Oracle

Cloud Architect-Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

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2 days ago
St. Louis, MO, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$119k - $194k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Embed full-time with a dedicated Intelligence Community customer and act as the trusted technical partner and lead architect.
  • Architect and deploy OCI-based solutions within customer environments across OCI IaaS and PaaS services.
  • Translate mission requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and production-grade cloud architectures.
  • Build and configure networking, identity, security, observability, databases, storage, backup, and container platforms.
  • Implement infrastructure-as-code and automation frameworks using Terraform, OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, scripting, and related technologies.
  • Harden pilot deployments into operational production systems and lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization.
  • Partner with customer operators, engineers, and leadership; drive adoption, knowledge transfer, and long-term customer success.
  • Capture field learnings and influence Oracle product and engineering direction.

Requirements

  • Experience supporting or working within the U.S. Intelligence Community.
  • Must possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Poly.
  • At least 6 years of cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering experience.
  • Strong hands-on cloud engineering, infrastructure, automation, and platform operations experience.
  • Experience deploying and operating solutions inside customer environments and independently leading deployments through production.
  • Experience designing secure, highly available, and scalable environments.
  • Infrastructure-as-code expertise using Terraform, OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or similar technologies.
  • Scripting and automation experience using Python, Shell, or comparable languages.
  • Ability to execute complex implementations with minimal oversight, own delivery outcomes, and work onsite with customers for extended engagements.
  • Strong communication skills across technical and executive audiences.
  • Preferred qualifications include Cloud Architect Associate or Professional certification, experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes and container orchestration expertise, cloud-native modernization experience, and knowledge of government security accreditation and compliance processes.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement combining remote, in-office, and client-site meetings; candidates must live within commuting distance of St. Louis, Missouri.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; life insurance; and AD&D coverage.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts, pre-tax commuter and parking benefits, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, and paid sick leave.
  • Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial planning, group legal, and voluntary insurance benefits.

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Oracle builds database technology, enterprise applications, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for companies and governments. Its business spans cloud subscriptions, software licenses, and support services across ERP, HCM, CX, and industry suites, plus NetSuite. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Oracle is a public company traded on the NYSE and serves global customers migrating and running critical workloads in its cloud.

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