Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

Oracle

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

As a Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer, you will lead the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems designed for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads. You will be responsible for optimizing code and data paths, managing large-scale retrieval and storage via data plane platforms, and ensuring system reliability through redundancy, replication, and failover mechanisms. Your daily work involves designing fault-tolerant components to handle network unreliability using load-shedding and rate-limiting while meeting strict service level objectives. You will establish KPIs, build proactive telemetry dashboards, and conduct complex validation tests like fault injection. Additionally, you will implement robust security controls in multi-tenant environments, manage compliance documentation, and develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate patching and rollbacks. This role focuses on solving critical infrastructure challenges regarding data integrity, availability, and automated operational readiness for large-scale systems.

What you'll do

  • Architect and develop scalable, elastic distributed systems that support high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads.
  • Optimize code and data paths to ensure system performance meets defined service level objectives (SLOs).
  • Design fault-tolerant components using redundancy, replication, failover mechanisms, and rate-limiting to handle network unreliability.
  • Establish KPIs and build custom dashboards and telemetry systems to proactively monitor system health.
  • Conduct complex validation testing, including fault injection and brownouts, to ensure data integrity and correctness.
  • Proactively diagnose, debug, and resolve production issues while mentoring peers in incident response.
  • Implement robust security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts to manage cloud infrastructure and deployment cycles.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Candidates must have 6 to 10+ years of experience in relevant fields.
  • Experience is required in designing and architecting scalable, elastic distributed systems for high-throughput workloads.
  • Experience is required in implementing fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, and failover mechanisms.
  • Experience is required in developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts to manage cloud infrastructure.
  • Candidates must be able to perform proactive troubleshooting, incident management, and mentor peers in technical processes.
  • Experience is required in implementing security controls, encryption, and maintaining compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.

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