Oracle Consulting Technical Director, Chief Cloud Architect- GDI

Oracle•Reston, VA

About The Position

Oracle is seeking a highly experienced Chief Cloud Architect to design, implement, and maintain Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) solutions supporting enterprise mission systems and business applications. The role leads and collaborates with cross-functional teams to build secure, scalable, and high-performing cloud environments, applying Oracle product expertise and cloud architecture best practices. It calls for technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on experience with Oracle-based systems in high-volume environments, as well as the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph. The position involves translating customer requirements into production cloud deployments and designing cloud foundations, networking, infrastructure automation, container workloads, and Oracle Database integrations. The architect also supports resilience, performance, security, monitoring, troubleshooting, governance, and cost efficiency across cloud environments.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 12 years of relevant experience designing, implementing, or supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure and mission systems.
Demonstrated experience leading cloud solution architecture and translating customer requirements into production deployments.
Strong hands-on experience with cloud compute, storage, networking, and identity and access management services.
Experience designing cloud tenancy and compartment structures, access policies, and secure deployment foundations.
Strong understanding of cloud networking, including IP addressing, routing, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, VPNs, and private connectivity.
Proficiency with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices, including version control and reusable deployment modules.
Experience deploying and supporting containerized workloads using Kubernetes and container technologies such as Docker.
Experience integrating Oracle Database workloads into cloud architectures, including provisioning, connectivity, backup, recovery, and availability considerations.
Experience designing for resilience, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.
Ability to monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, including network connectivity, resource utilization, and service dependencies.
Proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or comparable scripting tools for infrastructure automation.
Working knowledge of cloud security principles, including least-privilege access, encryption, secrets management, auditing, and network segmentation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to work across application, database, networking, security, and operations teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing architecture diagrams, technical designs, and customer presentations.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Intelligence Community or other federal mission systems.
Experience deploying solutions in government or classified cloud environments.
Experience supporting security authorization activities, including the Risk Management Framework, Authority to Operate processes, and applicable security control implementation.
Experience developing hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud architectures.
Experience with Kubernetes and automated application deployment.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery.
Experience planning and executing Oracle Database migrations.
Experience with cloud governance, resource tagging, capacity planning, and cost management.
Familiarity with geospatial, data-intensive, or AI-enabled mission workloads.
Relevant OCI architecture, networking, security, or operations certifications.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain OCI solutions for enterprise mission systems and business applications.
Lead cloud solution architecture and translate customer requirements into production deployments.
Design cloud tenancy and compartment structures, access policies, and secure deployment foundations.
Architect cloud compute, storage, networking, and identity and access management services.
Design and support cloud networking, including IP addressing, routing, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, VPNs, and private connectivity.
Use Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices, including version control and reusable deployment modules.
Deploy and support containerized workloads using Kubernetes and container technologies such as Docker.
Integrate Oracle Database workloads into cloud architectures, including provisioning, connectivity, backup, recovery, and availability.
Design cloud systems for resilience, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.
Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, including connectivity, resource utilization, and service dependencies.
Automate infrastructure using scripting tools.
Apply cloud security practices, including least-privilege access, encryption, secrets management, auditing, and network segmentation.
Collaborate across application, database, networking, security, and operations teams.
Produce architecture diagrams and technical designs and deliver customer presentations.
Support security authorization activities and Oracle Database migrations where applicable.
Contribute to cloud governance, resource tagging, capacity planning, and cost management where applicable.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and AD&D.
Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
Paid time off, including flexible vacation for eligible salaried employees or accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary benefits, including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.