Solution Architect - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure(OCI)

Role & responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement OCI-based solutions for enterprise customers.
• Define OCI architecture best practices, including security, networking, compute, and storage.
• Lead OCI migration and cloud-native development initiatives.
• Ensure OCI solutions align with customer business needs and industry standards.
• Develop high-level and low-level architecture diagrams and technical documentation.
• Lead cross-functional teams (cloud engineers, developers, DBAs, security specialists).
• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of OCI projects, ensuring timely execution.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers, understanding their cloud strategy and pain points.
• Conduct customer workshops, assessments, and POCs to showcase OCI capabilities.
• Work closely with C-level executives, IT directors, and technical teams to align cloud solutions.
• Handle escalations, risks, and dependencies, ensuring proactive issue resolution.
• Define and enforce governance frameworks for OCI projects.
• Ensure adherence to OCI security, compliance, and cost optimization best practices.
• Implement DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation for efficient cloud operations.
• Drive ITSM, monitoring, and incident response best practices for OCI environments.
• Ensure projects meet SLAs, KPIs, and customer satisfaction targets.
• Support pre-sales activities, including solution demos, RFP responses, and proposal writing.
• Identify new opportunities for cloud adoption, cost savings, and innovation.
• Stay updated on OCI advancements, certifications, and competitive landscape.

Preferred candidate profile

• 10+ years in IT, with at least 5+ years in OCI and cloud architecture.
• Experience in leading OCI-based projects, teams, and customer engagements.
• Background in enterprise applications, database management, and cloud security.
• Strong expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute, Storage, Networking, IAM, Security, Database, and Integration Services.
• Experience in cloud migration, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Knowledge of Oracle Database (ATP, ADW, Exadata Cloud Service, etc.).
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, OCI Resource Manager).
• Understanding of containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) and serverless (OCI Functions).
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation.
• Knowledge of security frameworks, IAM, networking (VCN, VPN, FastConnect).
• Experience managing teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills Agile, Scrum, ITIL methodologies.