Oracle Cloud Infrastructure; OCI) Architect

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect

Peraton is seeking an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of OCI infrastructure within a multi-cloud government environment serving 70+ customer tenants and growing. This role is the technical authority for all OCI workloads, responsible for translating mission requirements into secure, scalable, and compliant cloud architectures.

Work Location: Remote (but must reside and perform all work within the United States)

Work Hours: This position requires working online from 8:00 AM Eastern to 5:00 PM Eastern

• Design and maintain OCI reference architectures for compute, networking, storage, databases, and identity management aligned with government security and compliance requirements
• Lead the architecture of tenant onboarding patterns, compartment hierarchies, and resource isolation strategies within OCI
• Evaluate and recommend OCI services and design patterns to meet evolving program requirements while maintaining FedRAMP and FISMA compliance
• Define and enforce architectural standards, naming conventions, and tagging strategies across the OCI estate

• Architect and oversee OCI infrastructure including Compute, Block/Object Storage, Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN), Autonomous Database, Oracle Database Cloud Service, Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE), and Functions
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (OCI Resource Manager), Ansible, or equivalent tooling for repeatable, auditable deployments
• Lead capacity planning, cost optimization, and resource governance across OCI compartments and tenancies
• Serve as the escalation point for complex OCI infrastructure incidents, driving root cause analysis and systemic remediation

• Design and enforce security architecture using OCI IAM (Identity Domains), Network Security Groups, Security Zones, Cloud Guard, and Vault
• Ensure all OCI deployments meet FedRAMP, FISMA, and DHS-specific security requirements
• Collaborate with Security teams on vulnerability remediation, access governance, and audit readiness within OCI
• Own Change Management processes for OCI infrastructure changes

• Partner with Architecture, Security, and Service Delivery teams to align OCI capabilities with program strategy and mission objectives
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to cloud engineers working on OCI workloads
• Contribute to multi-cloud strategy, migration planning, and modernization roadmaps
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture decision records, and knowledge base articles
• Support service delivery metrics and reporting in coordination with the Service Delivery Manager and ISR Product Owner

• Bachelors Degree and 8 years professional experience or a Masters degree and 6 years professional experience or an Associates Degree and 10 years professional experience or a High School Diploma/equivalent and 12 years professional experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust Security Clearance (Entry on Duty).
• 5+ years of cloud engineering or architecture experience with demonstrated depth in OCI
• Proven experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in large-scale, multi-tenant government environments
• Deep expertise with OCI core services:
  Compute, Block/Object Storage, VCN, Autonomous Database, OKE, Functions, and IAM (Identity Domains)
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, and federal security requirements as applied to OCI deployments
• Experience with OCI security services including Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Vault, and Network Security Groups
• Strong communication, analytical, and technical documentation skills with the ability to present to government stakeholders

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional certification (or OCI Architect Associate with demonstrable production architecture experience)
• Additional OCI certifications (OCI Security, OCI Networking, or OCI Database specializations)
• Working proficiency with at least one additional cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with Oracle Database migration and management on OCI (Database Cloud Service, Exadata Cloud Service, Autonomous Database)
• Experience with containerization and…