What are the responsibilities and job description for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect - Sr. Manager - 00062909721 position at Cognizant Technology Solutions?
Title : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect
Location : Chicago, IL
Job Summary
Designing, deploying, and supporting OCI infrastructure and applications, optimizing resource allocation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve project outcomes
Responsibilities
Drive Project / Program to required outcome.
Design and implement a Hub and spoke cloud strategy, optimizing resource allocation and minimizing downtime during migration.
Create, build, and validate cloud solutions to address real-world challenges.
Collaborate with cross functional teams.
Understand the Architecture of Oracle / Non-Oracle workloads to Oracle Cloud.
Design, deploy and support OCI infrastructure and applications, using CI / CD.
Implementing end-to-end migration to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Experience in Administration of OCI services.
Leverage tools like Terraform, Ansible, GIT, GITHub, SQL, shell and Oracle Cloud Tools like DBCS / ExaData / OSMS(OSMH), etc. in solutioning.
Automate solutions for streamlining critical maintenance tasks.
Migration / Develop / Deploy critical applications to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure / Optimize workloads.
Manage and Support Oracle / Non-Oracle workloads on Oracle IaaS / PaaS
Implement automated solutions and data protection measures.
Study existing technology landscape and understand current application workloads.
Understand and document technical requirements from clients.
Design the overall Virtual Private Cloud VPC environment including server instance, storage instances, subnets, availability zones, etc.
Design the Cloud network architecture including VPN connectivity between regions and subnets.
Design the HA / DR strategies.
Set up process, services and tools around cloud.
Oversee build of the environment.
Execute migration plan.
Leverage appropriate Oracle Cloud services.
Validate the environment to meets all security and compliance controls.
Have good knowledge on OCI Security Components like OCI WAF, Network Firewall, Vault etc.
Support go-to-market activities as a sales Cloud Architect
Experience in multi cloud (GCP, Azure) can be beneficial.
Qualifications
15 Years of Oracle Technology project implementation and / or production support experience
5 years of Cloud Infrastructure implementation and / or support experience (OCI preferably)
System Integrator Consulting Experience
Knowledgeable in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure service components
Experience on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administration required.
Experience of implementing and supporting OCI based instances and services (e.g. Compute, Network, Storage, Dockers, DBCS, ExaCS, ADW, ATP etc).
Experience of building and maintaining scalable and auto-scaled environments using automation and configuration management tools (e.g. Terraform / Ansible / Puppet / Chef)
Ability to work on multiple challenging projects in parallel
Experience of Continuous Integration and technology advantageous
Hold current Oracle Cloud Architect Professional Level Certification
Holds current Multi Cloud Architect Associate level certification.
Preferred Qualifications
15 Years of Oracle Technology project implementation and / or production support experience
5 years of Cloud Infrastructure implementation and / or support experience (OCI preferably)
System Integrator Consulting Experience
Applications will be accepted until 03 / 11 / 2025
Salary and Other Compensation :
- The annual salary for this position is between $138,000 / Year to $162,000 / Year depending on the experience and other qualifications of the candidate.
- This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
- Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements :
- Medical / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term / Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Disclaimer : The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Salary : $138,000 - $162,000
