Data Plane Architect

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect Data Plane Solutions: Design and implement high-performance, scalable data plane architectures in OCI or other cloud environments, ensuring optimal data flow, low latency, and high availability.

• Performance Optimization: Perform tuning and optimization for the data plane, focusing on network throughput, reliability, and security.

• Security and Access Control: Design secure data plane components with fine-grained access control and encryption mechanisms to protect data in transit and at rest.

• Collaboration with Cross-functional Teams: Work closely with cloud networking, storage, and database teams to ensure seamless integration and efficient data handling across the platform.

• Lead Technical Discussions: Act as the technical SME, guiding customer discussions and internal teams regarding data plane requirements, troubleshooting complex issues, and providing innovative solutions.

• HA/DR Strategies: Design and implement high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions for critical data plane services, ensuring minimal downtime.

• Monitoring and Observability: Leverage monitoring tools (like Oracle Cloud Observability and Management) to build real-time dashboards that monitor data traffic, latency, and performance metrics.

• Automation and Infrastructure as Code: Develop and implement automated workflows for provisioning and scaling data plane services using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and OCIs own infrastructure automation tools.

• Networking: Manage and optimize cloud networking components, including load balancers, VPNs, VCNs, and firewalls, ensuring efficient data routing and connectivity.

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Career Level – IC5

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• 10 years of experience in cloud architecture, with a focus on network infrastructure, data management, and performance tuning.

• Strong experience with OCI, AWS, or Azure, particularly in architecting and managing data planes or large-scale cloud networking solutions.

• Deep knowledge of data Streaming technologies like Kafka, Oracle Goldengate, Oracle Streaming

• Proficiency in using cloud automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar to automate infrastructure deployments.

• Strong programming skills in Python, Shell scripting, or similar languages to develop custom tools or workflows. • Experience with performance monitoring and troubleshooting of cloud-based networks and applications using monitoring platforms.

• Hands-on experience in building highly available and fault-tolerant systems in cloud environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively with both technical teams and executives.

• Strong background in cloud security principles, including network access control, encryption, and authentication mechanisms. Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience working on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or with Oracle databases, Fusion Middleware, or other Oracle products.

• Proven ability to manage multi-cloud environments and hybrid architectures.

• Software development experience and familiarity with DevOps practices.

• Strong understanding of virtualization, containerization, and microservices architectures.

Why Join Us?

• Be at the forefront of cloud innovation, working with leading Oracle technologies to solve complex challenges for large enterprise customers.

• Lead and collaborate with a team of experts to deliver high-impact solutions in a dynamic and supportive environment.

• Opportunity to influence the future of cloud architecture within a world-class organization.

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: from $96,800 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

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.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. 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.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. 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.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

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

About Us

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Disclaimer:

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

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