Linux Architect, Cloud Services
Oracle · United States · 7h ago
We’re looking for an architect with expertise and passion in solving difficult problems at the cloud infrastructure level. You would dig deep into the existing systems, unearth step-level improvements and issues, innovate from within and transform and create new architectures. You would be responsible to provide technical guidance and mentorship across the lifecycle of Oracle Linux. You would be expected to collaborate with key stakeholders across OCI to prototype, evangelize and secure buy-for your solution. In addition, you will provide technical guidance and oversight across the compute organization in the design and delivery of OCI wide initiatives at the SVP level.
With your outstanding technical, research and analytical capabilities and demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively to dig deep, innovate within well-established systems and define new architectures alike, you’ll partner with the existing leaders in the organization to take these critical services to the next level of scale. Making these deep architectural changes calls for an outstanding builder, mentor, and technical leader with an established industry track record of success in leading large cloud scale projects.
Specific responsibilities include:
Provide technical leadership in the team for an organization of approximately 250 engineers and program managers.
Take responsibility for strategic architectures, innovative redesign and improvements in the larger OCI.
Lead by example, influence, and empowerment. Foster a growth mindset and a culture of teamwork, high expectations, ownership, and technical excellence within the team.
Ensure that everything we do is kept at a high operational bar, with specific focus on availability and resiliency.
Design and build customer-facing cloud services that are scalable, reliable, performant and deliver significant business impact.
Regular communication with C-level executives, including technology reviews, and develop senior-level customer & partner relationships as required.
Preferred Skills and Experience
Exceptional communication skills, technically fearless and a strong product sense with the ability to seek and absorb business context, lead, and develop engineering culture, and exhibit good judgement exercised through developed critical thinking.
Knowledge or experience in cloud infrastructures, host-level design, and the software and services that support these.
12+ years’ experience delivering and operating large scale, highly available distributed systems.
Strong knowledge of C, C++ or Java, and experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, etc.
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $169,800 to $355,400 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.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.