We are hiring a Senior Network Planner for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to help us expand and scale the next generation of Oracle Cloud services. Our Global Network Planning Group is responsible for strategic decisions that impact network provider selection, network infrastructure investments, and new market entry. A Network Planner must have a blend of business knowledge and technical skills that enables them to make the best decisions for our customers and products. The ideal candidate will use their technical knowledge to negotiate the best commercial deals that meet Oracle’s technical requirements and support our future growth.

You will be expected to develop correct technical solutions with our partners, and communicate those recommendations internally. A planner should have strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to represent Oracle Cloud to senior technical leaders and C-level executives at our partners.

Key Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in the telecom, datacenter, or cloud infrastructure industries
• Extensive experience in Internet interconnection, submarine cable infrastructure, wavelengths, and fiber
• Able to interpret and evaluate relevant technical addenda in telecom contracts
• Able to represent the business and technical needs of Oracle with VP and C-level executives at our partners
• Able to negotiate the commercial pricing and technical requirements of IP transit, wavelengths, and dark fiber
• Solve for complex engineering and diversity requirements, including detailed fiber route planning
• Able to travel for site due diligence trips and industry conferences as needed
• Familiar with basic financial modeling to evaluate and model deal structures
• The ability to document your decisions and recommendations to internal technical leadership as well as VPs and SVPs
• A high degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities.
• Ability to work independently and propose solutions.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Jira, Excel, PowerPoint, and Confluence.

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises as a diverse team of fellow creators and inventors. We act with the speed and attitude of a start-up, with the scale and customer-focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world.

Values are OCI’s foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good in our products and our actions. We are constantly learning and taking opportunities to grow our careers and ourselves. We challenge each other to stretch beyond our past to build our future.

You are the builder here. You will be part of a team of really smart, motivated, and diverse people and given the autonomy and support to do your best work. It is a dynamic and flexible workplace where you’ll belong and be encouraged.

Career Level - IC3