Oracle · 2 days ago
Principal Optical Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$109K/yr - $223K/yr
10+ years expOracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Principal Optical Engineer to join their Optical Network Engineering team. The role focuses on building and scaling Oracle’s Optical Transport Network, delivering optical capacity and engineering solutions to support cloud infrastructure, and ensuring the availability and uptime of the metro network.
Data GovernanceData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead network lifecycle management programs by defining high-level objectives and delivery procedures
Organizes project technical milestones & supporting tasks and may work as project technical lead, coordinating effort of two or three engineers
Advises project/program manager and coordinates with immediate and skip-level leadership
Collaborates across teams within same org (same VP)
Serve as technical SME in cross-functional activities
Has technical responsibility for moderately complex project(s), including project requirements, specifications (where applicable), and documentation
Responsible for decomposing high-level architectures into detailed designs
May lead multiple engineers in developing network solutions consisting of multiple modules with complex interactions; Work with supporting service teams to ensure solutions are properly supported by monitoring and automation systems
Collaborates with vendor engineering and account manager to address current business or operational issues
Leads the development of RFQ/RFPs
May lead the adoption of new vendor hardware
Responsible to drive technology to meet product and service requirements and actively communicate with product teams as needed
Participate in coordinated communication with product teams, networking leadership, and PMO to help assess gaps, solutions and needs
Serve as a technical lead on network automation design and delivery projects
Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle
Provides a broad set of guidance to technical and senior technical members of staff
Interprets input from leaders (technical and managers) and provides focused development to junior member
Serves at Tier 3 or specialized escalation point for network events and provides break-fix support for large-scale events
Serves as principle point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network issues and act as Subject Matter Expert for root cause analysis efforts
Frequently develops scripts to automate non-traditional, complex tasks for business unit
Able to carry out technical coaching sessions, and helps junior members develop skills
Qualification
Required
5-10+ years network infrastructure engineering in optics and optical
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering
Experience with datacenter engineering cabling
Product Lifecycle management
Testing and Qualification background
Python coding and scripting
Preferred
Masters preferred
A balance of strategic and tactical skills, with a high-level of intellectual agility and capacity for original thought
An outstanding communicator who can write, present, and effectively adjust messages to meet individual audiences and organizations
A consistent record to navigate and effectively collaborate with other groups and resources in large, sophisticated environments
Ten to Fifteen years of industry experience, of which five or more years of relevant cloud experience
Communicates and Influences: Clearly communicates information and ideas to individuals and teams in an eloquent, focused and compelling way. Willing to offer intellectual thought
Analytical and Instinctual: Compares information from various sources to identify core issues. Uses data to make decisions but also understands that instinct plays a part in innovating. Always uses good common sense
Possesses Business Insight: Deep understanding of cloud technology, business and operations with the ability to draw from personal experience to make recommendations
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
Company
Oracle
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$25.75BKey Investors
Sequoia Capital
2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $18B
2025-02-03Post Ipo Debt· $7.75B
1986-03-12IPO
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