Data Platform Cloud Architect, Financial Services

Oracle•United States,

3d•$147,300 - $243,800

About The Position

Oracle is seeking a highly accomplished Data Platform Cloud Architect to join its North America Cloud Engineering organization, focused on the Financial Services Industry. This strategic presales role combines technical expertise, industry knowledge, and executive engagement to help customers modernize data estates and transform their businesses using Oracle’s Data Platform portfolio. The architect serves as a trusted advisor to customers, sales teams, and Oracle leadership, guiding strategic opportunities from discovery through technical win and customer adoption. The role engages executive stakeholders, architects, and business leaders to design solutions addressing critical business challenges and delivering measurable value. As a technical leader, the architect influences customer technology strategy, supports complex sales opportunities, and contributes to Oracle’s go-to-market approach in financial services.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in solution engineering, enterprise architecture, consulting, cloud architecture, or related customer-facing technical roles.
Proven success supporting complex enterprise technology sales cycles and strategic customer engagements.
Deep expertise in enterprise data platforms, cloud databases, analytics, AI/ML, data integration, governance, and modernization initiatives.
Strong understanding of financial-services business processes, regulatory requirements, compliance frameworks, and digital-transformation priorities.
Experience engaging senior executives, including CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, data and analytics leaders, and business-line leaders.
Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex technical pursuits involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Strong knowledge of enterprise technology buying cycles and factors influencing customer decisions.
Exceptional communication, presentation, storytelling, and executive-engagement skills.
Ability to explain technical concepts in business terms and align solutions with customer outcomes.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence without direct authority.
Passion for customer success and ability to build long-term trusted-advisor relationships.

Nice To Haves

Located in the NY/NJ area preferred.
Experience with Oracle Database, Autonomous Database, and Exadata.
Experience with Oracle Data Intelligence and Analytics solutions.
Experience with data lakehouse architectures.
Experience with AI and machine-learning platforms.
Experience with data integration and data engineering.
Experience with data governance, security, and compliance.
Experience with financial-services data-modernization initiatives.
Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.
Experience with cloud-native application and data architectures.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred.
Advanced degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

Partner with sales teams to identify, qualify, and advance strategic opportunities involving Oracle’s Data Platform portfolio.
Build trusted-advisor relationships with financial-services executives, enterprise architects, and business leaders.
Lead technical discovery sessions to understand customer objectives, challenges, architectures, and transformation initiatives.
Architect and present business and technical solutions using Oracle data, analytics, AI, and cloud technologies.
Develop executive presentations, solution strategies, business-value assessments, and technical proposals that explain Oracle’s differentiation.
Lead technical aspects of strategic pursuits and coordinate cross-functional Oracle resources for complex customer engagements.
Show customers how Oracle’s Data Platform can modernize legacy environments, improve operational efficiency, enhance governance, and accelerate innovation.
Design enterprise-scale architectures spanning databases, analytics, AI, data integration, governance, and hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
Lead customer workshops, architecture reviews, proof-of-concepts, and technical validation activities.
Provide financial-services industry expertise and thought leadership on trends, regulation, risk management, fraud detection, customer analytics, and AI-driven innovation.
Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Customer Success, and Consulting to support successful customer outcomes.
Contribute market intelligence, competitive insights, and customer feedback to Oracle product and solution strategy.
Mentor less experienced solution engineers and architects and foster technical excellence.
Build executive relationships and credibility with strategic financial-services customers.
Contribute reusable assets, best practices, and industry-specific solution frameworks.

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.
Flexible or accrued vacation, subject to eligibility and position status.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
Potential eligibility for equity and compensation deferral; commission eligibility with an estimated 70/30 pay mix.