Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Administrator -Onsite

Job Title: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Administrator 

Location: Denton, TX

Contract Length: 3-6 contract to hire

"U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time."

JOB DESCRIPTION

Cloud / Systems Architecture & Management (65%)

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Lead cloud initiatives across multiple platforms, including Azure/O365, Google Workspace, AWS, and OCI.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including environment ownership, documentation, troubleshooting, instance sizing, integrations, and support ticket coordination.
• Develop cloud migration strategies and collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements.
• Deploy and configure cloud services using best practices for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitor cloud systems for performance, availability, and security events.
• Implement cloud security controls, IAM policies, backup processes, and redundancy strategies.
• Optimize cloud spend through resource right-sizing and cost-analysis reporting.
• Manage and maintain on-premise and cloud systems, ensuring reliability and uptime.
• Perform system performance testing, troubleshooting, and issue remediation.
• Write scripts to automate provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks.
• Document hardware/software standards, requirements, procedures, and system architectures.
• Respond to incident/problem tickets and provide timely resolution.

Technical Innovation & Project Leadership (25%)

• Serve as a subject matter expert for cloud technologies and best practices.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to technical staff.
• Lead cloud-related projects, migrations, and initiatives across the IT organization.
• Research and evaluate emerging cloud services, proposing improvements and modernization strategies.
• Promote automation and continuous improvement across cloud environments.
• Develop short- and long-term strategic plans for cloud infrastructure growth.
• Document systems, operational procedures, and cross-team processes; encourage cross-training.
• Participate in budgeting recommendations for cloud environments and future trends.

Participation & Support (10%)

• Stay current on cloud, automation, virtualization, storage, and security trends.
• Represent IT in campus-level or customer-level meetings (as applicable).
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Education

• Bachelor s degree required
• O365/Azure Cloud certification required (must be current OR obtained within 6 months of start date).

Required Experience

• 7+ years of systems administration or technical support experience.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on cloud engineering experience.
• Meaningful, applied experience supporting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is strongly preferred and highly prioritized.
• Experience with Azure/O365, Google Workspace, or AWS cloud environments.
• Familiarity with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation), scripting, and automation.
• Experience supporting complex, interconnected server and cloud systems.
• Experience in higher education or large public-sector environments preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to maintain security and integrity of enterprise infrastructure.
• Strong scripting skills for user onboarding, provisioning, and cloud automation.
• Knowledge of system management tools, Microsoft cloud technologies (AADC, GPO, Azure MFA, Exchange, O365), and AWS services (VPC, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudTrail, etc.).
• Understanding of monitoring systems, automation frameworks, virtualization, and containerization.
• Outstanding problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Additional Requirements

• Reliable onsite attendance is required.
• Must adhere to security, privacy, and compliance policies.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and occasionally work evenings or weekends.

Some travel may be required