Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Administrator

NexGen Technologies, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NexGen Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Administrator to manage and optimize our OCI environment remotely.

You will handle networking, IAM, federation, monitoring, and capacity planning to ensure secure, reliable cloud operations for our federal contracts. The role requires 3–5 years in OCI or similar cloud, experience with Entra ID/Azure AD federation, and familiarity with Terraform/OCI Resource Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, CS, data analytics, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience administering Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or similar cloud.
• Experience with OCI IAM, Entra ID/Azure AD, and federation.

Responsibilities

• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot OCI networking, including VCNs, NSGs, and routing.
• Manage IAM, compartments, groups, and federation with Entra ID/Azure AD.
• Configure OCI Monitoring, metrics, alarms, and cost reporting.
• Perform capacity planning for compute, storage, and network resources.
• Serve as primary OCI incident contact with root cause analysis and remediation.
• Maintain configurations and collaborate with security, application, and infra teams.

Skills

OCI administration

Cloud networking

IAM & federation

Monitoring & capacity planning

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in MIS/CS/Data Analytics

Tools

Terraform/OCI Resource Manager

Job description

(Remote, Full-Time)

Company Information

NexGen Technologies, Inc. is a leading IT services firm specializing in delivering innovative, high-quality solutions to our federal government clients. Our core competencies include IT professional support services, software development, cloud services, IT Operations, Agile project management, and GIS services.

Job Summary

As an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Administrator, you will be responsible for the administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of the organization's Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environment. This role ensures the OCI tenancy is secure, reliable, and performant by managing networking, identity and access, and monitoring/capacity functions across the cloud estate. The OCI Administrator works closely with security, infrastructure, and application teams to maintain a stable and well-governed cloud platform.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (as assigned)

Network Administration

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) components, including security lists and Network Security Groups (NSGs) / firewall rules.
• Manage DNS zones, records, and resolution.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot routing: route tables, dynamic routing gateways (DRG), VPN/FastConnect connectivity, and peering between VCNs.
• Diagnose and resolve network connectivity issues across the OCI environment and hybrid connections.

Identity and Access Administration

• Create and manage IAM policies, compartments, groups, and dynamic groups.
• Administer user accounts, access provisioning/de-provisioning, and least-privilege access models.
• Configure and maintain federation between OCI and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including SSO and identity synchronization.
• Audit and review access policies to ensure compliance with security standards.

Monitoring and Capacity Management

• Configure and maintain OCI Monitoring, metrics, alarms, and notifications for infrastructure and services.
• Analyze utilization and performance metrics to identify trends, bottlenecks, and anomalies.
• Perform sizing and capacity planning for compute, storage, and network resources based on usage trends and forecasted demand.
• Produce regular reporting on system health, cost, and capacity to inform operational and budgeting decisions.

General Administration and Troubleshooting

• Serve as a primary point of contact for OCI-related incidents, performing root cause analysis and remediation.
• Maintain documentation of configurations, standards, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with security, application, and infrastructure teams on architecture and change requests.
• Stay current on OCI service updates, best practices, and emerging features relevant to the role.

Technical Skills

• 3-5 years of experience administering Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (or equivalent public cloud platform, e.g., AWS/Azure, with willingness to specialize in OCI).
• Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts (firewalls/security rules, DNS, routing, VPN/interconnects).
• Experience with identity and access management, including policy design and federation (OCI IAM, Entra ID/Azure AD).
• Familiarity with cloud monitoring tools, metrics analysis, and capacity/sizing planning.

Desired Skills

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certification (e.g., OCI Architect Associate/Professional).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OCI Resource Manager).
• Experience in hybrid cloud environments integrating on-premises and OCI resources.

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or related discipline.

Additional Requirements

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with the ability to work through complex, multi-layered technical issues.
• Good communication skills for cross-team collaboration and documentation.
• The successful candidate will be able to pass background screening prior to employment.
• US Citizenship, legal permanent residence, or US work authorization with minimum 3 years of US presence is required due to federal contract requirements.

NexGen Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Compensation:

$110,000-120,000/year

(The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions)

(Last Revision: 10-15-2026)