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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Network Engineer - **Company:** Oracle - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $91,400 - $187,000 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Border Gateway Protocol, Big Data, Network Operating System (NOS), Common Lisp Object Systems, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Network Address Translation, Domain Name System (DNS), Ethernet, IP Addressing, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), IPv4, IPv6, Subnetting, Python (Programming Language), Transport Layer, Netconf, NetFlow, Network Architecture, Network Planning and Design, Network Administration, Network Virtualization, Network Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Oracle (Applications), Role-Based Access Control, Software Tools, Cloud Services, Ansible, Runbook, Simple Network Management Protocols, Data Streaming, System Testing, TCP/IP, Computer Networking Systems, Model-Driven Development, Computer Network Technologies, Multi-Cloud, Git, Git Flow, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Drift Detection, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Programming Languages - **Published:** November 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-network-engineer-seattle-wa--e425ee3d-7a99-4db4-9402-098ac1aea08f ## About the Role Network Architecture/Engineering, Oracle, Incident Response, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Design, Network Administration/Management, Cloud Computing, Mentoring, Automation, Security Monitoring, * Eight years of relevant network engineering experience; or a bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field and four years of experience; or a master's degree and two years of experience; or a relevant doctorate. * Strong understanding of Layer 2 through Layer 4 networking, IP addressing and subnetting, BGP, OSPF, IPv4, IPv6, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, ECMP, and high-availability design. * Experience designing, deploying, or operating data-center, cloud, service-provider, or large-enterprise networks. * Hands-on experience automating network provisioning, configuration, validation, or operations using Python or another programming language. * Experience with Git, APIs, CI/CD workflows, automated testing, configuration modeling, or infrastructure-as-code practices. * Experience executing production network changes with appropriate risk assessment, validation, rollback, and change-management controls. * Demonstrated troubleshooting skills across network protocols, devices, automation systems, and physical infrastructure. * Experience participating in incident response, root-cause analysis, operational readiness, and continuous improvement. * Ability to work independently, manage project milestones and dependencies, and coordinate effectively with engineering and operations teams. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear technical designs, runbooks, and project updates., * Experience building or operating hyperscale cloud, service-provider, ISP, or large-scale data-center networks. * Experience partnering with cloud networking and platform teams to integrate virtual network services with physical underlay infrastructure. * Experience with Clos or spine-leaf fabrics, EVPN/VXLAN, SDN overlays, traffic engineering, segmentation, and secure service connectivity. * Experience with Terraform, Ansible, YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF, gNMI, or comparable model-driven networking technologies. * Experience implementing network telemetry and observability using SNMP, streaming telemetry, NetFlow/IPFIX, flow logs, dashboards, alerting, and service-level indicators. * Knowledge of network-security principles, including ACL and routing-policy management, least privilege, segmentation, MACsec, IPsec, and TLS. * Experience with commodity Ethernet platforms, optics, structured cabling, hardware qualification, and network operating-system validation. * Experience improving operational workflows through automated validation, reusable runbooks, deployment guardrails, or configuration-drift detection. * Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools to improve automation, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, or operational efficiency. ## Description Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Physical Networking organization builds and operates the global network infrastructure supporting OCI workloads across more than 50 regions. Join the team responsible for network fabrics supporting OCI Dedicated Regions and Multicloud Connectivity. As a hands-on Senior Network Engineer, you'll work with customers on network requirements, develop network designs and standards, and help establish reliable deployment and incident response processes. You'll own defined projects while collaborating with internal teams and mentoring peers. The successful candidate will combine strong networking fundamentals with automation, disciplined change execution, and practical problem-solving. You will collaborate with network automation, virtual networking, compute, hardware, security, monitoring, region deployment, and operations teams to deliver reliable, secure, and repeatable deployments for our customers. Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs., The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted. As part of Oracle''s onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment. What you'll do * Design and operate data-center fabrics, routing, and secure connectivity supporting OCI's physical network infrastructure. * Translate customer and product requirements into network designs, configuration standards, and deployment plans. * Own projects from technical design through validation, deployment, documentation, and operational handoff. * Build network automation and validation tools using Python, APIs, Git workflows, and infrastructure-as-code practices. * Execute production changes with pre-change checks, post-change verification, and rollback procedures. * Improve monitoring, capacity planning, runbooks, and incident response; troubleshoot issues across protocols, devices, optics, and automation. * Participate in a periodic on-call rotation, responding to large-scale network incidents and driving them to resolution. * Contribute to design reviews, develop repeatable standards, and mentor other engineers., * Design and operate data-center fabrics, routing, and secure connectivity supporting OCI's physical network infrastructure. * Translate customer and product requirements into network designs, configuration standards, and deployment plans. * Own projects from technical design through validation, deployment, documentation, and operational handoff. * Build network automation and validation tools using Python, APIs, Git workflows, and infrastructure-as-code practices. * Execute production changes with pre-change checks, post-change verification, and rollback procedures. * Improve monitoring, capacity planning, runbooks, and incident response; troubleshoot issues across protocols, devices, optics, and automation. * Participate in a periodic on-call rotation, responding to large-scale network incidents and driving them to resolution. * Contribute to design reviews, develop repeatable standards, and mentor other engineers.