Oracle Cloud Infrastructure; OCI) Cloud Architect​/Senior Cloud Systems Engineer

** Must be a US Citizen and obtain or be able to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance. **

Elevate Technology Solutions is seeking an experienced Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Cloud Architect / Senior Cloud Systems Engineer to support the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services (ACSS) program.

This position supports one of the Department of Defense's large-scale multi-cloud environments, focused on modernizing enterprise cloud infrastructure, strengthening cybersecurity, improving operational efficiency, and supporting mission-critical systems.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive hands‑on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Python development, shell scripting, cloud APIs, infrastructure as code (IaC), and Dev Sec Ops  automation.

This role combines cloud architecture, hands‑on engineering, automation development, and technical leadership. The successful candidate will design, develop, implement, and maintain secure, scalable OCI solutions while collaborating with engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and government stakeholders.

• Design, develop, and implement secure, scalable Oracle Cloud Infrastructure architectures supporting enterprise‑level cloud operations.
• Configure, integrate, and maintain OCI services, including virtual cloud networks (VCNs), subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, virtual machines, load balancers, and network security groups.
• Develop and implement infrastructure as code solutions to automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and management.
• Support integration of OCI services with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure, integration, performance, and deployment issues.
• Apply cybersecurity standards, policies, and best practices throughout the cloud architecture and engineering lifecycle.
• Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot advanced automation solutions using Python and Bash shell scripting.
• Build and integrate automation leveraging OCI REST APIs, SDKs, and CLI tools.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks to streamline cloud provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational management.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, and Git Lab CI/CD pipelines.
• Support Dev Sec Ops  practices and tools including Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and automated testing frameworks.
• Identify opportunities to replace manual administrative tasks with scalable, API‑driven automation.
• Independently debug and resolve complex automation and scripting issues in production cloud environments.

• Integrate OCI environments with identity and access management (IAM) solutions, security monitoring frameworks, and enterprise common services.
• Support secure cloud infrastructure deployments aligned with DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, engineering, development, and operations teams to ensure secure and reliable cloud services.
• Support customer onboarding and establish consistent, repeatable cloud adoption processes.
• Resolve architecture and implementation issues during system integration and testing.
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and engineering standards.

• Provide technical leadership for OCI architecture, engineering, and cloud automation initiatives.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide recommendations on complex technical decisions.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders and cross‑functional engineering teams to translate business and mission requirements into technical solutions.
• Present architecture designs, engineering recommendations, and implementation…