Oracle Cloud Infrastructure(OCI) Consultant

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Consultant to support OCI infrastructure and cloud implementation activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure and troubleshoot OCI networking infrastructure.
• Work with Compartments, VCNs, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Lists and NSGs.
• Configure and troubleshoot Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway, Service Gateway and Dynamic Routing Gateway (DRG).
• Work with VCN peering, FastConnect and IPSec VPN connectivity.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing and network connectivity between OCI, on-premises and other cloud environments.
• Implement and manage Network Virtual Appliances (NVA)/virtual Firewalls and associated routing.
• Work with OCI Compute instances, including Linux/Windows workloads, boot volumes, and block volumes.
• Understand and implement OCI Storage services, including:
• Block Volume
• Boot Volume
• Object Storage
• File Storage
• Configure and manage Load Balancers and basic OCI network security controls.
• Work with IAM, Dynamic Groups, Policies and Compartments.
• Support OCI monitoring, logging and troubleshooting activities.
• Analyse network connectivity issues using tools such as ping, traceroute, Telnet/nc, nslookup/dig and OCI networking diagnostics.
• Review existing OCI environments and provide recommendations for infrastructure improvements.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and implementation procedures.
• Collaborate with application, database, network and security teams during implementation and troubleshooting

Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall Cloud/Infrastructure experience, with significant hands-on OCI experience.
• Strong practical experience in OCI networking and infrastructure.
• Experience designing and troubleshooting enterprise OCI environments.
• Good understanding of Linux and basic networking concepts.
• OCI certifications such as OCI Architect Associate/Professional are desirable.
• Experience with AWS/Azure is an advantage, particularly in multi-cloud environments.
• Good communication and documentation skills.

UK Requirement

• Candidate must already be located in the UK.
• Candidate should have at least 3 years of UK residency/work experience.
• Must have valid UK work authorization/right to work for the duration of the contract.
• Candidates requiring relocation from outside the UK are not being considered for this role.