Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Administrator

Job Title : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Administrator Employment : Contract / Fulltime Office Location : San Francisco, CA Remote Work : Allowed Travel : 20% Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Administrator / DevOps Engineer to work closely with the onsite team in supporting NextGen ERP Cloud environments. The role involves managing OCI administration, DevOps activities, and CI/CD processes, including code deployments, infrastructure automation, and performance optimization. Key Responsibilities Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Design & Management: • Architect, configure, and manage Oracle Cloud environments (SaaS and PaaS) to support enterprise applications, focusing on high availability, scalability, and performance. • Oversee infrastructure automation processes, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible. Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD): • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for Oracle Cloud applications, utilizing tools such as Jenkins and Oracle Visual Builder Studio to streamline development and deployment processes. • Automate key workflows, minimizing manual interventions and ensuring smooth deployment cycles. Performance Optimization & Monitoring: • Monitor Oracle Cloud environments to detect and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal application responsiveness. • Utilize Oracle Cloud Infrastructure APIs and monitoring tools to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot infrastructure and application performance issues. Collaboration & Issue Resolution: • Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues in the CI/CD pipeline. • Serve as the technical point of contact for infrastructure-related incidents, managing escalations and ensuring timely issue resolution. Security & Compliance: • Implement and enforce robust security policies to protect Oracle Cloud environments from potential vulnerabilities and external threats. • Ensure compliance with security frameworks, including SSO, user authentication, and identity management protocols. Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for Oracle Cloud architecture, configurations, CI/CD processes, and best practices. • Share expertise and provide technical leadership to junior engineers and cross-functional teams. Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity: • Plan and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies to safeguard critical applications and data in Oracle Cloud environments. Emerging Technologies & Best Practices: • Stay abreast of the latest advancements in Oracle Cloud features and DevOps methodologies, continuously improving infrastructure and deployment strategies. Database Management: • Configure and manage Oracle Autonomous Databases, including performance tuning, data backup strategies, and resolving performance issues. Required Skills & Qualifications • Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). • Experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, and Oracle Visual Builder Studio. • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and cloud-native architectures. • Experience managing Oracle Autonomous Databases. • Knowledge of security frameworks, SSO, IAM, and compliance standards. • Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills. • Ability to collaborate effectively with onsite and offshore teams. Academic Qualifications Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education plus relevant experience, in Computer Science / Accounting / Finance or equivalent. Apply tot his job