Senior Network Developer - Optical Engineering

Senior Optical Engineer role focused on building and scaling Oracle’s Optical Transport Network within an onsite network engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead network lifecycle management programs by defining high-level objectives, delivery procedures, technical milestones, and supporting tasks
• Act as a technical lead for moderately complex projects; coordinate the work of two to three engineers as needed
• Advise project and program managers while coordinating with immediate and skip-level leadership
• Collaborate cross-functionally and serve as a technical subject-matter expert for network initiatives
• Own technical project requirements, specifications, designs, and engineering documentation
• Decompose high-level network architectures into detailed, scalable solution designs
• Lead engineers in developing network solutions spanning multiple service layers and complex interactions
• Partner with service teams to ensure operational readiness through monitoring, automation, and support processes
• Serve as a Tier 3 escalation point for network incidents, including break-fix support during large-scale events
• Drive systematic resolution of complex network issues and lead root-cause analysis (RCA) efforts
• Develop scripts and automation to streamline complex or non-traditional operational tasks
• Lead and/or contribute to network automation design and delivery initiatives using a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and focused development support to junior and senior technical staff
• Conduct technical coaching sessions to help junior team members build technical and professional skills
• Collaborate with vendor engineering teams and account managers to resolve business and operational issues
• Participate in RFQs and RFPs and support evaluation and adoption of new vendor hardware and technology
• Maintain active communication with product teams, network leadership, and the PMO to identify gaps, assess solutions, and align investments to product and service requirements
• Design and develop advanced network fabric and systems for large-scale enterprise, data center, or cloud-based networking environments
• Validate production networks and develop scaling strategies for varied use cases
• Participate in network solution and architecture design and validation with technical guidance
• Identify and assess complex risks in network design before deployment and recommend mitigations
• Collaborate with vendors and internal groups (including quality assurance) to ensure hardware, firmware, software, and cloud network code readiness
• Design investigation playbooks for common network issue types
• Analyze network workflows and propose optimizations to improve performance and efficiency
• Design and build moderately complex modules within automation frameworks to support testing and operations efficiency
• Automate critical network tasks across production and lab environments and optimize repetitive support functions
• Build and customize dashboards, telemetry systems, and alerting mechanisms to proactively monitor network health
• Write and enhance advanced scripts to automate routine tasks across teams and business units
• Use and adjust infrastructure pipelines and configuration items via established playbooks and resources
• Independently configure tools to meet requirements of new products or services
• Develop standalone, moderately complex test cases and test strategies to ensure and enhance network integrity
• Lead test practices and strategies, guiding the team and collaborating with internal stakeholders on robust testing protocols
• Implement new approaches to improve break-fix validation and post-event RCA, integrating lessons learned
• Conduct L1 network change reviews and create and present network changes to change management review boards
• Collaborate with stakeholders to validate systems and environments through pre-production testing and compliance with internal standards prior to deployment
• Provide audit documentation and evidence as part of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
• Work with monitoring teams to maintain dashboards, telemetry, and alerting; define metrics, trends, and thresholds to support SLOs
• Use monitoring tools to monitor alerting systems and provide feedback to improve detection and diagnosis of network anomalies
• Participate in operational support rotations, providing guidance in incident response and root cause investigations
• Develop and enhance tools and solutions for frontline support teams to drive efficiencies during network failure conditions
• Collaborate with project program managers using templated project plans to meet critical test and deployment milestones
• Mentor junior engineers and act as an SME for technical issues
• Engage with customers to clarify technical issues and contribute to RCA documentation delivery
• Contribute to roadmap and software architecture discussions and support implementation where necessary
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to ensure adherence to networking standards and resolve misalignment
• Analyze network performance and service metrics (latency, throughput, packet loss) and take next steps to scale the network
• Use capacity information through security and performance metrics to support anticipated growth
• Independently manage work, monitoring timelines and deliverables to keep projects on track
• Proactively prioritize work, adapt to timeline shifts, and suggest adjustments to maintain project efficiency
• Collaborate across teams to align expectations and achieve shared objectives
• Independently identify and address standard and non-standard issues; escalate more complex issues appropriately
• Troubleshoot errors by analyzing data from multiple sources
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and best practices; pursue continuous learning and apply feedback and training to improve skills
• Recommend process, protocol, and workflow updates to increase team efficiency and effectiveness
• Seek input from team members on alternative approaches and methods for improving work

Requirements

• At least 3-5 years of network infrastructure engineering focused on optics and optical networks
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s preferred
• Experience with data center engineering cabling
• Product Lifecycle Management experience
• Testing and qualification background
• Python coding and scripting experience

Technologies

• Python
• RCA
• SLOs
• GRC

Preferred experience, characteristics, and leadership skills

• Balance of strategic and tactical skills with intellectual agility and capacity for original thought
• Strong communicator who can write, present, and adjust messaging for different audiences and organizations
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively in large, sophisticated environments
• Analytical approach using data to identify core issues and inform decisions, with practical judgment for innovation
• Business insight including understanding of cloud technology, business, and operations to support recommendations
• Ability to communicate and influence clearly with eloquent, focused, and compelling delivery while offering independent intellectual thought

Career level

• Senior level scope includes optical design, development, modification, and evaluation of electronic and electro-mechanical components, assemblies, or integrated circuitry for hardware systems
• Includes new design and modifications resulting in significant product enhancement
• Work encompasses design, analysis, testing, and process development using engineering principles and methods
• May include technical subject areas such as electrical and logical design of printed circuit boards or integrated circuits, mechanical design of electronic enclosures, and embedded software/firmware design
• May include Tier 3 operational support as well as product lifecycle management including SW releases and feature development