Director of Software Development (OCI) - Oracle

**Job Description** Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is the next-generation cloud platform that delivers the most powerful compute and networking performance, with a comprehensive portfolio of services, and the most flexible and cost-effective pricing options for customers. OCI is built from the ground up to meet the needs of mission-critical applications, enterprise-grade security, and unparalleled availability and scalability. OCI is already trusted by thousands of customers across industries and regions to run their most demanding workloads in the cloud, and Oracle is aggressively investing in OCI to provide the broadest, most comprehensive and the most reliable cloud in the industry. Thrive in this crucial role! As a senior people leader in the OCI Reliability group, you will be driving the creation of services ensuring the highest level of availability and reliability for OCI services and customers. We are building new technologies that automate the detection, diagnosis, and recovery for operational incidents in OCI global distributed cloud services. These are exciting times in our space - we are growing fast, still at an early stage, and working on ambitious new initiatives. If you have a passion for solving difficult ambiguous problems in a collaborative, agile work environment, a knack for creativity and innovative thinking, and strong technical experience leading such teams - come and join us! This role is based in Pacific Time Zone (US West), due to requirement to work closely with other teams and stakeholders in different locations across the globe. Career Level - M4 **Responsibilities** **Job Responsibilities** We are seeking an experienced leader in the problem space of Software Engineering for Service / Cloud Reliability and Incident Management. You will be responsible for leading a team owning complex systems with high scalability, performance, and security. You will partner with other development teams responsible for architecting, designing, and implementing solutions within a distributed computing environment. You will provide technical leadership to a team of engineers. You will be responsible for taking the product through architecture and design reviews with senior technical leaders and architects in the company. As a member of the OCI Reliability team, you will define the future of services used daily by both customers and internal teams. The role requires a wide range of skills, including: + Planning, design, and execution of delivery roadmap for complex, highly technical tools and services in the Cloud. + Ability to obtain results through the people you lead, owning organizational structure, headcount planning, recruiting targets and performance management. + Ability to attract high-value talent from outside the organization, with additional success developing and retaining top talent. + Demonstrated ability to advocate for change. + Influence and work with geographically distributed cross-functional teams across organisations. + Drive performant, scalable, and forward-thinking solutions to completion on time. + Raise the bar for engineering quality and best practices. + Engage with stakeholders and influence business leaders. + Role model for OCI Values. **Minimum Qualifications** + 7+ years people management and/or lead experience with at least 2+ years leading an organization including other managers or leads. + Experienced leader and exemplary manager of software engineering teams, including owning and improving quality of org-wide processes, with responsibility including roadmap planning, talent review and goal setting. + Experience in the problem space of Service / Cloud Reliability and Incident Management. + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent education. + Excellent verbal and written communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. + Proven track record of successfully shipping new products in an agile environment. + Demonstrated technical domain knowledge in System Design of public Cloud technologies and/or distributed systems. + Comfort with complex, constantly evolving environments. Ability to learn new technologies quickly and excel under high level of ambiguity. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent education. + Experience with key related technologies, such as microservice-based architectures, distributed systems, Java, SQL and NoSQL databases, REST APIs, Cloud services, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform. + Ability to build, drive and promote cross-team processes and achieve org-wide impact. + Previous experience with system monitoring, automation, and incident management and response systems. + Previous experience as a Software Engineer or Software Architect. Does this sound like you? If so, we hope to meet you. 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: from $120,300 to $291,900 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. **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. 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