{"id":1284252,"url":"https://alion.io/job/peraton-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-oci-architect","title":"Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect","company":{"id":722,"name":"Peraton","domain":"peraton.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/peraton","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Ansible","optional":false},{"name":"FedRAMP","optional":false},{"name":"IAM","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"Oracle","optional":false},{"name":"Terraform","optional":false},{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"Azure","optional":true},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"Docker","optional":true},{"name":"GCP","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-26T04:10:23Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T11:39:03Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Responsibilities\nPeraton is seeking an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of OCI infrastructure within a multi-cloud government environment serving 70+ customer tenants and growing. This role is the technical authority for all OCI workloads, responsible for translating mission requirements into secure, scalable, and compliant cloud architectures.\nThe ideal candidate brings deep OCI expertise with a strong understanding of federal security and compliance frameworks. This role requires the ability to work independently, drive architectural decisions, mentor engineering staff, and interface directly with government stakeholders and program leadership.\nWork Location: Remote (but must reside and perform all work within the United States)\nWork Hours: This position requires working online from 8:00 AM Eastern to 5:00 PM Eastern\nDay to Day Roles and Responsibilities:\nArchitecture and Design\nDesign and maintain OCI reference architectures for compute, networking, storage, databases, and identity management aligned with government security and compliance requirements\nLead the architecture of tenant onboarding patterns, compartment hierarchies, and resource isolation strategies within OCI\nEvaluate and recommend OCI services and design patterns to meet evolving program requirements while maintaining FedRAMP and FISMA compliance\nDefine and enforce architectural standards, naming conventions, and tagging strategies across the OCI estate\nInfrastructure and Operations\nArchitect and oversee OCI infrastructure including Compute, Block/Object Storage, Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN), Autonomous Database, Oracle Database Cloud Service, Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE), and Functions\nDesign and implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (OCI Resource Manager), Ansible, or equivalent tooling for repeatable, auditable deployments\nLead capacity planning, cost optimization, and resource governance across OCI compartments and tenancies\nServe as the escalation point for complex OCI infrastructure incidents, driving root cause analysis and systemic remediation\nSecurity and Compliance\nDesign and enforce security architecture using OCI IAM (Identity Domains), Network Security Groups, Security Zones, Cloud Guard, and Vault\nEnsure all OCI deployments meet FedRAMP, FISMA, and DHS-specific security requirements\nCollaborate with Security teams on vulnerability remediation, access governance, and audit readiness within OCI\nOwn Change Management processes for OCI infrastructure changes\nCollaboration and Strategic Impact\nPartner with Architecture, Security, and Service Delivery teams to align OCI capabilities with program strategy and mission objectives\nProvide technical mentorship and guidance to cloud engineers working on OCI workloads\nContribute to multi-cloud strategy, migration planning, and modernization roadmaps\nDevelop and maintain technical documentation, architecture decision records, and knowledge base articles\nSupport service delivery metrics and reporting in coordination with the Service Delivery Manager and ISR Product Owner\nQualifications\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelors Degree and 8 years professional experience or a Masters degree and 6 years professional experience or an Associates Degree and 10 years professional experience or a High School Diploma/equivalent and 12 years professional experience.\nMust be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust Security Clearance (Entry on Duty).\n5+ years of cloud engineering or architecture experience with demonstrated depth in OCI\nProven experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in large-scale, multi-tenant government environments\nDeep expertise with OCI core services: Compute, Block/Object Storage, VCN, Autonomous Database, OKE, Functions, and IAM (Identity Domains)\nHands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or equivalent)\nStrong knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, and federal security requirements as applied to OCI deployments\nExperience with OCI security services including Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Vault, and Network Security Groups\nStrong communication, analytical, and technical documentation skills with the ability to present to government stakeholders\nPreferred Qualifications:\nOracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional certification (or OCI Architect Associate with demonstrable production architecture experience)\nAdditional OCI certifications (OCI Security, OCI Networking, or OCI Database specializations)\nWorking proficiency with at least one additional cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)\nExperience with Oracle Database migration and management on OCI (Database Cloud Service, Exadata Cloud Service, Autonomous Database)\nExperience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OKE) in production environments\nExperience with OCI data and analytics services (Data Integration, Data Science, Streaming, GoldenGate)\nCI/CD pipeline design and implementation using OCI DevOps or equivalent\nRelevant Agile certification\nExperience mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams\nPeraton Overview\nPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.\nTarget Salary Range\n$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.EEO\nEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6625,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["National Security","Homeland Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T04:10:23Z"}],"liveness":{"score":23,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.664,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":3,"reasons":["conf:42","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/peraton-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-oci-architect","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/peraton-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-oci-architect.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-03T03:42:03Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3729,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1271,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-04T00:00:00Z"}}}