Oracle Cloud Infrastructure; OCI) Consultant

The consultant should have strong hands-on knowledge of OCI networking, compute, storage, security, and cloud infrastructure architecture
, with the ability to troubleshoot and implement solutions independently.

• Design, configure and troubleshoot OCI networking infrastructure
  .
• Work with Compartments, VCNs, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Lists and NSGs
  .
• Configure and troubleshoot Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway, Service Gateway and Dynamic Routing Gateway (DRG).
• Work with VCN peering, Fast Connect and IPSec VPN connectivity.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing and network connectivity between OCI, on-premises and other cloud environments
  .
• Implement and manage Network Virtual Appliances (NVA)/virtual Firewalls and associated routing.
• Work with OCI Compute instances
  , including Linux/Windows workloads, boot volumes, and block volumes.
• Configure and manage Load Balancers and basic OCI network security controls.
• Work with IAM, Dynamic Groups, Policies and Compartments
  .
• Support OCI monitoring, logging and troubleshooting activities.
• Analyse network connectivity issues using tools such as ping, trace route, Telnet/nc, nslookup/dig and OCI networking diagnostics
  .
• Review existing OCI environments and provide recommendations for infrastructure improvements.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and implementation procedures.
• Collaborate with application, database, network and security teams during implementation and troubleshooting.

Understand and implement OCI Storage services
, including:

• Block Volume
• Boot Volume
• Object Storage
• File Storage

The candidate should have hands-on experience with:

• OCI Compartments
• VCN
• Subnets - Public and Private
• Route Tables and Routing
• Security Lists and NSGs
• Internet/NAT/Service Gateways
• DRG
• Load Balancer
• Compute
• Block and Boot Volumes
• Object Storage
• File Storage

• VCN-to-VCN connectivity
• DRG and routing
• IPSec VPN
• Fast Connect
• On-premises connectivity
• DNS and network troubleshooting
• Network Virtual Appliances (NVA)
• Firewall-based routing
• Hub-and-spoke network architecture

• IAM
• Compartments and Policies
• Security Lists/NSGs
• Cloud Guard
• Basic WAF and network security concepts

• 5+ years of overall Cloud/Infrastructure experience
  , with significant hands-on OCI experience.
• Strong practical experience in OCI networking and infrastructure
  .
• Experience designing and troubleshooting enterprise OCI environments.
• Good understanding of Linux and basic networking concepts.
• OCI certifications such as OCI Architect Associate/Professional are desirable.
• Experience with AWS/Azure is an advantage, particularly in multi-cloud environments.
• Good communication and documentation skills.