Principal Network Engineer

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
Salary
$114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted
13 days ago
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TL;DR · Principal Network Engineer

The Principal Network Engineer joins the Frontend Fabric Engineering Design team to design and develop the global frontend network fabric supporting scalable cloud services. This role involves defining network architectures, routing solutions, and platform standards while translating service requirements into validated designs. Key responsibilities include designing L3/L4 network topologies, implementing VPC/VNet topologies, and engineering security controls like VRFs and IPsec. The engineer will build automation frameworks using Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks, develop validation tools with Python, and manage telemetry systems using SNMP and NetFlow. The position requires expertise in Border Gateway Protocol routing and IP networking to solve complex problems regarding performance optimization, capacity planning, and network health monitoring. Additionally, the role involves mentoring junior engineers and leading incident investigations to drive lasting design improvements.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $143779 from 133 postings across 37 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead designs for routing policies, data center architectures, and SDN overlays spanning on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Implement and operate VPC topologies, subnets, NAT, and inter-cloud connectivity using standard blueprints.
  • Engineer network segmentation, ACLs, and encryption integrations aligned to zero-trust security principles.
  • Develop reusable Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks to enforce infrastructure as code and automated rollbacks.
  • Implement streaming telemetry and flow logs to define SLIs/SLOs and build health monitoring dashboards.
  • Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis to drive problem management and design improvements.
  • Produce high-quality design documentation, network diagrams, and runbooks to ensure traceability to requirements.
  • Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, knowledge shares, and technical guidance.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must have 6 to 10+ years of experience.
  • Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Experience with automation is required.
  • Experience with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing is required.
  • Experience with IP networking is required.
  • Experience with L3/L4 network topologies, including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EVPN/VXLAN, and SDN overlays is required.
  • Experience with cloud networking, including VPC/VNet, NAT, Transit/Hub-and-Spoke, and PrivateLink is required.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible is required.

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