Principle Software Development Engineer (SDE4), Automation for Sovereign Cloud

Job Description

The Catapult team is a SecDevOps Team focused specifically on building and supporting enterprise solutions for migration of data between Sovereign Realms. Our team leverages Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) best practices to develop scalable, secure, and reliable solutions. Sov Realms have unique challenges which require unique solutions to provide a seamless customer interaction between commercial and other realms. This is where our team thrives, providing the connective tissues and purpose-built solutions. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to join our team within the Oracle Government Defense Intelligence (GDI) division.

Who We Are

At Oracle Government Defense Intelligence (GDI), we build and operate secure cloud capabilities for mission-critical government workloads. We move with urgency, operate at cloud scale, and maintain a high bar for security and reliability. Our engineers design and run critical systems that support government missions, including solutions for air-gapped regions.

Responsibilities

Our Senior engineers are technical leaders in our organization. They work independently and provide technical leadership to their organizations SDEs as well as with the architects across the commercial cloud. This is a high-visibility role that will impact all aspects of the technical patterns for operating the cloud in our air-gapped realms. You must be experienced in developing and operating high-scale services, with an understanding of how to make cloud-scale services resilient, secure, and maintainable. The ideal candidate will be technically strong, have a passion for mentoring junior engineers as well as collaborating with the most senior architects; someone who knows how to balance speed and quality with iterative and incremental improvements. You will help define and enforce standards and best practices for software development within OCI.

Your experience integrating complex, large-scale tooling into US Government technology ecosystems will fast-track operational efficiencies. You understand operational excellence and possess the know-how to instill a culture of ownership within your organization. You are a skilled communicator - an effective champion with OCI service teams for integration and operational optimization of solutions into the Oracle National Security Realms (ONSR) environment. Your designs and technical contributions will influence the profitability and scalability of OCI's government cloud solutions.

· Architect and Design: Lead the design and architecture of microservices that support distributed systems, handling data egress and integration between multiple realms. Drives operational readiness & excellence of their features & subsystems.

· Build Distributed Systems: Develop and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure distributed systems to support real-time data processing for analytics platforms.

· Coding: Leverages industry best practices to writes correct, secure, maintainable, robust code and appropriate tests. Drives design of their features & subsystems.

· Data Pipeline Optimization: Create efficient and resilient data egress pipelines, ensuring seamless data flow and aggregation across OCI realms.

· Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, product managers, and DevOps teams, to ensure alignment with business goals and infrastructure needs.

· Problem Solving: Identify bottlenecks, optimize performance, and troubleshoot issues within distributed systems and data flows.

· Mentorship and Leadership: Operating independently, you mentor junior engineers, promoting best practices in software engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.

· Operations: Trusted to serve as Tier2 or specialized escalation point for operations events. Leads deep dives into events during calls and in support of root cause analysis. Serves as primary point of contact for resolving complex operations issues. Develops new metrics and dashboards to improve situational awareness. Leads operational assessments for complex systems ensuring operational issues and potential failure modes are accounted for. Participates in cross-organizational programs for assisting with guidance, standards and best practices for operations, resiliency and availability.

· Innovation and Improvement: Stay updated on industry trends and innovations in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and data engineering to continuously improve our services.

Basic Qualifications

· BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding, or equivalent practical experience.

· 6+ years of software development experience in distributed/cloud environments.

· Experience with object-oriented languages, specifically Java and Javascript.

· Demonstrated experience building and operating resilient, production-grade services at scale.

· Strong understanding of service design trade-offs across security, scalability, availability, and performance.

· Ability to communicate technical ideas verbally and in writing (technical proposals, design specs, architecture diagrams, presentations).

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience leading technical design and implementation across cross-functional teams.

· Expertise in RESTful APIs, microservices, and service-oriented architecture patterns.

· Experience with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern CI/CD practices.

· Strong production operations background, including observability, incident management, and reliability improvement.

· Familiarity with networking fundamentals and Linux internals in cloud environments.

· U.S. Citizenship with active US Government security clearance (TS/SCI w/ Poly) at hire.

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 $223,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

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.

Career Level - IC4

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