Cloud Architect-Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Oracle • Saint Louis, MO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence is hiring a Principal / Master Principal Cloud Architect-Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to support the U.S. Intelligence Community. This hybrid role combines remote work, in-office work, and client-site meetings. Candidates must be based in or within commuting distance of St. Louis, Missouri. The engineer will be embedded full-time with a single customer, partnering with operators, technical leaders, and mission stakeholders to architect, deploy, secure, and operationalize cloud solutions. The role owns technical success from initial architecture through production deployment and operational adoption, rather than handing off recommendations or working in presales.

The FDE leads customer deployments end-to-end, translating mission requirements into scalable cloud architectures and building, configuring, securing, and operating infrastructure in customer environments. Work may span OCI compute, networking, identity, Kubernetes, containers, databases, storage, security, monitoring, high availability, disaster recovery, and cloud-native modernization. The engineer will troubleshoot and optimize deployments, support adoption and knowledge transfer, and share field learnings that influence Oracle's product and engineering direction.

Candidates must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Poly. The posting identifies this as a Principal / Master Principal role and states a minimum of 6+ years of cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering experience. The stated U.S. hiring range is $118,700–$194,400 per annum; the role may be eligible for equity and commission, with an estimated 70/30 pay mix.

Requirements

• Experience supporting or working within the U.S. Intelligence Community.
• Must possess or be able 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 across technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to work on-site with customers for extended engagements.
• Minimum of 6+ years of cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering experience.
• Ability to execute complex implementations with minimal oversight.

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.

Responsibilities

• Embed full-time with a dedicated Intelligence Community customer.
• Act 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.
• Independently lead customer deployments from architecture through production and own delivery outcomes for assigned engagements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• 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.
• Flexible or accrued vacation, depending on employee eligibility and position.
• 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.
• Potential eligibility for equity and commission.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed