Senior Optical Engineer

Senior Optical Engineer

The Senior Optical Engineer will be joining the Optical Network Engineering team which is responsible for building and scaling Oracle's Optical Transport Network. The team is focused on engineering and development, as well as FOA deployment of optical transport solutions and systems. The successful candidate will have a direct impact on our top priority of delivering optical capacity and engineering solutions to support Oracle's cloud infrastructure to provide metro optical transport solutions in support of the needs of the network. To continue to drive down costs for equipment and services for metro and optics. To train other teams to deploy and operate optical systems. To provide operations support to ensure availability and uptime of the metro network.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading network lifecycle management programs
• Organizing project technical milestones
• Advising project/program manager
• Collaborating across teams
• Serving as technical SME in cross-functional activities
• Responsible for decomposing high-level architectures
• Leading multiple engineers in developing network solutions
• Working with supporting service teams
• Collaborating with vendor engineering and account manager
• Participating in the development of RFQ/RFPs
• Leading the adoption of new vendor hardware
• Driving technology to meet product and service requirements
• Participating in coordinated communication with product teams
• Serving as a technical lead on network automation design and delivery projects
• Providing a broad set of guidance to technical and senior technical members of staff
• Serving at Tier 3 or specialized escalation point for network events
• Serving as principle point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network issues
• Frequently developing scripts to automate non-traditional, complex tasks
• Carrying out technical coaching sessions
• Helping junior members develop skills

Preferred personal experience, characteristics and leadership skills include:

• A balance of strategic and tactical skills
• An outstanding communicator
• A consistent record to navigate and effectively collaborate
• Ten to fifteen years of industry experience
• Communicates and Influences
• Analytical and Instinctual
• Possesses Business Insight

Qualifications include:

• 5-10+ years network infrastructure engineering in optics and optical
• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, Masters preferred
• Experience with datacenter engineering cabling preferred
• Product Lifecycle management a huge plus
• Testing and Qualification background also a plus
• Python coding and scripting is a also a big plus

Disclaimer: Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates. Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only.

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $87,000 to $178,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance
• 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
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted. Career Level - IC3

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