Principal Cloud Solution Engineer

OREGON EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT - Salem, OR

Part-time - Principal

Salem, OR

About the position

The Principal Cloud Solution Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing secure and scalable cloud solutions on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This role serves as a critical link between business needs and technical execution, ensuring that client goals are translated into high-performing OCI architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design comprehensive, end-to-end solutions on OCI that align with client requirements, prioritizing scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with clients to understand their business objectives, technical needs, and constraints, providing expert guidance on OCI's capabilities and best practices.
• Lead the technical design and implementation of OCI solutions, mentoring technical teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assess existing on-premises or cloud-based infrastructure and applications, developing migration strategies and executing plans for seamless transitions to OCI.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform to automate the provisioning and management of OCI resources.
• Ensure OCI solutions meet industry-standard security and compliance requirements, implementing robust security controls, encryption, and access management measures.
• Continuously identify opportunities to optimize OCI solutions for performance, cost, and resource utilization, leveraging native OCI services and features.
• Implement effective monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions on OCI to proactively identify and address performance issues and security threats.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a cloud architect or a similar role (5+ years).
• Strong understanding of cloud design principles, including security, scalability, and performance.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services and capabilities is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.