Cloud Architect (Remote)

"Responsible for translating the clientis business needs into specific systems, applications or process designs for very large complex IT solutions and integrating architecture. Acts as an advocate for the client, as the ultimate authority on the architecture designed to address client business problems. Provides direction for design activities.Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. 8 years relevant work experience. BS/BA preferred.*This is a remote/office based position which may be performed anywhere in the United States except for within the state of Colorado.**Oracle is an Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.*The Cloud Engineering Architect is a hands-on role focused on assisting Oracle customer implement best practices to maximize the value of Oracle Products and Oracle Cloud. This is a customer facing role that is accountable for the end-to-end customer cloud and on premise deployment experience - architectural design sessions, specific implementation projects and/or Proofs of Concepts. The ideal candidate will have experience in designing and implementing workloads on clouds including distributed applications and established success leading deep technical architecture/ application design discussions with customers to drive Cloud deployments.Key Responsibilities* Drive the deployment of the customers workloads to Oracle Cloud by providing deployment guidance, supporting development of the customers cloud adoption model, and providing appropriate recommendations to overcome blockers.* Provide hands-on assistance to Oracles Top Tier customers in design, implementation and rollout out Oracle and allied products to meet business needs.* Accelerate consumption in high potential customer accounts by providing deep technical expertise. Lead deployment of projects, Creation and delivery of technical content, with a dedicated focus on Oracle cloud services, and lift and shift of customer workloads from OnPrem to Oracle Cloud.* In this role one will engage with a wide cross section of internal and external stakeholders - development, support, Oracle consulting services, and third party partners to drive Oracle Cloud adoption efforts.Desired Skills and Experience* 10 years of work experience in any combination of engineering, product management and consulting with increasing responsibilities, with at least 5 years as VMware Architect.* Hands on skills administrating and implementing solutions using VMware platform and all associated tools.* Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of VMware installation, workload migration techniques, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, scaling and high available architecture.* Understanding of systems, network, storage, identity and web technologies is a must.* Knowledge and use of REST APIs a must.* Analysis of cloud strategies, design and development of tools for Oracle VMware Cloud Solution.* Proven ability in performing rapid assessments of clients internal technology landscape and targeting use cases and deployment targets for Public Cloud technology.* Ability to on-board seed systems onto Public Cloud and provide guidance in the platform evaluation.* Hands-on experience with at least two clouds (AWS, Azure, OCI, GCP).* Understanding of Data structures and algorithms a must.* Proficiency in shell scripting, Python and either Java or C .* Conversant with containers and DevOps paradigm.* Exposure to Oracle Database and Applications - e-business suite, PeopleSoft, JDEdwards and configuration experience preferred.* Exposure to Oracle Middleware Experience WebLogic server, coherence, SOA, IDM preferred.* 5 years of experience in design and implementation of Oracle products in Oracle or other 3rd party clouds desired.* Two full cycle implementations of Cloud desired.Professional Skill Requirements* Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment* Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment* Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills* Ability to be a self starter and be on the leading edge of technology at all times* Sharp troubleshooting skills, problem solving and analytical skills* Ability to manage escalated technical situations & develop action plans* Ability to travel up to 50% to customer locations and internal sessions* BS or MS in computer science or engineering from a reputed university#LI-KA1**Job:** **Support***Organization:** **Oracle***Title:** *Cloud Architect (Remote)***Location:** *United States***Requisition ID:** *21000FX2*"