OCI Architect

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation•Boston, MA

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

The OCI Architect will support the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract, helping modernize a global-scale multi-cloud environment and support USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness. The role is described as a hands-on technical position focused on designing scalable cloud-native solutions and architecting, coding, and debugging reusable cloud capabilities across OCI and other cloud environments. 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 architect configures and integrates OCI services and develops and tests automated deployments using infrastructure as code. The role works with Cloud One environment teams and colleagues in development, operations, security, and product management. It promotes DevSecOps practices and automation, integrates identity and access management and security monitoring with common multi-cloud services, and supports customer onboarding and a consistent path to cloud adoption. The role also prepares technical documentation and develops, maintains, and troubleshoots automation for OCI provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operations using Python, Bash, OCI REST APIs, SDKs, and CLI tools. Technical leadership includes translating business requirements into technical solutions, presenting architectural recommendations to executive leadership, mentoring and guiding teams of up to 10 engineers and technical specialists, and leading architectural reviews. The posting also describes the work as supporting a multi-cloud network engineering environment spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience; additional experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Active Secret clearance required at the start of employment, with the ability to maintain the clearance.
U.S. citizenship required.
IAT-2 certification and one or more cloud certifications within six 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, OCI services, and infrastructure as code.

Nice To Haves

Experience with USAF Cloud One, Platform 1, or Department of Defense 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 teams in development, operations, security, and product management.
Promote adoption of DevSecOps practices and associated automation.
Integrate identity and access management solutions, security monitoring frameworks, and other common multi-cloud services.
Support customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption.
Prepare detailed technical documentation for development and operational processes.
Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot automation for OCI infrastructure provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational management using Python and Bash.
Use OCI REST APIs, SDKs, and CLI tools to automate cloud resource management and operational workflows.
Identify manual cloud administration processes that can be replaced with scalable, reusable automation, API-driven integrations, or 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 advise on complex technical decisions.