Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

Oracle

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On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
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$114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted
36 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. This role involves optimizing code and data paths for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads while leveraging data plane platforms for large-scale retrieval, storage, and processing. The engineer designs fault-tolerant, in-service-upgradable systems using redundancy, replication, failover, and policies for partitions, while implementing load-shedding, throttling, and rate-limiting to manage network unreliability. Key responsibilities include establishing KPIs, building proactive dashboards, and designing complex validation tests like fault injection and brownouts. The position requires expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and robust security controls for multi-tenant environments. The work focuses on ensuring system correctness, durability, and operational readiness while maintaining compliance documentation and managing complex tasks across multiple projects.

What you'll do

  • Architect and develop scalable, elastic distributed systems to support high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads.
  • Design fault-tolerant components using redundancy, replication, failover, and rate-limiting to meet SLOs.
  • Establish KPIs and telemetry to build proactive dashboards and alerting mechanisms for system health.
  • Design and execute complex validation tests, including fault injection and brown-out scenarios.
  • Diagnose and resolve production issues while providing guidance during incident response rotations.
  • Implement security controls, encryption, and access management for multi-tenant cloud environments.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation for patching, updates, and rollbacks.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Candidates must have 3 to 5+ years of experience.
  • Experience is required in architecting and developing scalable, elastic distributed systems.
  • Experience is required in optimizing code and data paths for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads.
  • Experience is required in designing fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, and failover mechanisms.
  • Experience is required in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation for cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience is required in implementing security controls, encryption, and access controls in multi-tenant environments.
  • Experience is required in diagnosing and resolving production issues and mentoring junior team members.

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