Cloud Architect-Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Oracle•St. Louis, MO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence is hiring a Principal / Master Principal Cloud Architect-Forward Deployed Engineer to support the U.S. Intelligence Community. This hybrid position combines remote work, office work, and meetings at the client site. Candidates must live within commuting distance of St. Louis, Missouri. The role requires the ability to work on-site with customers for extended engagements and travel 50% domestically and internationally. The candidate must possess, or be able to obtain and maintain, a TS/SCI with Poly clearance. The Forward Deployed Engineer is embedded full-time with a single customer and serves as a trusted technical partner and lead architect. The engineer owns technical success from initial architecture through deployment, hardening, production operation, and customer adoption. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and deploying secure OCI-based solutions inside customer environments, rather than traditional consulting or presales work. The role works with operators, technical leaders, and mission stakeholders to turn complex requirements into scalable cloud architectures. Work may include OCI compute, networking, identity and access management, Kubernetes, containers, databases, storage, security, encryption, monitoring, logging, high availability, disaster recovery, and cloud-native modernization. The engineer also captures field learnings and helps inform Oracle product and engineering direction. Oracle describes its benefits as competitive and including flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. Employees are also encouraged to contribute to their communities through volunteer programs.

Requirements

Experience supporting or working within the U.S. Intelligence Community.
Must possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Poly.
Strong hands-on cloud engineering and infrastructure experience.
Experience deploying and operating solutions inside customer environments.
Deep knowledge of cloud architecture, automation, and platform operations.
Experience designing secure, highly available, scalable environments.
Infrastructure-as-Code expertise using Terraform, OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or similar technologies.
Scripting and automation experience using Python, Shell, or comparable languages.
Strong communication skills with technical and executive audiences.
Ability to work on-site with customers for extended engagements.
At least 6 years of cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering experience.
Ability to independently lead customer deployments from architecture through production.
Ability to execute complex implementations with minimal oversight.
At least 8 years of experience with required computer applications and tools.
Ability to travel 50% internationally and domestically.
Expertise in computer applications and tools, system and application design, implementation of advanced product features, project management, and solving technical problems with customers in technical environments.
Written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills, including clear communication of technical information through presentations, demonstrations, and written communication.
Needs analysis, positioning, business justification, and consultative solutioning experience.

Nice To Haves

Cloud Architect Associate or Professional certification.
Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Kubernetes and container orchestration expertise.
Experience rearchitecting legacy systems into cloud-native solutions.
Knowledge of security accreditation and compliance processes in government environments.
Bachelor of Science-level university degree in Computer Science, Math, or Engineering from an accredited university, and/or relevant technical experience.
Advanced degree in a relevant field of study.

Responsibilities

Embed full-time with a dedicated Intelligence Community customer.
Serve as the customer’s trusted technical partner and lead architect.
Architect and deploy OCI-based solutions directly within customer environments.
Translate complex mission requirements into scalable cloud architectures.
Build and configure infrastructure across OCI IaaS and PaaS services.
Design secure, resilient, production-grade environments.
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks.
Configure networking, identity, security, observability, databases, storage, and container platforms.
Harden pilot deployments into operational production systems.
Lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization.
Partner with customer operators, engineers, and leadership teams.
Drive adoption, knowledge transfer, and long-term customer success.
Capture field learnings and influence future Oracle product and engineering direction.
Lead customer deployments from architecture through production and own delivery outcomes for assigned engagements.
Travel 50% domestically and internationally.