Director, Network Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of network product engineers responsible for the design, qualification, deployment, and lifecycle management of networking platforms supporting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Establish technical vision, priorities, and execution plans for Network Products Engineering in alignment with OCI infrastructure strategy.
• Drive the design, development, testing, validation, and deployment readiness of switching, routing, optical, and ASIC-based networking platforms.
• Partner with external hardware vendors, silicon providers, and optical manufacturers to influence technology roadmaps, prioritize features, resolve product gaps, and ensure successful delivery against OCI requirements.
• Own vendor technical relationships and represent OCI during architecture reviews, design discussions, qualification activities, and executive business reviews.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives involving Network Engineering, Software Engineering, Network Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Product Management, and Data Center Engineering.
• Translate business and infrastructure requirements into product specifications, engineering deliverables, and execution plans.
• Drive hardware qualification programs, interoperability testing, manufacturing readiness, deployment validation, and lifecycle management.
• Establish engineering processes, quality standards, and operational readiness criteria that ensure reliable deployment at hyperscale.
• Identify technical and program risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and operational rigor.
• Develop organizational capability through coaching, talent development, hiring, succession planning, and performance management.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of networking or hardware engineering experience, including leadership experience managing engineering teams.
• Deep understanding of modern data center networking technologies including Ethernet switching, routing, optical transport, network ASICs, and high-speed interconnects.
• Experience working directly with network equipment vendors, ASIC manufacturers, optics suppliers, ODMs, and OEM partners.
• Demonstrated success influencing external vendor roadmaps and driving execution across complex technical partnerships.
• Experience delivering networking products at hyperscale cloud or service provider scale.
• Strong understanding of hardware development lifecycles including architecture, qualification, manufacturing, deployment, and sustaining engineering.
• Proven ability to lead large cross-functional initiatives involving multiple engineering and business organizations.
• Excellent communication, executive presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Track record of delivering complex technical programs through collaboration and influence rather than direct authority.