Sr Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Security and Distributed Systems

Qualifications:

Disclaimer:

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: $96,800 to $306,400 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.

Career Level - IC5

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Design and implement architectures for cross-domain solutions that enable high availability, scalability, and market-leading security features
• Drive the technical direction and strategy for secure data exchange systems across multiple security domains
• Lead the design of core execution paths ensuring correctness, high performance, availability, and maintainability
• Identify and mitigate deep technical risks across the full CDS ecosystem
• Collaborate on long-term business goals that affect system architecture and technical strategy

 

Development & Implementation 

• Develop and optimize security measures including access controls, encryption protocols, and authentication systems
• Build entire products containing significant technical depth in cross-domain security
• Drive operational readiness and excellence
• Implement solutions that reduce operational load, increase service availability, and reduce technical debt

 

Cross-Team Collaboration & Influence

• Improve the VP's organization through enhanced engineering practices, operational excellence, and development processes
• Collaborate closely across multiple teams and services to ensure seamless integration
• Partner with Oracle's technical partners and vendors
• Participate in cross-organizational programs including CAPA reviews, architecture panels, and service team operations

 

Mentoring & Team Development 

• Mentor engineers across the line of business, elevating technical capabilities organization-wide
• Lead by example in design discussions, and technical decision-making
• Develop and share expertise through tech talks, documentation, and training sessions
• Guide teams in achieving engineering excellence and operational maturity

 

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant software development experience
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent domain-specific experience
• Demonstrated expertise in building and operating mission-critical systems at scale
• Experience with security-critical systems
• Knowledge of security frameworks, encryption technologies, access control systems
• Systems Programming: Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C ) with emphasis on secure coding practices
• Expertise in Linux-based systems, including kernel-level understanding for security implementations
• Distributed Systems: Deep understanding of distributed systems design, including consensus protocols, data consistency, and fault tolerance
• Networking: Knowledge of network protocols, security boundaries
• Cloud Technologies: Experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code
• Experience mentoring engineers and technical leads
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with executive leadership on strategic initiatives

• Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

   

   

  Preferred Qualifications
   

• Published papers or patents in security or distributed systems
• Experience with formal verification methods for security-critical systems
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architectures and implementations

Salary : $96,800 - $306,400