Principal Network Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and operate resilient L3/L4 network services, overlays, and routing strategies across data center and cloud environments for Oracle.
Role type
Principal Network Engineer (IC4)
Builds
Cloud networking components, resilient network topologies, automation modules, and security controls.
Domain
Cloud networking and data center infrastructure
Required skills
L3/L4 routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), EVPN/VXLAN, cloud networking (VPC/VNet, PrivateLink), automation (Terraform, Ansible, Python), observability (SNMP, NetFlow, streaming telemetry), load balancing, network security, GitOps, infrastructure-as-code
Preferred skills
Mentoring junior engineers, technical decision-making, cross-team collaboration, design documentation, hiring evaluation
Technologies
Ansible, Terraform, Python, Git, CI/CD, Oracle Cloud, WAF, ASP.NET
Responsibilities
Design and lead resilient L3/L4 network topologies and routing strategies; implement and operate cloud networking components and inter-cloud connectivity; tune L4/L7 load balancing and service insertion; engineer network security controls and compliance guardrails; build and maintain reusable infrastructure-as-code modules and automation; implement monitoring, telemetry, and runbooks; partner with SRE, platform, and security teams on architecture and incident response; mentor junior engineers and contribute to hiring decisions.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship and strategy responsibilities
