Job DescriptionAre you inspired by large-scale digital transformation and passionate about helping organizations fully realize the power of the cloud? Do you thrive in high-stakes environments, knowing that your expertise can shape the future of mission-critical government systems?
Oracle Government, Defense, and Intelligence invites you to join us as a
Cloud Solution Architect and Cloud Adoption Champion-partnering directly with a leading federal agency to lead and accelerate cloud adoption for their mission-critical systems.
This is a hybrid position that involves 3 days a week in-office work and/or at the client site. Candidates must be based in the greater Washington DC area.What Makes This Opportunity UniqueStep into a role that goes beyond traditional cloud architecture. You'll serve as a trusted advisor and hands-on technical leader, championing a program with national and global impact. As the dedicated architect embedded with a marquee federal customer, you'll be key to leveraging newly awarded modernization initiatives to secure, strengthen, and transform systems that are critical to the safety and service of U.S. citizens and government stakeholders.
You won't just design solutions-you'll empower a world-class team, mentor stakeholders, and ensure government compliance while building a lasting, strategic partnership between Oracle and your federal customer.
ResponsibilitiesWhat You'll Do:- Work shoulder-to-shoulder with federal technical leaders to assess their needs, uncover challenges, and define the roadmap for secure, high-performing cloud adoption.
- Guide customers through every phase: presales solutioning, architecture design, implementation, and post-launch optimization-owning success from start to finish.
- Design and implement secure, resilient OCI architectures across infrastructure, data, security, application modernization, disaster recovery, and AI-enabled analytics-leveraging Oracle Database, Exadata, Engineered Systems, and cloud-native services to modernize mission-critical workloads at scale.
- Lead collaborative design sessions and present innovative Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services-spanning compute, storage, networking, data integration, security, and AI-driven data services-to a range of stakeholders, from executive leadership to technical subject matter experts.
- Ensure strict compliance with federal security and governance standards, including FedRAMP, CJIS, and related requirements, by implementing secure cloud landing zones, governance guardrails, and repeatable controls for mission-critical environments.
- Deliver comprehensive technical documentation, actionable migration plans, and compelling business cases for long-term modernization, resilience, and data-driven decision-making.
- Mentor and coach client teams as they navigate the cloud journey, ensuring value realization and ongoing technical excellence.
- Strategically position Oracle for long-term growth within this marquee federal account-your impact will be visible and measurable.
- Travel up to 30% as needed.
What Makes You a Great Fit:- U.S. Citizenship (required for federal engagement).
- 3+ years of deep, hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering, Architecture, or Delivery, with a strong focus on cloud data platforms and large-scale application/database migrations. MUST be experienced with Exadata.
- Expertise in Oracle Cloud (OCI) or another major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform); background with Oracle bare metal and Engineered Systems a significant plus.
- Demonstrated success in leading cloud modernization initiatives for federal or regulated clients, with a background in designing, migrating, and optimizing secure, complex architectures.
- Strong knowledge of cloud security concepts, identity management, and access control; clear understanding of federal compliance requirements.
- Outstanding ability to communicate, influence at the executive level, and deliver compelling technical and strategic guidance.
- Proficiency crafting architecture documentation, migration plans, proposals, and solution estimates.
- Relevant cloud certifications (OCI, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) are a major advantage.
Your Impact:By joining Oracle's Government, Defense, and Intelligence team, you'll be at the heart of technology-enabled change for some of the world's most important organizations. Your expertise will help keep critical government systems modern, secure, and future-ready-while you build relationships and solutions that truly endure.
Ready to shape the future of U.S. government infrastructure?Bring your leadership, vision, and technical mastery to Oracle, and together we'll deliver the next era of secure, cloud-powered public service. Apply today and step into a career where your work really matters.
Come Join Us!#LI-PA4QualificationsDisclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations onlyUS: Hiring Range in USD from: $104,700 to $173,600 per annum. May be eligible for equity. Eligible for commission with an estimated pay mix of 70/30.
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 - IC3
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