Sr. Oracle Cloud Engineer I

MetroStar•Washington, DC

13h•$150,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Oracle Cloud Engineer I operates, maintains, modernizes, and automates Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) supporting a mission-critical federal program. The role designs, deploys, configures, and manages secure cloud resources, including compute, networking, storage, identity and access management, load balancing, and database services. It develops and maintains Terraform infrastructure as code and GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes. The engineer monitors system health, troubleshoots infrastructure and performance issues, manages cloud networking and connectivity, and uses PowerShell, Bash, and Python to automate operational work. The role supports federal cloud security and compliance requirements, including NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, and agency-specific standards. In collaboration with engineering, cybersecurity, program stakeholders, and federal customers, the engineer helps maintain availability, optimize resource utilization, strengthen reliability, and modernize service delivery. This is a hands-on position requiring onsite work at the customer’s downtown Washington, DC location four days per week.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain an Interim Top Secret clearance.
At least 3 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering, including substantial hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing OCI environments.
Demonstrated expertise with OCI Compute, VCNs, Block and Object Storage, Load Balancers, IAM, and database services.
Strong hands-on Terraform experience, including developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting reusable infrastructure modules, managing state files, and automating cloud infrastructure deployments.
Experience using PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python scripting to automate cloud provisioning, system configuration, maintenance, and operational processes.
Experience building, maintaining, and troubleshooting GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Strong understanding of OCI networking, including VCNs, subnets, route tables, NSGs, security lists, DRGs, and VPN/FastConnect connectivity.
Familiarity with federal cloud security frameworks, including FedRAMP, NIST, and RMF.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including the ability to independently diagnose complex infrastructure issues, recommend solutions, and communicate technical findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Ability to work onsite in downtown Washington, DC four days per week.

Responsibilities

Operate, maintain, and modernize OCI supporting a mission-critical federal program.
Design, deploy, configure, and manage OCI compute instances, VCNs, storage, load balancers, IAM, and database services.
Develop and maintain Terraform infrastructure as code, including reusable infrastructure modules and automated deployments.
Build, maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot GitLab CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments and application delivery.
Manage cloud networking and connectivity.
Troubleshoot infrastructure and performance issues and monitor system health using OCI Monitoring, Logging, and Alarms.
Automate cloud provisioning, system configuration, maintenance, and operational processes with PowerShell, Bash, and Python.
Manage access controls, encryption, secrets, and security configurations in accordance with NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, and agency-specific requirements.
Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, program stakeholders, and federal customers to maintain platform availability and operational reliability.
Optimize cloud resource utilization and identify opportunities to modernize infrastructure and streamline service delivery.