Oracle Cloud Engineer (SME) - REMOTE

JTEC Consulting • San Antonio, TX

20h • Remote

About The Position

JTEC Consulting LLC is seeking an experienced Oracle Cloud Senior Engineer (SME) to lead implementation, administration, and optimization of solutions in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The role supports mission-critical enterprise systems deployed across the Oracle DoD Realm and integrated with the Department of Defense Cloud One ecosystem. It requires a current Secret clearance and is remote from a U.S.-based location.

The engineer will provide subject matter expertise in containerized workloads, Oracle Data Safe, cloud cost optimization, and operational coordination with Oracle Cloud Support. The position requires deep technical expertise in OCI IaaS/PaaS, container orchestration, multitenant operations, and cloud database security, while supporting DoD data security and applicable federal requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship with no dual citizenship.
• Current Secret clearance at a minimum.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; equivalent years of direct experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification or an equivalent industry-recognized certification meeting DoD 8570/8140 baseline compliance; a copy of the current certification is required for interview.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, software engineering, or distributed backend systems.
• 5+ years of hands-on OCI experience, including direct experience operating within the Oracle DoD Realm or Cloud One ecosystem.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for collaboration with engineering peers and operational stakeholders.
• Ability to self-direct and solve complex performance bottlenecks in production distributed environments.
• Experience delivering platforms in federal, defense, or highly regulated enterprise settings.
• Hands-on experience provisioning, configuring, and maintaining environments within the Oracle DoD Realm of OCI.
• Direct hands-on experience supporting or integrating with Cloud One’s OCI environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-scale OCI multitenant architectures.
• Technical proficiency with containerization platforms and runtimes, including Docker and Kubernetes/OKE.
• Background in Oracle cloud-based database administration, high-availability configurations, and performance troubleshooting.
• Direct experience deploying, configuring, and monitoring Oracle Data Safe.
• Practical experience using OCI native cost analysis tools, setting budgets and alerts, and optimizing enterprise cloud consumption.
• Experience interfacing directly with Oracle Customer Support/My Oracle Support (MOS) on mission-critical escalations.

Nice To Haves

• Official Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certifications, such as OCI Architect Professional, OCI Operations Associate, or OCI Autonomous Database Specialist.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, or OCI Resource Manager for infrastructure as code.
• Experience implementing DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and RMF accreditation workflows within OCI environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, provision, scale, and manage secure, high-availability OCI IaaS and PaaS environments.
• Manage and maintain services within the Oracle DoD Realm and execute workflows aligned with Cloud One architectural and operational guardrails.
• Design, configure, and operate OCI multitenant environments with logical isolation, governance policies, and compartment structures.
• Lead containerization efforts, design container deployment pipelines, and manage workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/OKE.
• Coordinate with DevOps and application teams to align CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and infrastructure-as-code practices with OCI native tooling.
• Administer, tune, and maintain cloud-based Oracle databases for high availability, resilience, disaster recovery, and performance.
• Implement, configure, and monitor Oracle Data Safe, including database security baselines, user assessment, sensitive data discovery, data masking, and audit compliance.
• Uphold DoD data security, hardening (STIGs), and federal regulatory standards across compute and database layers.
• Analyze OCI cost models and utilization metrics, and implement FinOps strategies to reduce resource waste and ensure contract budget compliance.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison to Oracle Cloud Support; manage Service Requests, coordinate severity escalations, and drive root cause analysis to resolution.
• Partner with defense and engineering teams to provide technical guidance, performance monitoring, and architecture reviews.
• Solve production performance bottlenecks and support mission-critical systems.

Benefits

• Group medical plans with company-paid employee premiums and subsidized dependent options.
• 401(k) plan with employer match of up to 4%, eligible after three months of service.
• Company-paid Basic Life and Short-Term Disability coverage, subject to election at hire.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual for full-time employees.
• Company-paid federal holidays and floating holidays for full-time employees.
• Corporate support to maintain active credentials, obtain new certifications, and advance career skills.
• Eligibility for professional referral bonuses.
• Role-specific sign-on or relocation assistance based on contract criteria.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior