Full-Time
Senior Core Infrastructure Engineer
Posted on 9/4/2026
Oracle
10,001+ employees
Enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, databases provider
Compensation Overview
$79.2k - $209.5k/yr
Nashville, TN, USA + 1 more
More locations: United States
Remote
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- Ability to operate independently and manage competing priorities.
- Ability to communicate clearly with technical and executive stakeholders.
- Strong technical judgment coordinating troubleshooting across GPU infrastructure, networking, storage, capacity, and observability systems.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams through high-impact customer issues.
- Ability to partner with customer engineering teams and Oracle cloud infrastructure, networking, engineering, operations, and support organizations.
- Own technical program execution and Day 2 operational readiness for strategic GPU customer environments.
- Lead cross-functional triage and resolution of complex GPU infrastructure, networking, capacity, reliability, and performance issues.
- Partner directly with customer technical teams to understand requirements, communicate status and risks, and drive joint action plans.
- Coordinate GPU expansion and deployment activities, including readiness reviews, dependency management, operational runbooks, and risk mitigation.
- Establish service-health metrics, escalation mechanisms, and clear executive-level operational reporting.
- Identify systemic issues and recurring customer pain points and translate them into scalable tooling, automation, process, and product improvements.
- Drive accountability across teams for technical deliverables, milestones, issue resolution, and customer commitments.
- Provide technical mentorship and escalation leadership that strengthens the team’s broader ability to support strategic GPU customers.
- Resolve critical issues and drive successful expansion of GPU environments.
- Establish operational readiness and escalation mechanisms.
- Translate customer needs into scalable process, tooling, and product improvements.
Oracle provides enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, databases, and business applications for organizations. It offers cloud computing, storage, networking, and AI-enabled data management, plus Fusion Cloud Applications for ERP, HCM, supply chain, manufacturing, and customer experience, with options for hybrid and on-premises deployment. The company differentiates itself with an integrated stack that spans databases, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise apps, built on a history of acquisitions and a broad customer base. Its goal is to help organizations run operations efficiently, scale data and processes, and pursue digital transformation through an end-to-end platform.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
1977
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- FY2026 Q1 RPO hit $455 billion, up 359%, signaling massive booked cloud demand.
- Q1 cloud infrastructure revenue grew 55%, and management raised FY2026 OCI guidance to $18 billion.
- Kahuna and Asure added Oracle Marketplace integrations on September 2, 2026, widening HCM stickiness.
What critics are saying
- Oracle cut 21,000 jobs in fiscal 2026, and another restructuring wave targets September 2026.
- Project Jupiter faces New Mexico court delays on water and air permits, threatening OCI capacity.
- Oracle's $55.7 billion capex and debt financing demand flawless AI capacity ramp by 2027.
What makes Oracle unique
- Oracle Database spans multicloud, on-premises, and AI workloads with unified security and transactions.
- Oracle AI Database launched March 24, 2026, combining agents, vectors, JSON, graph, and relational data.
- Oracle still owns ERP, HCM, and supply chain workflows through Fusion and NetSuite.
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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
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 2%US Treasury yields near 4.79% reflect strong corporate borrowing for AI investments rather than economic weakness, according to analysts Joel Litman and Rob Spivey. They argue that context matters more than absolute rate levels. Companies borrowing at 5% to fund projects returning 30-40% benefit from current rates, whilst those earning less than borrowing costs face pressure. The analysts note that AI-related corporate debt issuance reached roughly $1.5 trillion this year, driving yields higher. Alphabet posted its first negative free cash flow since 2004, burning $5.9 billion in Q2 as capital expenditure hit $44.9 billion. Amazon swung to negative $7.6 billion on a trailing basis. However, negative cash flow can signal productive investment rather than distress, the analysts suggest.
Oracle and Adobe report quarterly earnings on Thursday 10 September, offering different angles on AI investment opportunities. Oracle expects fiscal Q1 revenue of roughly $19.13 billion, up 27%-29% year-over-year, driven by cloud infrastructure demand. Total cloud revenue is forecast to surge 58%-64%, with remaining performance obligations soaring 363% to $638 billion due to large-scale AI contracts. Adobe anticipates fiscal Q3 revenue of $6.69 billion, representing approximately 12% growth. The company recently reported AI-first annual recurring revenue tripled year-over-year to over $500 million, with record Q2 revenue of $6.61 billion. Oracle benefits from AI-related cloud infrastructure demand, whilst Adobe embeds generative AI throughout its creative, document, and marketing platforms. Investors will watch whether Oracle's growth justifies its premium valuation or Adobe's discounted stock offers better value.
Options traders are positioning for significant movement in Oracle shares ahead of the company's fiscal first-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The stock closed at $162.52 on Tuesday, with call options showing particular interest in the $175 strike price — representing nearly an 8% premium. Oracle's cloud infrastructure revenue surged 93% to $5.8 billion last quarter, driven by AI-related demand. The company ended fiscal 2026 with $638 billion in remaining performance obligations, indicating substantial contracted future business. However, aggressive AI data centre investment has strained finances. Whilst Oracle generated $32 billion in operating cash flow in fiscal 2026, free cash flow turned negative at $23.7 billion due to heavy capital spending. Investors will scrutinise whether AI cloud revenue growth can justify the significant infrastructure expenditure.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise granted Oracle warrants to purchase over 4 million shares at one penny each, linking Oracle's data centre buildout to HPE's networking revenue. The arrangement functions as a capital expenditure subsidy, binding Oracle's infrastructure spending to HPE's equity valuation. HPE's stock fell roughly 5% following cautious supply chain commentary during its earnings call, despite networking revenue rising 75% and routing revenue jumping 270% year-over-year. The warrant block is valued near $200 million. The structure incentivises Oracle to direct volume through HPE's Juniper pipeline rather than alternative providers, effectively converting a major customer into a vested stakeholder. Heavy institutional ownership in both companies, including California State Teachers Retirement System and UBS AM, reinforces the strategic partnership.
Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet and Oracle — collectively dubbed the "Hyper 5" — have spent $1.1 trillion on capital expenditures over the past five years to build AI infrastructure, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Analyst estimates project another $5.3 trillion in spending through 2030. The investment surge is putting pressure on free cash flow. Amazon's free cash flow fell to negative $7.6 billion over the 12 months ended 30 June, from positive $18.2 billion a year earlier. Meta's second-quarter free cash flow dropped 91% to $784 million. S&P Global warns the key risk is companies transitioning from cash to debt-funded investment before returns validate the spending. However, the tech giants remain highly profitable, distinguishing this cycle from the dot-com boom.