Oracle Cloud Platform Engineer; OCI Job Riyadh area,Riyadh Region Saudi Arabia,IT/Tech

Position: Oracle Cloud Platform Engineer (OCI)

Role Overview

We are looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer (OCI) with 3 – 6 years of experience to build, manage, automate, and support enterprise cloud infrastructure environments. The role focuses primarily on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and involves provisioning, operations, automation, security, monitoring, and migration activities.

The ideal candidate should have hands‑on experience with OCI services, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, cloud security, and platform operations, along with working knowledge of at least one secondary cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Key Responsibilities

Provision and configure OCI resources including Compute, Storage, VCN, Load Balancer, DBCS, and Autonomous Database.
Implement and manage OCI networking components such as VCNs, subnets, NSGs, route tables, gateways, VPNs, Fast Connect, and DNS.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform / OCI Resource Manager) modules.
Automate operational tasks using Python, Bash, Ansible, and cloud‑native tools.
Support CI/CD deployments using OCI Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, or Azure Dev Ops.
Monitor cloud environments using OCI Monitoring, Logging, APM, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or Dynatrace.
Perform routine operations including patching, backups, certificate renewals, capacity checks, and incident resolution.
Implement cloud security controls including IAM policies, MFA, Vault/KMS, encryption, Bastion, Cloud Guard, Security Zones, and Vulnerability Scanning.
Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives to OCI.
Assist application teams deploying workloads on OKE, Web Logic, Oracle DB, Functions, and API Gateway.
Contribute to cost optimization, automation, and operational documentation.

Required Technical Skills Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

OCI Compute, Block/Object/FSS Storage
VCN, NSGs, Route Tables, Gateways, DRG, Peering
Load Balancer, WAF, Fast Connect, IPSec VPN
OCI IAM, Compartments, Policies, Federation
OCI Vault, Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Data Safe
Autonomous Database, DBCS, Exadata (operational awareness)
OKE (Oracle Kubernetes Engine)
OCI Dev Ops, OCIR, Functions, API Gateway
OCI Monitoring, Logging, APM, Operations Insights

Dev Ops & Automation

Terraform (modules, work spaces, remote state)
Ansible
Docker & Kubernetes
Helm
Git & Git Ops

CI/CD

OCI Dev Ops
Jenkins
Git Hub Actions
Git Lab CI
Azure Dev Ops

Scripting

Python
Bash
Power Shell (basic awareness acceptable)

Secondary Cloud (Preferred)

AWS
Azure
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
3–6 years of hands‑on cloud/platform engineering experience.
Minimum 2 years of OCI experience (or strong cloud experience with demonstrable OCI exposure).
Experience supporting production environments, incident management, and change management.

Certifications Required

At least one OCI Associate certification

OCI Foundations Associate (1Z0-1085)
OCI Architect Associate (1Z0-1072) or OCI Operations Associate (1Z0-1067)

Preferred

Additional certifications

OCI Architect Professional
AWS SAA / Azure AZ-104 / GCP ACE
Terraform Associate
CKA
RHCSA / Oracle Linux Certification

Soft Skills

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work in cross‑functional teams.
Ownership, accountability, and service‑oriented mindset.
Continuous learning attitude.

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