Cloud Engineer

Job Description

Oracle Government, Defense and Intelligence organization is seeking a technically proficient Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience configuring, deploying, and optimizing cloud services using modern automation and orchestration technologies. Ensuring seamless systems and cloud connectivity for our customers, you will deliver and optimize high-performance, scalable on-premises systems and cloud networking solutions as well as troubleshoot and debug complex distributed systems. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a passion for staying at the forefront of technological advancement. The candidate will possess an advanced understanding of networking technologies and demonstrated experience in configuration of a highly available, high speed, scalable network environments. Experience with distributed or hybrid cloud environments is mandatory. This role requires the ability to bridge complex functional and technical requirements and support critical business objectives through innovation and collaboration.

Must currently hold and have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with poly.

This role is a full-time, in-person position, primarily based in the office with occasional visits to client sites. We are seeking candidates who reside in the Virginia/Washington DC region.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, automate, and support solutions on cloud and hybrid-cloud platforms, utilizing technologies such as Python, Ansible, Docker, JSON, REST, and YAML.
• Operate and troubleshoot Linux/Unix environments and configure and troubleshoot networking to ensure high availability, speed, and scalability.
• Develop and integrate automation workflows, leveraging scripting languages (Python, Java, Bash, and/or C/C++) and configuration management tools.
• Build, manage, and optimize distributed systems, ensuring scalability, availability, and security in hybrid environments.
• Manage and troubleshoot complex IP addressing schemes, including subnetting, supernetting, and route summarization for scalable network architecture.
• Participate actively in Agile delivery teams, using Scrum and incorporating best practices throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Participate in life cycle management (LCM) activities, with a focus on designing, documenting, and maintaining technical processes, designs, and methods of procedure for network and cloud systems.
• Maintain a continuous learning mindset and adapt quickly to new frameworks, technologies, and challenges.
• Provide technical coaching and support skill development for junior team members.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree(s) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering
• Robust cloud engineering experience in installing and configuring cloud services like, but not limited to, APIs, data transfers, security, access, etc; as well as implementing simple to complex types of cloud architectures.
• Professional certification(s) such as Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA/JNCIS, or equivalent. Ok if professional qualification is no longer current.
• Experience with interior and exterior networking routing protocols and ensuring the optimization and seamless communication across networks. Ability to perform protocol and packet analysis of traffic flow in support of the same.
• Advanced knowledge of configuring network switches for throughput performance and redundancy.
• Proven ability to apply critical thinking to solve complex challenges.
• Experience in capacity management, traffic engineering, and performance optimization including network operating systems including Cisco IOS/NX-OS, PAN-OS, Arista EOS, etc.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and security in cloud and on-premises environments.
• Knowledge of industry compliance and regulatory standards.
• Keen understanding and respect for need to know.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications in Oracle or OCI platforms (e.g., OCI Foundations).

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Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $97,500 to $199,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC4

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