributor designs fault-tolerant components capable of handling hyper-scale workloads through redundancy, replication, and automatic failover. Day-to-day responsibilities include optimizing code and data paths, implementing load-shedding and rate-limiting to manage network unreliability, and establishing KPIs and telemetry for proactive monitoring. The role requires building complex validation scenarios like fault injection and brownouts to ensure correctness and durability. Key technical skills include Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and robust security controls for multi-tenant environments. The engineer solves critical problems regarding high-throughput data retrieval, storage, and processing while ensuring operational readiness and compliance within complex cloud infrastructure environments.

What you'll do

  • Architect and develop scalable, elastic distributed systems that support high-throughput and hyper-scale workloads.
  • Design fault-tolerant components using redundancy, replication, failover mechanisms, and rate-limiting to ensure service level objectives.
  • Establish KPIs and build custom dashboards and telemetry systems to proactively monitor system health.
  • Develop complex validation scenarios including fault injection and brownouts to ensure data integrity and correctness.
  • Proactively diagnose, debug, and resolve production issues while mentoring peers on incident response.
  • Implement robust security controls, encryption, and access management for multi-tenant environments.
  • Create Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools to manage cloud infrastructure and deployment workflows.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience in relevant fields.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English.
  • Experience architecting and developing scalable, elastic distributed systems for high-throughput workloads.
  • Expertise in designing fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, failover, and rate-limiting.
  • Proficiency in establishing telemetry, KPIs, and building proactive monitoring dashboards and alerts.
  • Ability to perform complex validation including fault injection and brownout testing.
  • Experience implementing robust security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
  • Skill in developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts for cloud infrastructure management.

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