OCI Cloud Services Architect- Richmond, VA closure

Location:

Richmond, VA

Assist with the design, review, and implementation of Oracle OCI services and solution offerings.

The position will work with customer agencies, managed cloud suppliers, as well as internal agency teams to ensure that architectures and environments provide efficient, effective, secure, and compliant solutions based on best practices and well architected frameworks.

Documented experience with cloud architecture, operations and management in a public cloud environment - specifically Oracle's OCI.

Experience performing reviews of proposed changes & projects relative to the security of an IT environment.

At least 8 years of forward-thinking IT experience. 3 years of hands-on cloud technology experience (preferably with OCI). Excellent communication and presentation skills required.

Experience with implementing, migrating or managing operating systems/applications in an enterprise cloud computing environment. College degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Knowledgeable of cloud networking architectures utilizing virtual networks, VPN, Subnets, network security groups. load balancers, etc.

Thorough understanding of customers priorities and the business criticality of platforms, applications and services. Cloud certifications preferred within the Oracle OCI cloud environment.

• Assist with the design, review, and implementation of Oracle OCI services and solution offerings.
• Work with customer agencies, managed cloud suppliers, and internal agency teams to ensure architectures and environments provide efficient, effective, secure, and compliant solutions based on best practices and well-architected frameworks.
• Review proposed changes and projects relative to the security of an IT environment.
• Keep stakeholders informed with clear communication and presentations.

• 8+ years of experience designing solutions within and working with the Oracle OCI environment.
• 8+ years of experience implementing, migrating or managing operating systems/applications in an enterprise cloud computing environment.
• 8+ years of experience with cloud networking architectures (virtual networks, VPN, subnets, network security groups, load balancers, etc.).
• 8+ years of experience reviewing proposed changes and projects relative to security and controls of an IT environment.
• 8+ years of experience with security and regulatory frameworks such as NIST, PCI, CJIS, FedRAMP, etc.
• 8+ years of experience with cloud native technologies (containers, serverless workloads, functions, database as a service, etc.).
• 8+ years of experience with scripting and build tools (Jenkins, Git Hub, Terraform).
• 8+ years of experience with configuration management and monitoring tools (Fleet Application Management, Puppet, OCI Monitoring, Splunk, etc.).
• Experience with creating diagrams and other design documentation (cloud reference models) – 8 years.
• College degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and under specific deadlines.

• Mid-Senior level

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