OCI Architect

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation•Montgomery, AL

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and focuses on architecting and operating cloud capabilities in a multi-cloud environment that includes AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. The position helps modernize a global-scale environment in support of USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness. It is a hands-on technical role involving cloud architecture, coding, debugging, and reusable cloud capabilities. The position is hybrid remote, with onsite work required as needed. Preferred candidates are near Hanscom AFB in Boston, Massachusetts, or work in Montgomery, Alabama. The OCI Architect configures and integrates OCI services and develops and tests automated deployments using infrastructure as code. The role collaborates with cloud environment teams and development, operations, security, and product management, and promotes DevSecOps practices and tooling. It implements or integrates identity and access management, security monitoring, and other shared multi-cloud services; supports customer onboarding and cloud adoption; and creates technical documentation. The position also develops and maintains Python and Bash automation and integrates OCI REST APIs, SDKs, and CLI tools to provision, configure, monitor, and manage cloud resources. The role partners with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions, presents architecture recommendations to executive leadership, and leads architectural reviews. It mentors, guides, and supervises teams of up to 10 engineers and technical specialists on cloud-native application design and deployment, and provides guidance on complex technical decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience; additional experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Active Secret clearance required at start, with ability to maintain the clearance.
U.S. citizenship required.
IAT-2 certification and one or more cloud certifications required within 6 months of hire.
Excellent customer service skills and experience in a customer-facing position.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with the OCI console, services, and infrastructure as code.

Nice To Haves

Experience with USAF Cloud One, Platform 1, or DoD network architecture.
Experience with Zero Trust Architecture.

Responsibilities

Configure and integrate OCI services and develop and test automated service deployments using infrastructure as code.
Collaborate with Cloud One environment teams and development, operations, security, and product management teams.
Drive adoption of DevSecOps practices and automation tools, including GitLab pipelines, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and automated testing.
Implement or integrate identity and access management solutions, security monitoring frameworks, and other multi-cloud common services.
Support customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption.
Prepare detailed technical documentation for development and operational processes.
Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Python and Bash automation for OCI provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational management.
Use OCI REST APIs, SDKs, and CLI tools to manage cloud resources and streamline operational workflows.
Identify manual cloud administration processes that can be replaced with scalable, reusable automation, API-driven integrations, and infrastructure as code.
Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership.
Mentor, guide, and supervise development teams of up to 10 engineers and technical specialists on cloud-native application design and deployment.
Lead architectural reviews and guide complex technical decisions.