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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Principal - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI Network Engineering - **Company:** Oracle - **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $126,200.0 - $264,100.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Database, Cloud Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Engineering, Distributed Systems, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Networking Hardware, Multi-protocol Systems, Python (Programming Language), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Object-Oriented Software Development, Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), Oracle (Applications), Overlay Transport Virtualization, Remote Direct Memory Access, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Virtualization Technology, Information Technology, Software Coding, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/95BB8F54FE0E4F36B230C31EC604C7CD/job/ ## About the Role We are looking for an Architect who will contribute to and direct the RDMA and fabric networking space. This person, in addition to being a technical expert in networking, needs to have good leadership skills and can influence senior leadership in a positive way to make the business successful. They need to be able to see the roadmap of the industry as opposed to just the business. This will enable the business to take decisions that will help deliver better product and make itself competitive. Are you passionate about architecting, designing, developing, and delivering a great product? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to be an integral part of a truly great team? Come join us! Responsibilities Mandatory Qualifications: * 12+ years of experience in Networking field * Fluent in Cloud architecture, RDMA - RoCE, QoS, EVPN, VxLAN, BGP, MPLS, Tunnels, OSPF, TCP, UDP, IP, Networking device hardware, OSI L1-L7, Networking pluggables, WDM technology. * Fluency in writing code in Python. * Prior experience with network datacenter and cloud automation. * Experience with virtualization, service initiation and maintenance, and meeting customer SLAs. * Excellent judgment to influence product roadmap direction, features, and priorities. * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Hardware Engineering or related field. * Ability to work with minimal input from leadership and capability to drive, mentor the rest of the team. * Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills. Preferred Qualifications: * PhD degree in Computer Science or related engineering field. * Experience in object-oriented languages. ## Description Are you interested in building large-scale distributed networking solutions for the cloud? Do you love the idea of working in an environment with the excitement of a start-up, but the financial backing of a Fortune 100 company? You'll be joining a fast-growing venture that offers a ton of autonomy and a lot of variety. This role offers huge upside potential, high visibility, and fast career growth without the risks of a typical start-up. This is a unique opportunity to work with smart people to solve complex problems in distributed systems, networking, multi-tenant Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), and Software Defined Networking (SDN) operating at massive scale. Customers want higher availability, more throughput, better security, lower latency, reduced jitter, and lower overall cost. We help Oracle build the best-in-class cloud offering by providing the physical infrastructure and software to test and qualify networking hardware, configuration, design, and tooling. We build labs and tools to test physical hardware and simulate large-scale networks and designs. 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