CloudOps Solution Architect (A-team)

The Oracle A-Team, a specialist group within Oracle Product Development, is seeking a highly energetic SaaS Ops Solution Architect to join the team. 

We are seeking an exceptional technical leader with extraordinary attention to detail. The ideal candidate is excited about staying at the forefront of technology, possesses an in-depth understanding of new cloud technologies and is able to apply a multi-disciplinary approach to solving complex problems.

A successful applicant will be able to effectively communicate with upper management, both internal and external to Oracle, customers, partners and team members. They will be able to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders. They will be able facilitate negotiations and discussions involving diverse stakeholders. 

They must have ability to develop and analyse use cases, validate technical options and test hypotheses objectively, applying industry best practices.

The Oracle’s A-Team is part of the Product Development organisation helping top customers and Engineering teams with solution architecture. The position entails a high level of internal and external visibility with senior management. It involves contributing to and leading multidisciplinary projects focused on architecting, designing, and prototyping complex cloud solutions that involve Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a service (IaaS).

The primary focus of this role will be using modern engineering practices to architect and build distributed, reliable, maintainable SaaS solutions. Broad knowledge of security, networking, CICD, and cloud native technologies is required. An understanding of machine learning technologies would be desirable. 

Typical Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Design complex and innovative technical solutions leveraging Oracle Cloud offerings to address critical business requirements of our customers. Participate in highly technical discussions. 
• Manage competing, quickly changing priorities effectively and handle input from many internal and external collaborators and stakeholders. 
• Closely collaborate with high calibre peers and a variety of teams and groups in a highly dynamic environment – Developers, Product Managers, Senior Leaders, Pre-Sales, Consulting, Documentation, QA, among others.
• Identify recurring patterns and solutions and generalize these for broader re-use across the entire ecosystem – Oracle, Partners, and Customers. 
• Identify common pain points in Oracle products and Solutions and propose ways to improve them. 
• Code tools, prototypes, demos, and re-usable assets aimed at Product Development, Pre-sales teams, and Post-sales teams. 
• Establish relationships and feedback channels into product management and product engineering ultimately resulting in product improvements and innovations. 

Desired Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

• Experience in developing/operating/managing enterprise SaaS offerings such as Oracle Fusion Applications (SaaS), Salesforce, Workday or even non-enterprise SaaS.
• Solid understanding of how to configure, deploy, manage, and maintain large cloud-hosted systems, including auto-scaling, container management, monitoring, automation, scripting, troubleshooting and disaster recovery.
• Strong hands-on experience working with at least one of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar cloud providers.
• Highly motivated, self-starter with an eagerness to learn and a strong ambition to adapt to new technologies and methodologies.
• Exceptional analytical and critical reasoning skills capable of flexible and lateral thinking.
• They have the ability to actively lead technical discussions with customers, partners, and other Oracle engineering teams. 
• Fluency in one or more scripting languages such as Python.
• They understand range of open-source and non-Oracle technologies relevant to SaaS Cloud Ops.
• They have a natural inclination to coach – through training, public forums, blogs, and conferences.
• Highly developed interpersonal, verbal communication and presentation skills; demonstrated comfort level for presentations to senior leadership level meetings. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Computer Science or related field or a bachelor’s degree and comparable experience in software development, information technology, and architecture. 
• A minimum of 10 or more years of experience in information technology with at least 4 years of experience in the Cloud.

Work Environment:

We are a globally distributed team. This position offers a flexible work environment with options for both office-based and hybrid working arrangements. Our company values a healthy work-life balance, and we are committed to providing an inclusive and adaptable workplace.

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