Senior Cloud Engineer (OCI)

Akaasa Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build and operate secure cloud infrastructure primarily on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with some AWS/Azure exposure. This is a hands-on, remote role focused on reliability and security at scale.

You will implement OCI governance, Kubernetes platforms, Terraform CI/CD, and secure connectivity while advancing migration, HA, and DR strategies. Strong security credentials and 10+ years in cloud engineering are required.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance or higher.
• Security+ CE, current.
• Current OCI certification (Architect Associate or Professional).
• 10+ years in cloud or infrastructure engineering.
• Hands-on production OCI and Kubernetes experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement OCI architecture, landing zones and governance.
• Lead Kubernetes platforms installation, upgrades and operations; OKE is a plus.
• Build Terraform pipelines and CI/CD with integrated security scanning.
• Configure VCNs, DRGs, FastConnect, VPN and hybrid connectivity.
• Enforce IAM, encryption, zero trust and STIG hardening.
• Plan migrations to OCI with high availability and disaster recovery.

Skills

OCI architecture

Kubernetes platforms

Terraform CI/CD

Security & compliance

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Networking tools

Job description

Senior Cloud Engineer (OCI)

Remote

This is a hands-on role. You'll design, build, automate and run secure cloud infrastructure, mostly on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with some AWS and Azure.

What you'll work on:

• OCI architecture, landing zones and governance
• Kubernetes platforms (install, upgrade, operate). OKE is a plus.
• Terraform and CI/CD with built-in security scanning
• VCNs, DRGs, FastConnect, VPN and hybrid connectivity
• IAM, encryption, zero trust and STIG hardening
• Migrations to OCI, HA and DR

Must have Skills:

• Active Secret clearance or higher
• Security+ CE, current
• Current OCI certification (Architect Associate or Professional)
• 10+ years in cloud or infrastructure engineering
• Hands-on production OCI and Kubernetes experience