Cloud Solution Architect

As a Senior Technical Architect specializing in Cloud Infrastructure, Network Security, and DevOps, you will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud-based architectures using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and key security solutions. This includes the integration of components such as F5 WAF & Load Balancer, Palo Alto firewalls, Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN), network security, and DevOps practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, guiding the architectural vision while ensuring security, scalability, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities :

• Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure :
• Design, architect, and implement end-to-end solutions using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and OKE, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and optimal performance.
• Create and manage cloud network components including VCN (Virtual Cloud Network), subnets, routing, and peering.
• Architect and deploy OCI compute resources (OKE Clusters, VMs, Containers, Autonomous Database, etc.) ensuring scalability and security.
• Administrate and manage different Operating systems (Linux and Windows)
• Lead the integration of OCI with on-premises and hybrid cloud environments, leveraging cloud-native and third-party tools.
• Security Architecture :
• Architect and implement network security solutions including Palo Alto firewalls, security policies, and traffic inspection mechanisms to protect cloud and hybrid environments.
• Lead the design and implementation of web application security using F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Load Balancer solutions.
• Design and implement secure cloud networking (VCN) with segmentation, monitoring, and threat prevention mechanisms.
• DevOps & Automation :
• Guide and promote the adoption of DevOps practices across the organization.
• Implement continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI / CD) pipelines to automate application deployment on OCI.
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, or similar) to automate provisioning and configuration of infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure seamless deployment and performance of cloud applications.
• Administrate and manage Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, OKE and GKE)
• Collaboration & Leadership :
• Lead and mentor a team of architects, engineers, and security professionals in implementing cloud-native solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including product teams, project managers, and business leaders, to translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor for technical and security best practices in cloud and networking architecture.
• Performance & Monitoring :
• Design and implement monitoring solutions for performance tracking, alerting, and automated scaling.
• Evaluate and optimize cloud architecture to ensure cost-effective utilization of OCI resources while maintaining high availability and performance standards.
• Documentation & Reporting :
• Document architecture designs, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
• Provide status updates to senior management, outlining progress, challenges, and potential risks.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and contribute to continuous improvement processes

Required Skills & Qualifications :