Senior cloud devops engineer at Oracle Raleigh, NC

Oracle; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 79,200 - 178,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) Savings with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle Analytics Data Intelligence Cloud Service is expanding in US Gov and Defense clouds. We seek a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer to manage critical cloud infrastructure, deployments, and security operations in Raleigh, NC.

This role requires US citizenship and participation in 24x7 on-call rotations. You will drive IaC deployments, incident management, automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement across OCI Gov Cloud, integrating with development and operations teams to enhance service

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on cloud DevOps experience.
• Experience with OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP compute, storage and networks.
• Linux/Unix administration and scripting (Python, Bash).
• Production deployments across multiple environments on Oracle Cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with monitoring tools and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated tools and systems to streamline operations.
• Deploy infrastructure as code for provisioning and configuration.
• Perform root cause analysis on defects and outages.
• Monitor system performance and ensure high availability.
• Maintain security measures and incident response processes.
• Automate tasks and processes across the software lifecycle.

Skills

DevOps

Automation scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Cloud platforms

Security operations

Python scripting

Monitoring

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

Location: Raleigh, NC. Role: Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer, Career Level: IC3. Security Clearance required to work in OCI Gov Cloud.

Job Description

Oracle Analytics Data Intelligence Cloud Service has presence across Commercial, DRCC and critical Government Cloud. We are expanding Fusion Data Intelligence Service presence in US Government and US Defense cloud, looking for staffing with experienced DevOps skills to manage our Critical Cloud Infrastructure deployments, Region Build Outs, Security Operations and monitoring of Data Intelligence Service applications.

In this position, candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our critical cloud infrastructure, incident management, deployment automation across multiple production and preproduction environments, process improvements, and collaborate with development and operations team to improve overall service efficiency, speed up deployments and ensure reliability of Oracle Analytics Applications.

Candidate must be a Citizen of United States and participate in on‑call rotations to support US Government and Commercial Cloud deployments. On‑call 24x7 rotations scheduled for after business hours or weekends will be managed as per the pertinent Oracle Processes and Policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated tools and systems to streamline operations, reduce manual intervention and improve overall service efficiency.
• Deployment of infrastructure as code (IaC) for provisioning and configuration.
• Perform root cause analysis on defects and outages and prevent recurrences.
• Monitor system performance, identify potential issues and ensure systems are running efficiently.
• Monitor and maintain security measures to protect against threats and ensure compliance.
• Write scripts and configurations to automate tasks like building and deploying software.
• Ensuring system scalability, security, and high availability.
• Responsible for testing and implementing disaster recovery plans to handle major outages.
• Monitoring systems to detect potential issues before major incidents are reported in production.
• Responsible to establish alerts systems to notify relevant teams when issues arise.
• Managing changes to infrastructure, ensuring they are implemented safely and reliably.
• Championing a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the DevOps team.
• Identifying bottlenecks and areas for improvement, as a DevOps engineer looks out to optimize workflows and improve customer experience.
• Create custom Analytics reports and customize the data that is used for reporting. This allows them to focus on specific aspects of the service resilience.
• Monitoring and measuring customer experience and KPIs and point out to improve overall service resiliency.
• Maintaining comprehensive documentation of security practices, procedures and incidents.
• Create security controls to mitigate identified risks.
• Automating security processes and integrating security tools with pipelines to create and assign Jira to specific stakeholders.
• Proactively monitor build and deployment, troubleshoot issues, and resolve errors.
• Automating tasks and processes within software development lifecycle, such as CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure management.
• Support the operations of Oracle Analytics Applications on OCI using Cloud DevOps methodologies including incident management: analyze T2 metrics, alarms, alongside Lumberjack logs. Troubleshoot, repair, and document infrastructure and service issues.
• Start / stop / upgrade cloud infrastructure and services using OCI tools.
• Participate in 24x7 technical support offering customer technical assistance to manage Oracle Analytics Data Intelligence service.
• Manage and continuously improve existing Oracle Analytics Apps cloud capabilities and tools, with a focus on OCI tools, process, and configuration.
• Perform daily tasks in accordance with process, compliance and regulatory standards.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent from reputed universities with a consistently good academic record.
• 4+ years experience with hands‑on knowledge on cloud platforms, cloud services, Docker container-based applications.
• Experience with Cloud Platforms: Configuration, operations, tools and process.
• Linux/Unix system administration including system level knowledge of Linux on Cloud Platforms, creating and executing scripts.
• Production Application deployments across multiple preproduction and production environments on Oracle Cloud infrastructure.
• Cloud Platform experience, such as OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP compute, storage, and network operational experience.
• Understand internet networking services, such as DNS, etc.
• Documenting technical procedures and configurations.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Shell or Bash to automate tasks.
• Create and maintain CI/CD focusing on automated pipelines for continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, and docker‑compose).
• Assisting with system troubleshooting and problem resolution.
• Oracle database experience; strong query writing skills & DB management a plus.
• Managing Security Operations with good understanding of scanning tools, triaging and resolving vulnerabilities, using security frameworks and meeting compliance standards.
• Excellent scripting skills in Bash and Python.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana.
• Knowledge on Security Scanners (Parfait, Sonatype, Fortify, Nessus) desirable.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with all levels of management.
• Working with remote, global teams and individuals.
• Monitoring and supporting OCI Cloud infrastructure services and databases.
• Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with development and operations teams.

Disclaimer

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Compensation and Benefits

Range: $79,200 to $178,100 per annum (US). May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre‑tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible vacation for salaried employees and accrued vacation for others, with specific accrual rates.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshes each year up to 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal services
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.