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You will work alongside experienced engineers, partner teams, and vendors to maintain and optimize the infrastructure that supports Oracle customers and services worldwide.\nOur mission is to keep OCI’s global network highly available, performant, and resilient-while delivering exceptional service to customers and dependable operational support to our engineering and technical teams.\nFor GNOC engineers, that mission translates into a broad, fast-moving role with real operational impact. You will help centrally manage OCI’s network infrastructure, respond to and resolve complex events, and develop automated solutions that reduce recurring operational work and improve reliability at scale.\nHighly preferred work location is Nashville, TN. 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