Senior Principal Member of Technical Staff; IAM

Senior Principal Member of Technical Staff (IAM)

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At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we’re building the future of cloud for enterprises—powered by a diverse team of creators and innovators. We combine the agility of a startup with the scale and customer focus of a leading enterprise software company.

Our values are the foundation of everything we do. We foster equity, inclusion, and respect. We prioritize doing the right thing—for our customers, our colleagues, and our community. We’re committed to continuous learning, growth, and pushing boundaries to build the future.

You are the builder here. You’ll join a team of smart, motivated, and diverse engineers, empowered with autonomy and support to do your best work. OCI offers a dynamic, flexible, and inclusive environment where your contributions matter.

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer IC5, you’ll provide technical leadership to the Identity and Access Management IAM team. You’ll design, build, and operate highly distributed, large-scale cloud services that are secure, reliable, and scalable. You will be expected to architect complex systems, write high-quality code, and mentor others across teams.

Our Senior Principal engineers lead by example: you work independently, communicate effectively, and influence engineering direction through sound technical judgment. You balance speed and quality, proactively advocate for operational excellence, and raise the bar for design, testing, and delivery practices. You drive innovation, make data‑informed decisions, and influence roadmaps across multiple teams.

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of software development experience
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, C#, or other object‑oriented languages
• Proven experience delivering high‑scale, distributed services in a production environment
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and system design
• Experience operating mission‑critical, Tier‑1 live services
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence architectural direction and engineering best practices

• Domain expertise in Identity and Access Management IAM
• Experience building and operating services on public cloud platforms OCI, AWS, Azure, etc.
• Knowledge of multi‑region deployments and multi‑AD/AZ architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test‑driven development
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Experience translating internal customer needs into prioritized features
• Knowledge of threat modeling, secure development practices, and compliance frameworks FedRAMP, PCI DSS, etc.
• Experience collaborating with large enterprise customers

• Lead architecture, design, and development of scalable cloud‑native identity services
• Drive engineering best practices and mentor other engineers across teams
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to define technical direction and influence product strategy
• Ensure high availability, security, and performance of mission‑critical services
• Champion operational excellence through proactive monitoring, testing, and incident response
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement

US:
Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 - $251,600 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

• 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…