Senior Cloud Engineer; OCI

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Full Time Washington, DC, US

2 days ago Requisition

Location Experience Clearance Certification

Remote 10+ Years Active Secret or Higher Security+ CE and OCI Certified

Tharseo IT is seeking a senior cloud engineer to support secure cloud modernization on a DoD Air Force program. You will design, build, and run cloud infrastructure with a primary focus on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and work across AWS and Azure where needed. This is a hands-on role. You will architect solutions, then build them, automate them, and keep them running in a regulated DoD environment.

This is a remote role. Candidates must hold an active Secret clearance, a current Security+ CE certification, and a current OCI certification at the time of submission.

• Cloud Architecture:
  Design and implement secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud architectures, primarily on OCI, within a multi-cloud environment that includes AWS and Azure.
• Kubernetes Platforms:
  Build and manage Kubernetes platforms, including installation, upgrades, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting. OKE experience is a plus.
• Dev Sec Ops :
  Build and maintain CI/CD and Dev Sec Ops  pipelines with automated security scanning, patching, and monitoring.
• Infrastructure as Code:
  Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code with Terraform across OCI and other cloud platforms.
• Migration:
  Lead migrations from on-premises data centers and other clouds to OCI with minimal downtime.
• Resiliency:
  Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery solutions across cloud platforms.
• Networking:
  Design cloud networking and hybrid connectivity, including VCNs, subnets, DRGs, load balancers, Fast Connect, and VPN.
• Security and Compliance:
  Apply security best practices aligned to DoD and public sector standards, including IAM, encryption, key management, zero trust, and STIG hardening.
• Data Platforms:
  Support compute, storage, and database solutions, including Oracle workloads such as Autonomous Database and Exadata.
• Governance:
  Help define governance models, landing zones, and cloud operating frameworks.
• Optimization:
  Monitor and optimize performance, availability, and cloud spend.
• Collaboration and Leadership:
  Work closely with DBAs, application teams, security teams, and government stakeholders. Provide technical leadership and support pre-sales efforts as needed.

• Active Secret clearance or higher.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, cloud architecture, or infrastructure engineering.
• Hands-on experience designing and running production workloads on OCI.
• Current OCI certification, such as OCI Architect Associate or Professional.
• Hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments.
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, identity and access management, and high availability and disaster recovery.
• Experience with security and compliance frameworks such as RMF, NIST, FedRAMP, or FISMA.
• Strong Linux skills and experience supporting enterprise application workloads.
• Clear communication and documentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Additional years of experience in lieu of degree will be considered.

Experience in one or more of the following areas is a plus:

• DoD program experience, especially Air Force.
• SCCA landing zones or DoD cloud security architecture.
• Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) and service mesh such as Istio.
• STIG implementation and vulnerability remediation.

• Advanced OCI certifications, such as OCI Architect Professional, Multicloud Architect, or Dev Ops Professional.
• CISSP or other advanced security certifications.
• Oracle technologies such as RAC, Data Guard, and Autonomous Database.
• Scripting in Python or Bash.
• Fin Ops or cloud cost optimization experience.
• Experience supporting Oracle SaaS platforms such as ERP, HCM, or Fusion.