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 a U.S. Intelligence Community customer. This hybrid position combines remote work, in-office work, and meetings at the client site. Candidates must be based in or 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. Applicants 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 dedicated customer and serves as a trusted technical partner and lead architect. The role owns technical success from initial architecture through production deployment and operational adoption, building and deploying OCI-based solutions directly in customer environments. It is focused on hands-on delivery rather than traditional consulting or presales. The engineer translates mission requirements into secure, scalable, resilient, production-grade cloud architectures; builds and configures OCI infrastructure and services; implements infrastructure-as-code and automation; and configures networking, identity, security, observability, databases, storage, and container platforms. The role also hardens pilot deployments into production systems, leads troubleshooting and performance optimization, supports adoption and knowledge transfer, and shares field learnings that can influence Oracle product and engineering direction. Potential work spans OCI compute, virtual cloud networks, identity and access management, Kubernetes, containers and microservices, databases and data platforms, storage and backup, security and encryption, monitoring and observability, high availability and disaster recovery, cloud modernization, and mission applications and analytics platforms. Oracle describes its benefits as including flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options, as well as employee 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 clearance.
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 across 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 and own delivery outcomes.
At least 8 years of experience with computer applications and tools.
Ability to travel 50% domestically and internationally.
Expertise in computer applications and tools, system and application design, implementation of advanced product features, project management, solving technical problems with customers, written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, needs analysis, positioning, and business justification.
At least 8 years of experience and expertise communicating technical information through presentations, demonstrations, written communication, and consultative solutioning.
Must be based in or within commuting distance of St. Louis, Missouri.

Nice To Haves

OCI 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 within government environments.
Bachelor of Science-level university degree in Computer Science, Math, or Engineering from an accredited university, and/or relevant 8 years of 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.
Transform 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.
Own technical delivery outcomes from architecture through production deployment and operational adoption.