Oracle Cloud Engineer; SME REMOTE

Oracle Cloud Senior Engineer (SME) – REMOTE
San Antonio, TX 78201 JTEC Consulting LLC is a Veteran-Owned Small Business supporting Defense and Intelligence programs. We bring decades of cleared operational experience to advance mission-critical capabilities through agile, modern technology and data solutions.

Security Clearance Requirement: Current Secret

Location

Note:

Remote from a U.S.

-based location

Position

Description:

JTEC Consulting is seeking an experienced O
racle Cloud Senior Engineer (SME) to lead the implementation, administration, and optimization of solutions within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). In this role, you will support mission-critical enterprise systems deployed across the Oracle DoD Realm and integrated with the Department of Defense Cloud One ecosystem. Qualified candidates will have subject matter expertise supporting containerized workloads, configuring and managing Oracle Data Safe for continuous compliance, optimizing cloud spend, and serving as the primary operational liaison to Oracle Cloud Support.

This position requires deep technical expertise in OCI IaaS/PaaS, container orchestration, multitenant operations, and cloud database security. A current security clearance is strictly required for consideration.
Core Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure and Architecture

• Architect, provision, scale, and manage secure, high‑availability IaaS and PaaS environments in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Manage and maintain services within the Oracle DoD Realm and execute workflows aligned with Cloud One’s architectural and operational guardrails
• Design, configure, and operate complex OCI multitenant environments with strict logical isolation, governance policies, and compartmental structures

Containerization and Dev Ops Enablement

• Lead containerization efforts across the environment, architecting container deployment pipelines and managing workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes / OKE)
• Collaborate with Dev Ops and application teams to align CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and infrastructure-as-code practices with OCI native tooling

Database Administration, Security, and Compliance

• Administer, tune, and maintain cloud‑based Oracle databases, ensuring high availability (HA), resilience, disaster recovery, and peak performance
• Implement, configure, and monitor Oracle Data Safe
• Enforce database security baselines, user assessment, sensitive data discovery, data masking, and audit compliance.
• Uphold stringent DoD data security, hardening (STIGs), and federal regulatory standards across all compute and database layers

Fin Ops, Monitoring and Vendor Escalation

• Analyze OCI cost models, monitoring resource utilization metrics, and driving Fin Ops strategies to eliminate resource waste and ensure contract budget compliance
• Act as the primary technical liaison to Oracle Cloud Support; manage Service Requests (SRs), coordinate severity escalations, and drive root cause analysis (RCA) to resolution
• Partner with cross‑functional defense and engineering teams to provide ongoing technical guidance, performance monitoring, and architecture reviews

Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship; no dual citizenship
• Current secret clearance (at a minimum)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (equivalent years of direct experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent industry recognized certification to meet DoD 8570/8140 baseline compliance (CISSP, CCNA, CAP, CASP+ CE, CCISO, CND, CSSLP, CySA+, GSLC, or SSCP) – copy of current certification required for interview
• 10+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, software engineering, or distributed…