DDOS Engineer 4 (JoinOCI-NDC)

Job Description

Supports the design, deployment, and operations of a large-scale global Oracle cloud computing environment (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - OCI). Primarily focused on development and support of network fabric and systems through a combination of a deep level understanding of networking at the protocol level coupled with programming skills to support the intensive automation required to operate a production environment. As OCI is a cloud-based network with a global footprint, this support will include hundreds of thousands of network devices supporting millions of servers, connected over a mix of dedicated backbone infrastructure and the Internet.

Lead network lifecycle management programs by defining high-level objectives and delivery procedures. Organizes project technical milestones & supporting tasks. 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). May 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. Serves at Tier2 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. Act as SME for root cause analysis efforts. Frequently develops scripts to automate non-traditional, complex tasks for business unit. May 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. Able to carry out technical coaching sessions, and helps junior members develop skills. Collaborates with vendor engineering and account manager to address current business or operational issues. Participates in the development of RFQ/RFPs. May lead the adoption of new vendor hardware. Active communication with product teams. Responsible to drive technology to meet product and service requirements. Participate in coordinated communication with product teams, networking leadership, and PMO to help assess gaps, solutions and needs.

Bachelors degree in Computer Science preferred and at least 8 years of related experience. Experience working in a large ISP or cloud provider environment. Exposure to commodity Ethernet hardware (Broadcom/Mellanox), protocol experience with BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, TCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, MPLS. Experience with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP, and SSL. Experience with Internet peering and inter-domain networking. Experience with scripting or automation and datacenter design – Python preferred, but must demonstrate knowledge in a scripting or compiled language. Experience with high level software design/development. Experience with automation systems, framework design/use and deployment. Experience with network modeling and programing – YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF. Knowledge of network security design, system performance characterization and testing. Knowledge of data flow and telemetry design, deployment and operation. Excellent judgment in influence for product roadmap direction, features, and priorities. Leading individual contributor and a team member that provides direction and mentoring to others. Ability to use professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Capable of working under limited supervision. Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

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Responsibilities

Looking for Network Developer Engineers (IC4) to solve challenging high-level networking problems, deliver new capabilities, and continue to scale our platform to meet the increasing needs of our customers world-wide. The ideal candidate has strong technical background in computer networking, DDOS architecture, DDOS hardware vendors, and systems-level programming experience.

The Oracle DDOS team is the frontline defense for all DDoS threats world-wide, against the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), customers and services. Our architecture must be highly scalable, performant, and continually evolve against threats as they emerge.

Candidates who enjoy challenging, performance sensitive environments, have deep analytical skills along with the ability to lead cross functional technical teams, provide structured documentation to senior leaderships, and provide detailed scope and solutions to business critical problems will find the Oracle DDOS team to be inline with their interests. Candidates must be highly collaborative, creative, analytical, and have the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.

The Roles & Responsibilities of this job will include:

• DDOS supplier RFP’s

• DDOS Engineering design improvements and architecture

• Automation and deployment efficiencies

• DDOS Region builds and game-days

• Compliance and security assessments

• Detection and monitoring design and improvements

• Flowspec automation and efficiency distribution methods

• Work with development teams to build tooling

• Network Design Reviews

• Operational escalations for DDOS attacks

• Escalation support for DDOS for disconnected regions

• Org roadmap contributions

• External DDOS design and improvements

Skills & Aptitude:

The ideal candidate shall be one who has:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.

• The skill to take on a variety of tasks and pay attention to detail;

• Technology-agnostic approach to engineering.

• Solid technical writing skills.

• Possess the ability to quickly grasp concepts of new technology and communicate them clearly and in a concise manner to other stakeholders and teams in a collaborative constructive way.

• A good understanding of architectural principles in order to correctly identify optimal solutions.

• A strong technical writing capability with a penchant for teaching.

• Demonstrate technical prowess as subject matter expert to large-scale strategic initiatives, programs, and projects, with customers, peers, and leadership required.

• A solid foundation with the resilient design of DDOS mitigation networks

• Capable of highlighting key problem areas in a project or design in order to focus priorities

• Team player with a constructive perspective committed to the success of the group

• Great time management and prioritization skills

• Highly autonomous

• possesses strong written and verbal communication skills

• A successful track record of troubleshooting complex network problems and delivering innovative solutions.

• The desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment are essential.

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