Senior Cloud Engineer (OCI)

About this role

Senior Cloud Engineer (OCI)

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure – DoD Cloud Platform Engineering

Location Experience Clearance Certification

Remote 10+ Years Active Secret or Higher Security+ CE and OCI Certified

POSITION OVERVIEW

Tharseo IT is seeking a senior cloud engineer to support secure cloud modernization on a DoD Air Force program. You will design, build, and run cloud infrastructure with a primary focus on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and work across AWS and Azure where needed. This is a hands-on role. You will architect solutions, then build them, automate them, and keep them running in a regulated DoD environment.

This is a remote role. Candidates must hold an active Secret clearance, a current Security+ CE certification, and a current OCI certification at the time of submission.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cloud Architecture: Design and implement secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud architectures, primarily on OCI, within a multi-cloud environment that includes AWS and Azure.
• Kubernetes Platforms: Build and manage Kubernetes platforms, including installation, upgrades, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting. OKE experience is a plus.
• DevSecOps: Build and maintain CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines with automated security scanning, patching, and monitoring.
• Infrastructure as Code: Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code with Terraform across OCI and other cloud platforms.
• Migration: Lead migrations from on-premises data centers and other clouds to OCI with minimal downtime.
• Resiliency: Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery solutions across cloud platforms.
• Networking: Design cloud networking and hybrid connectivity, including VCNs, subnets, DRGs, load balancers, FastConnect, and VPN.
• Security and Compliance: Apply security best practices aligned to DoD and public sector standards, including IAM, encryption, key management, zero trust, and STIG hardening.
• Data Platforms: Support compu...