Senior Core Infrastructure Engineer

About the Role

As an engineer on the Strategic Customer Engineering team, you will play a critical role in aligning technical details across various service teams, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and driving end-to-end execution of complex projects. This role involves designing, coordinating, and executing technical solutions that significantly impact customer experience and scalability. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of cloud technologies, excellent communication skills, and a history of leading large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cloud infrastructure solutions are designed and built with scalability in mind.
• Partner with development teams to architect, design, and implement solutions within a distributed computing environment.
• Lead initiatives across engineering, operations, and leadership with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with customer engineering leadership and OCI engineering leadership to ensure customer success.
• Take ownership of problems and identify solutions, documenting potential issues impacting customers.
• Work with engineering teams to design infrastructure components such as cloud resources, distributed computing systems, and data storage solutions.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure performance, scalability, and reliability issues, implementing solutions to mitigate risks and minimize downtime.
• Document infrastructure designs, configurations, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and ensure maintainability.

Qualifications

• 4–8+ years of distributed cloud engineering experience in a software development environment.
• Development experience in Java/C++/C# and scripting languages.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, and/or Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools for managing distributed systems.
• Strong Linux skills with hands-on experience in Oracle Linux/RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu, and Debian distributions, including system administration, package management, shell scripting, and performance optimization.
• Experience working with cloud platform teams and accommodating requirements from compute, networking, storage, and identity teams.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security principles, and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Experience documenting infrastructure designs, configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.

Pay

Hiring Range in USD: $79,200 - $209,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D, with supplemental options for employees, spouses, and children.
• 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 for salaried employees, accruing 13 days annually for the first three years and 18 days thereafter; prorated for part-time employees.
• 11 paid holidays.
• 72 hours of paid sick leave upon hire, refreshing annually up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal services.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.

Disclaimer: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may require compliance with immunization/occupational health mandates and/or drug testing requirements.