Azure-to-OCI Migration Lead (OCI SME)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an Oracle Migration SME to lead a complex Azure-to-OCI migration, coordinating across infrastructure, database, security, and business teams. You will drive end-to-end planning, governance, and execution while minimizing disruption and risk.

The role requires 14+ years of IT experience, OCI and Azure expertise, and strong leadership. PMP/OCI certifications are preferred, with a focus on enterprise ERP migrations and cloud transformation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience and knowledge with Azure and Oracle cloud providers.
• Direct experience leading an Azure-to-OCI migration or comparable hyperscaler-to-hyperscaler cloud migration.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, migration methodologies, and cloud architecture.
• Experience with Oracle technology and application platforms – Oracle Fusion - Financials, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and other Oracle databases/Exadata.
• Experience and knowledge in principles and practices of software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Familiar with Microsoft .Net applications.
• Experience working with MySQL database.
• Experience with Extract/Transform/Load (ETL).
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to provide guidance to a small team and to integrate as part of a larger team.
• Ability to analyze complex data and present findings in a clear and easily understandable manner.
• Ability to present recommendations for consideration and influence as needed.
• Demonstrated experience working in a load-balanced environment
• Understanding of IT practices, service management, governance frameworks, and industry standards (i.e., ITIL, ITSM, COBIT, ISO).
• Working knowledge of IT tracking tools, preferably ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the system federal and contractor PMs to develop a detailed phased migration plan, including timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and rollback procedures, to ensure secure and efficient migration with minimal disruption to operations.
• Providing active oversight, specifically monitoring migration activities, including data transfer, application establishment, and system integration to track how interdependent systems are managed in the new environment.
• Overseeing the configuration and provisioning of the target cloud environment in accordance with agency security and compliance requirements ensuring necessary security benchmarks and guardrails are established while maintaining data integrity and availability throughout the migration process.
• Achieving secure decommissioning through the end of the migration lifecycle by decommissioning the legacy cloud environment preventing data leaks from orphaned legacy systems.
• Managing the performance of post-migration validation, testing, and performance tuning. The SME shall evaluate whether cloud-native features (such as auto-scaling, managed databases, or serverless components) are performing efficiently.
• Creating knowledge transfer documentation of the transition process including validation and documentation of cloud-native configurations

Skills

Cloud Architectures

End-to-End Testing

Oracle Cloud

Oracle Database

Project Management

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an Oracle Migration SME to lead a complex Azure-to-OCI migration, coordinating across infrastructure, database, security, and business teams. You will drive end-to-end planning, governance, and execution while minimizing disruption and risk.

The role requires 14+ years of IT experience, OCI and Azure expertise, and strong leadership. PMP/OCI certifications are preferred, with a focus on enterprise ERP migrations and cloud transformation.