Peraton 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.
The 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.
Work Location: Remote (but must reside and perform all work within the United States)
Work Hours: This position requires working online from 8:00 AM Eastern to 5:00 PM Eastern
Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:
Architecture and Design
- Design and maintain OCI reference architectures for compute, networking, storage, databases, and identity management aligned with government security and compliance requirements
- Lead the architecture of tenant onboarding patterns, compartment hierarchies, and resource isolation strategies within OCI
- Evaluate and recommend OCI services and design patterns to meet evolving program requirements while maintaining FedRAMP and FISMA compliance
- Define and enforce architectural standards, naming conventions, and tagging strategies across the OCI estate
Infrastructure and Operations
- Architect 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
- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (OCI Resource Manager), Ansible, or equivalent tooling for repeatable, auditable deployments
- Lead capacity planning, cost optimization, and resource governance across OCI compartments and tenancies
- Serve as the escalation point for complex OCI infrastructure incidents, driving root cause analysis and systemic remediation
Security and Compliance
- Design and enforce security architecture using OCI IAM (Identity Domains), Network Security Groups, Security Zones, Cloud Guard, and Vault
- Ensure all OCI deployments meet FedRAMP, FISMA, and DHS-specific security requirements
- Collaborate with Security teams on vulnerability remediation, access governance, and audit readiness within OCI
- Own Change Management processes for OCI infrastructure changes
Collaboration and Strategic Impact
- Partner with Architecture, Security, and Service Delivery teams to align OCI capabilities with program strategy and mission objectives
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to cloud engineers working on OCI workloads
- Contribute to multi-cloud strategy, migration planning, and modernization roadmaps
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture decision records, and knowledge base articles
- Support service delivery metrics and reporting in coordination with the Service Delivery Manager and ISR Product Owner
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors 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.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust Security Clearance (Entry on Duty).
- 5+ years of cloud engineering or architecture experience with demonstrated depth in OCI
- Proven experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in large-scale, multi-tenant government environments
- Deep expertise with OCI core services: Compute, Block/Object Storage, VCN, Autonomous Database, OKE, Functions, and IAM (Identity Domains)
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, and federal security requirements as applied to OCI deployments
- Experience with OCI security services including Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Vault, and Network Security Groups
- Strong communication, analytical, and technical documentation skills with the ability to present to government stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional certification (or OCI Architect Associate with demonstrable production architecture experience)
- Additional OCI certifications (OCI Security, OCI Networking, or OCI Database specializations)
- Working proficiency with at least one additional cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with Oracle Database migration and management on OCI (Database Cloud Service, Exadata Cloud Service, Autonomous Database)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OKE) in production environments
- Experience with OCI data and analytics services (Data Integration, Data Science, Streaming, GoldenGate)
- CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using OCI DevOps or equivalent
- Relevant Agile certification
- Experience mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams
Peraton 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.
Target Salary Range$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. EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree and 6 years, or Associate’s degree and 10 years, or high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust Security Clearance
- At least 5 years of cloud engineering or architecture experience with demonstrated OCI expertise
- Experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in large-scale, multi-tenant government environments
- Deep expertise with OCI Compute, Block/Object Storage, VCN, Autonomous Database, OKE, Functions, and IAM Identity Domains
- Hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform, OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or equivalent
- Knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, and federal security requirements applied to OCI
- Experience with OCI Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Vault, and Network Security Groups
- Strong communication, analytical, and technical documentation skills, including presenting to government stakeholders
- OCI Architect Professional certification or OCI Architect Associate certification with production architecture experience
- Additional OCI certifications in security, networking, or database specializations
- Working proficiency with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Oracle Database migration and management experience on OCI
- Production experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OKE
- Experience with OCI data and analytics services, including Data Integration, Data Science, Streaming, or GoldenGate
- CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using OCI DevOps or equivalent
- Relevant Agile certification
- Experience mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams
Peraton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Peraton and has not been reviewed or approved by Peraton.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are described as broad, including medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and specialty programs like virtual physical therapy and surgical/cancer care navigation. Medical coverage is also characterized as a standout part of the overall package in terms of perceived quality.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with employer matching and is repeatedly positioned as a strong component of total rewards. The 401(k) benefit is frequently singled out as one of the most valued parts of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are positioned as robust, including PTO, holidays, paid sick days, and floating holidays, with some roles offering notably generous accrual. Leave breadth is reinforced by related programs such as short/long-term disability and bereavement leave.
Peraton Insights
What We Do
Peraton 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.
Why Work With Us
We are fearlessly solving the world’s most complex challenges to keep people safe and secure. You can be a part of protecting and promoting that freedom around the world.
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