CloudOps Solution Architect (A-team) [Only 24h Left]

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The Oracle A-Team is a specialist group within OracleProduct Development working at the forefront of Oracle's worldclass cloud technologies. We are seeking a highly passionate CloudOps/SaaS Ops Solution Architect to work in our team with a balanceof advanced technical skills with excellent communication skills.Oracle’s A-Team is an elite team within Oracle Product Developmentis seeking a highly energetic SaaS Ops Solution Architect to joinour team. We are seeking an exceptional technical leader withextraordinary attention to detail. The ideal candidate will beexcited about staying at the forefront of technology trends,applying a multi-disciplinary approach, actively participating incoding tasks, and possessing an in-depth understanding of new cloudtechnologies. A successful applicant will have a thoroughunderstanding of communication and be able to effectivelycommunicate with upper management, customers, and the members ofthe team knowing that the audience will range from those who have avery limited understanding of technology to those who are on theworld forefront of Cloud ecosystems. She or he must haveproblem-solving skills with the ability to develop and analyzeoptions/hypotheses objectively, applies industry-leading practices,and facilitates negotiations/discussions involving groups ofdiverse stakeholders. The Oracle’s A-Team is part of Oracle’sProduct Development Group helping Oracle's top customers andOracle's Engineering teams with solution architecture. The positionentails a high level of internal and external visibility withsenior management. It involves contributing to and leadingmultidisciplinary projects focused on architecting, designing, andprototyping complex cloud solutions that involve Oracle Software asa Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructureas a service (IaaS). The primary focus of this role will be usingmodern engineering practices to architect and build distributed,reliable, maintainable SaaS solutions. Broad knowledge of security,networking, CICD, and cloud native technologies is required, anymachine learning knowledge is desirable. Career Level - IC4 TypicalDuties and Responsibilities include: - Design complex andinnovative technical solutions leveraging Oracle Cloud offerings toaddress critical business requirements of our customers.Participate in highly technical discussions. - Manages competing,quickly changing priorities effectively and handle input from manyinternal and external collaborators and stakeholders. - Closelycollaborate with high caliber peers and a variety of teams andgroups in a highly dynamic environment – Developers, ProductManagers, Senior Leaders, Pre-Sales, Consulting, Documentation, QA,among others. - Identify recurring patterns and solutions andgeneralize these for broader re-use across the entire ecosystem –Oracle, Partners, and Customers. - Identify common pain points inOracle products and Solutions and propose alternatives to improvethem. - Code tools, prototypes, demos, and re-usable assets aimedat Product Development, Pre-sales teams, and post-sales teams. -Establish relationships and feedback channels into productmanagement and product engineering ultimately resulting in productimprovements and innovations. Desired Qualifications, Skills, andExperience: - Experience in developing/operating/managingEnterprise SaaS offerings such as Oracle SaaS, Salesforce, Workdayor even non-enterprise SaaS. - Solid understanding of how toconfigure, deploy, manage, and maintain large cloud-hosted systems,including auto-scaling, container management, monitoring,automation, scripting, troubleshooting and disaster recovery. -Strong hands-on experience working with at least one of OracleCloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar cloudproviders. - Highly motivated, self-starter with an eagerness tolearn and a strong ambition to adapt to new technologies andmethodologies. - Exceptional analytical and critical reasoningskills capable of flexible and lateral thinking. - You will havethe ability to actively lead technical discussions with customers,partners, and other Oracle engineering teams. - Fluency in one ormore scripting languages such as Python. - You should understandOpen source and non-Oracle products and solutions. - You will havea natural inclination to coach – through training, public forums,blogs, and conferences. - Highly developed interpersonal, verbalcommunication and presentation skills; demonstrated comfort levelfor presentations to senior leadership level meetings. BasicQualifications: - Computer Science or related field or a bachelor’sdegree and comparable experience in software development,information technology, and data architecture. - You will have aminimum of 10 or more years of experience in information technologywith at least 4 years of experience in the Cloud Work Environment:We are a globally distributed team. This position offers a flexiblework environment with options for both office-based and hybridworking arrangements. Our company values a healthy work-lifebalance, and we are committed to providing an inclusive andadaptable workplace.

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