Senior Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect

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Senior Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect

Design at Scale. Lead with Authority. Deliver Secure, Enterprise-Grade Cloud Solutions.

We are looking for a highly accomplished Senior Oracle Cloud Architect to join our growing team and play a pivotal role in shaping enterprise-scale Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environments.

This is not a hands-on build-only role. We’re seeking a strategic technical leader — someone who can design complex, secure, multi-region OCI architectures, troubleshoot deep technical challenges, and confidently lead resolution across infrastructure, network, and application domains.

If you thrive in complex environments and enjoy solving high-impact technical challenges, this role offers the scope and autonomy to truly make a difference.

The Opportunity

You will:

• Architect and deliver robust, scalable, and secure Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) solutions aligned to business strategy
• Design complex network topologies including hub-and-spoke architectures and cross-region disaster recovery
• Lead architecture for cloud-based enterprise applications with a focus on resilience, security, and performance
• Take ownership of high-severity technical issues — diagnosing and resolving complex OCI networking problems
• Collaborate with on-premise network engineers and application specialists (JDE, PeopleSoft, EBS) to drive root cause analysis and resolution
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to architects and engineers
• Drive continuous improvement through infrastructure reviews, optimisation initiatives, and adoption of emerging OCI capabilities
• Establish and maintain high-quality cloud architecture documentation and best practices

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience: 5+ years

You will have:

• Deep expertise designing complex OCI network architectures, including:• Cross-region disaster recovery
• Hub-and-spoke topologies

• Strong hands-on experience debugging and resolving complex OCI network issues
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary troubleshooting across infrastructure and enterprise applications (JDE, PeopleSoft, EBS)
• Strong security experience within OCI, including:• Cloud Guard
• Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW)
• IAM policies and user management
• Network security design and governance

Desirable (Advantageous but Not Essential)

We welcome candidates who bring experience in any of the following:

• DevOps / Automation – Ansible for Linux configuration
• FastConnect configuration and management
• Oracle Database fundamentals (TNS connectivity, database links)
• OCI Autonomous Database
• Oracle Integration Cloud (provisioning and connectivity agents)
• Exadata Cloud at Customer / Exadata Cloud Service (EXACC / EXACS)
• OCI SaaS (HCM, ERP, EPM) including:• Fusion pod provisioning
• DKIM configuration
• SSO configuration

• Experience supporting PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, or E-Business Suite environments in OCI

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to:

• Influence enterprise-level cloud architecture decisions
• Lead technically complex initiatives from design through to resolution
• Work across infrastructure, security, networking, and enterprise applications
• Operate at senior architectural level with genuine ownership and impact

If you are a technically authoritative Oracle Cloud professional who enjoys solving complex problems and leading from the front, we would love to hear from you.

Why Version 1? 

• Be part of a global Oracle practice of 700+ specialists
• Work on large-scale, enterprise Oracle Cloud programmes
• Join an award-winning consultancy recognised for innovation and delivery excellence
• Clear career progression, strong leadership support, and genuine investment in your growth
• A culture that values expertise, autonomy, and doing things properly
• Strong career progression & mentorship through our Strength in Balance and leadership programmes, including quarterly Pathways Career Development reviews. 
• Significant training budget for certifications and further education. 
• Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & Call-Out recognition platform celebrating achievement. 
• Moments that matter & enhanced maternity/paternity leave policies to support your journey. 
• Active ESG & CSR initiatives, allowing you to give back through fundraising, volunteering, and diversity, inclusion & belonging programmes. 

Benefits include: 

• Quarterly performance-related profit share 
• Hybrid / Remote working flexibility 
• Pension, private healthcare, life assurance cover 
• Certified Great Place to Work for 10+ years running