Job Information
Oracle Principal Software Engineer in Springfield, Illinois
Job Description
Who We Are
Automation and standardization are crucial for scaling cloud-based SaaS offerings to meet growing customer needs. The Cloud Infrastructure Automation Enablement team's Infrastructure-as-Code platforms ensure consistency, detect drift, and guarantee reliable delivery, empowering stakeholders to provision and maintain environments across regions and lifecycle stages. Our frameworks enable high-velocity cloud provisioning, ensuring verifiability and reliability across a diverse fleet. We develop tools and systems that directly support cloud infrastructure and empower operational teams to build and manage it. We are responsible for understanding business goals, identifying how software supports achieving them, and implementing best-of-breed solutions. We focus on core principles of software development including design patterns, maintainability, reliability, and scalability. Regardless of experience or specialization, we are all software engineers first.
What You'll Do
Develop cloud automation solutions for mission-critical SaaS infrastructure to deliver safe, repeatable, verifiable changes at cloud scale
Develop and maintain internal tools
Design, develop, and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
Automate application upgrades at cloud-scale across a diverse fleet
Enhance our Infrastructure-as-Code implementation and be a thought-leader as we implement best practices in this area
Integrate automation solutions with existing tools and platforms including change management, security approval, and data visualization
Develop automated configuration audit tools to provide visibility into infrastructure compliance
Skills You Have
Education and Work Experience
Bachelor’s/master’s degree in computer science or equivalent work experience in a relevant field
Production experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Extensive experience in workflow automation (cloud infrastructure and/or on-premises) using Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration-as-Code principles
Track record of delivering assigned projects on time, using Agile and DevOps best practices
Professional experience with operations and support processes and tools such as: Incident Management, Change Management, Ticketing Systems (Jira, Service Desk), Service Level Agreements, and Escalation processes
Technical Qualifications
Advanced programming skills in Python, Ruby, Go
Terraform, Chef and Ansible
Experience creating, configuring, and using CI/CD pipelines for code testing and delivery
Familiarity with cloud-native technologies such as containers and serverless development
Familiarity with operating system configuration for Linux and Windows
Familiarity with data aggregation and visualization tools such as OpenSearch and Grafana
Familiarity with generative AI
Soft Skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Committed self-starter who thrives in a collaborative environment with personnel at all levels in the organization
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage conflicting priorities
Ability to work independently, defining and managing one’s own work while still providing transparency and accountability to management and stakeholders
Curiosity and a thirst for learning
Passion for technology and customer service
Aptitude for suggesting process improvements when applicable
Career Level - IC5
Responsibilities
As a member of the Cloud Infrastructure Automation Enablement team, you will work with our stakeholders to provide support through education, design, planning and code development to enable automation in cloud infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
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: $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:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
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 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.
11 paid holidays
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.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
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
As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s problems. True innovation starts with diverse perspectives and various abilities and backgrounds.
When everyone’s voice is heard, we’re inspired to go beyond what’s been done before. It’s why we’re committed to expanding our inclusive workforce that promotes diverse insights and perspectives.
We’ve partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector—and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.
Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer a highly competitive suite of employee benefits designed on the principles of parity and consistency. We put our people first with flexible medical, life insurance and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.
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