Principal Network Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 85 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Principal Network Engineer

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The Principal Network Engineer joins the Product and Research team to design, implement, and operate resilient L3/L4 network services across data centers and cloud environments. This role involves leading designs for IP addressing, BGP/OSPF/IS-IS routing, EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, and SDN overlays while managing VPC/VNet topologies, NAT, and Transit/Hub-and-Spoke connectivity. The engineer will build reusable Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks, enforce GitOps practices, and develop validation tooling using Python. Key responsibilities include engineering security controls like VRFs, ACLs, and IPsec/TLS encryption, alongside implementing SNMP/streaming telemetry and defining SLIs/SLOs. The position requires collaborating with SRE and security partners to ensure high availability, managing complex projects, and mentoring junior engineers to maintain secure, compliant network architectures across diverse infrastructure environments.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $145000 from 135 postings across 36 companies.

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Skills

BGP OSPF IS-IS EVPN VXLAN SDN VPC VNet TGW IPsec TLS Terraform Ansible Python GitOps CI/CD SNMP NetFlow IPFIX

What you'll do

Design and implement L3/L4 network topologies including BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, and SDN overlays across on-prem and cloud environments.
Build and manage cloud networking components such as VPC/VNet topologies, transit gateways, load balancers, and inter-cloud connectivity.
Engineer security controls including VRF segmentation, ACLs, encryption, and DDoS protections to ensure zero-trust compliance.
Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible while maintaining GitOps practices and automated CI/CD pipelines.
Implement monitoring systems using streaming telemetry and flow logs to define SLIs/SLOs and perform capacity planning.
Lead complex change events and on-call responses to resolve high-priority incidents and minimize network downtime.
Create technical documentation, including design diagrams, runbooks, and inventory records for cross-team transparency.
Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance.

What we're looking for

Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience in network engineering.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Experience designing and operating L3/L4 network services across data centers and cloud environments is required.
Proficiency in BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, and SDN overlays is required.
Experience with cloud networking (VPC/VNet, TGW, PrivateLink) and load balancing (L4/L7) is required.
Ability to implement network security controls including VRFs, ACLs, IPsec, TLS, and zero-trust architectures.
Proficiency in automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, and GitOps practices is required.
Experience with monitoring systems including SNMP, NetFlow/IPFIX, and telemetry for SLI/SLO tracking is required.

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