Oracle Cloud Architect

Ventula Consulting Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 157,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventula Consulting Ltd. is recruiting an experienced Oracle Sovereign Cloud Architect for a London-based transformation programme focused on Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications within Oracle's EU Sovereign Cloud.

The role is senior and client-side, responsible for sovereign cloud infrastructure, security architecture, and data residency strategy ahead of a major ERP upgrade. The position is London (King's Cross), hybrid with regular travel to Paris and Brussels, for an initial 3-month rolling

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in Cloud or Enterprise Architecture.
• 5+ years with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Strong Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications experience on ERP/HCM implementations.
• Experience designing solutions in Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud or sovereign/government cloud.
• Knowledge of OCI architecture: tenancy, identity domains, compartments, networking, security.
• Experience with identity federation, SSO, MFA, privileged access management.
• Strong OCI networking knowledge.
• Encryption and key management expertise.
• Experience in cloud security within highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of UK/EU GDPR, data residency, data transfers.
• Experience with integration architecture across enterprise apps.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• OCI Architect Professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cloud architecture workstream for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and HCM transformation.
• Design and define the Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud architecture, tenancy, compartments and admin.
• Develop identity and access management solutions (SSO, MFA, federation, PAM, provisioning).
• Define cloud networking architecture and secure integrations with enterprise systems.
• Establish encryption, key management and security controls for sensitive data.
• Ensure GDPR compliance, data residency and cross-border data transfers.
• Design resilience, disaster recovery, backup, monitoring and cloud security operations.
• Assess availability of Oracle Cloud services within sovereign regions.
• Define governance for AI services and AI agents in the sovereign cloud.
• Develop architecture documentation and tender specs; support partner evaluation.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, security teams, infrastructure teams and SI partners.

Skills

Cloud architecture

OCI expertise

Oracle Fusion Cloud

Identity management

SSO MFA

Security architecture

Data residency

AI on OCI

Stakeholder mgmt

Regulated industries

Education

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional certification

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Oracle Sovereign Cloud Architect – £850–£900p/d (Outside IR35) – London / Hybrid

A leading international organisation is seeking an experienced Oracle Sovereign Cloud Architect to support a major Finance, HR and Procurement transformation programme, centred around the implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications within Oracle's EU Sovereign Cloud.

This is a senior, client-side architecture role, responsible for designing the sovereign cloud infrastructure, security architecture, identity management and data residency framework ahead of a large-scale ERP transformation.

• Location: London (King's Cross) – Hybrid, with regular travel to Paris and Brussels
• Duration: 3 Months (Rolling)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the cloud architecture workstream for a major Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and HCM transformation programme.
• Design and define the Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud architecture, including tenancy, compartments, environments and administration.
• Develop identity and access management solutions, including SSO, MFA, federation, privileged access and user provisioning.
• Define cloud networking architecture, including private connectivity, segmentation and secure integration with enterprise systems.
• Establish encryption, key management and security controls to protect sensitive Finance, HR and Payroll data.
• Ensure compliance with UK and EU GDPR, including data sovereignty, residency and cross-border data transfers.
• Design resilience, disaster recovery, backup, monitoring and cloud security operations.
• Assess the availability and suitability of Oracle Cloud services within sovereign regions.
• Define governance and security requirements for AI services and AI agents operating within the sovereign cloud.
• Develop technical architecture documentation and tender specifications, supporting implementation partner selection and evaluation.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, security teams, infrastructure teams and third-party systems integrators.

Key Requirements

• 10+ years' experience in Cloud or Enterprise Architecture, including at least 5 years working with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Strong Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications experience, having worked as an Architect on at least one ERP or HCM implementation from design through to go-live.
• Proven experience designing solutions within Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud or another sovereign/government cloud environment.
• Strong knowledge of OCI architecture, including tenancy design, identity domains, compartments, networking and security.
• Experience with identity federation, SSO, MFA, privileged access management and corporate identity providers.
• Strong understanding of OCI networking, including private connectivity, network segmentation and access restrictions.
• Expertise in encryption and key management, including customer-managed keys and Oracle Break Glass.
• Experience designing cloud security architectures within highly regulated environments.
• Good understanding of UK/EU GDPR, data residency requirements and international data transfers.
• Experience with integration architecture across enterprise applications, including APIs, events and bulk interfaces.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior technology leaders, architects and systems integrators.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional certification.
• Experience working within transport, rail or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of NIS2, UK Network and Information Systems Regulations and the EU Data Act.
• Experience migrating Oracle E-Business Suite or Microsoft Dynamics NAV to cloud ERP platforms.
• Experience with Oracle AI Agent Studio and AI services on OCI.
• Infrastructure as Code experience, particularly Terraform.
• Microsoft Entra ID integration with Oracle Cloud.