Senior Director, Network Engineering

Salary: $193,600 - 414,400 per year Requirements:

• We require a bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• We look for experience leading networking engineering architecture and design practices, including program execution, process improvement, and organizational management.
• We need strong knowledge of core cloud networking technologies, such as network design and fabrics, networking protocols, network automation, telemetry, and common hardware platforms.
• We expect the ability to guide region and metro-area networking, product partnerships, and business strategy.
• We require understanding of software design, along with the ability to build and operate software platforms and solutions.
• We look for 10+ years of experience as a technical contributor, manager, and/or business leader.
• We require excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• We seek a proven record of developing and delivering strategic initiatives.
• Preferred experience includes work in a large ISP or cloud provider environment.
• Preferred background includes strong knowledge of network fabrics and optical transport.
• Preferred experience includes AI infrastructure and workloads.
• Preferred experience includes automation systems, framework design and use, and deployment.
• Preferred knowledge includes network security design, system performance characterization, and testing.
• Preferred knowledge includes data flow and telemetry design, deployment, and operations.
• Preferred experience includes standards work, regulatory work, industry leadership, and policy development.

• We develop, manage, and lead network engineering teams, including organization planning, hiring, and performance management.
• We own the long-term strategy for Physical Network Engineering and contribute to the broader Networking and adjacent Infrastructure strategy.
• We lead execution roadmaps for sub-teams and define key metrics to support decision-making and prioritization.
• We provide regular updates to executive management to help shape the infrastructure portfolio.
• We own network product definition and advancement in partnership with Product teams.
• We drive vendor and supplier management to negotiate supplies, pricing, hardware delivery, and software or OS delivery.
• We mentor and coach area leaders, senior technical staff, and program managers, extending influence beyond our immediate team.
• We lead a highly skilled engineering team focused on performance optimization and innovation in optical networking.
• We work closely with Networking teams to evaluate and improve Physical Network investments and recommend aligned future investments.
• We communicate best practices in Physical Networking and review qualification and validation processes to support optimal performance.
• We oversee diagnostic and troubleshooting efforts to support large infrastructure network buildouts and releases.
• We collaborate with the Vice President of Network Infrastructure and teams across Compute, Networking, and Hardware Product Groups.
• We partner with Product teams to recommend Network infrastructure strategies that improve performance and stability for Cloud workloads.
• We engage customers and industry authorities to understand technology trends and customer needs, shaping the optical network roadmap.
• We lead the development of processes that support network optimization for cloud workloads.
• We work with executive leadership on go-to-market strategy and support Product managers in launching new SKUs across regions.
• We define the network strategy and program for cloud compute and build executive-level relationships across industry and research.
• We define critical metrics to guide prioritization and decision-making and set performance goals and expectations for the team.

• AI
• Cloud
• Flow
• Hardware
• Support
• Network
• Oracle
• Security

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We are Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), where we build the future of the cloud for enterprises as a diverse team of creators and inventors. We combine the speed and mindset of a start-up with the scale and customer focus of a leading enterprise software company. This senior leadership role sits within our Physical Network Engineering organization and is focused on shaping our global network footprint, product direction, and long-term strategy. We offer a comprehensive benefits package in the US, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, disability and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter and parking benefits, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, and paid sick leave. The US hiring range listed for this role is $193,600 to $414,400 per year, with potential eligibility for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

last updated 41 week of 2026