The Opportunity: We are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer – Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to design, implement, and maintain secure cloud environments across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platforms. This role will work closely with cloud engineering, security, operations, and product teams to establish secure-by-default cloud architectures, implement policy-as-code frameworks, and drive infrastructure automation initiatives.
The ideal candidate has strong expertise in OCI foundational services, cloud security controls, infrastructure-as-code, and policy governance, along with a passion for building scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions.
Role: Oracle Cloud Security Engineer – OCI
Experience: 6+ Years
Work Location: Phoenix, AZ
Project Duration: 12+ Months Contract
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure solutions within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and related automation tools
Define, implement, and maintain Policy-as-Code (PaC) frameworks using Sentinel and cloud-native policy enforcement mechanisms
Enhance cloud security guardrails and governance controls by collaborating with CNAPP and security teams to enforce secure-by-default cloud configurations
Configure and support OCI foundational services including IAM, VPC, Compute, Storage, Cloud Logging, and Security Controls
Troubleshoot, reproduce, and resolve customer-reported issues across Oracle Cloud services and underlying cloud architectures
Support and secure Oracle PaaS services including Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle Integration Cloud, Storage, Streaming, and related offerings
Design cloud architectures that ensure high availability, resilience, visibility, and security
Implement and maintain cloud logging, monitoring, metrics collection, and security visibility solutions
Develop tools and automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and accelerate issue diagnosis
Collaborate with engineering, sales, customer success, and operations teams to resolve technical deployment challenges
Act as a subject matter expert for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure security, governance, and cloud-native architecture
Participate in Agile development processes and contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience working with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) foundational services including:
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN/VPC)
Compute Services
Storage Services
Cloud Logging and Monitoring
Security Controls and Governance
Hands-on experience with:
Terraform
Sentinel
Infrastructure Automation
Policy-as-Code (PaC) frameworks
Strong understanding of cloud-native security controls and governance models
Experience implementing security controls across cloud-native infrastructure environments
Knowledge of Oracle PaaS security including:
Data Security
Network Security
Workload Isolation
Policy Enforcement
Experience with cloud logging and monitoring solutions, metrics analysis, and observability platforms
Software development experience in one or more object-oriented programming languages:
Java
Python
Go
Understanding of cloud architecture principles including high availability, resiliency, scalability, and security
Experience troubleshooting complex cloud infrastructure and platform issues
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
FinOps or Cloud Cost Optimization knowledge
Experience with cloud security posture management and compliance frameworks
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and automation
Experience working with enterprise-scale cloud deployments
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks
Exposure to container technologies and orchestration platforms
Passion for cloud security, automation, and scalable infrastructure design
Ability to quickly learn and adopt emerging technologies
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to translate technical and business requirements into practical cloud solutions
Strong collaboration skills with engineering, operations, sales, and customer teams
Commitment to security best practices and continuous improvement
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, Agile development environment
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