Cloud Engineer II/Cloud Engineer - Windows Admin

 

The O&S Cloud Engineer is responsible for the deployment, provisioning, hardening, and optimization of cloud infrastructure and related cloud services, with a program focus on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This role designs, builds, maintains, and enhances cloud environments to support mission-critical operations, ensuring security, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency. The engineer collaborates with cross‑functional teams and developers to implement resilient cloud-native solutions and automation frameworks, supporting both internal stakeholders and external clients.

 

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy cloud-based computing services at scale within OCI.
• Migrate systems and applications to OCI, ensuring secure, stable, and high-performing environments.
• Formulate detailed network, storage, and compute design specifications to support dynamic cloud operations.
• Manage cloud services including Identity and Access Management, Security Groups, and OCI-native services.
• Utilize infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible), scripting (PowerShell), and CI/CD pipelines (CloudBees Jenkins) to automate and orchestrate cloud environments.
• Develop scripts, templates, and automation for provisioning and configuring cloud resources.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to translate technical objectives into actionable requirements.
• Review operational requirements with project teams and client stakeholders to support deployment and ongoing operations.
• Develop and maintain documentation for cloud infrastructure, network design, best practices, and operational procedures.
• Serve as a liaison to clients, participating in meetings to ensure technical needs are met.
• Support cost management, performance optimization, disaster recovery planning, and cloud security initiatives.
• Assist in identifying and planning new cloud services, features, and technical capabilities.

 

Program-Specific Technical Skills (OCI Focus)

• Windows Active Directory
• Windows Server Administration
• PowerShell scripting
• Oracle Database
• Oracle Linux OS Administration
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Terraform
• Ansible
• CloudBees Jenkins
• Automation and cloud-native architecture expertise

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• CSP Associate-level cloud certification in AWS, Azure, OCI, or Google Cloud (Professional-level certification preferred)
• 8–15 years of IT experience, including:
• 3–4 years of cloud engineering experience on one or more major platforms
• 4+ years supporting or debugging Windows or Linux operating systems in an engineering or administrative role
• Candidates MUST have a current secret clearance, Top Secret preferred.

 

Additional Job Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and shared security responsibilities
• Strong understanding of cloud-based backup and storage concepts
• Hands-on experience supporting enterprise server, backup, and storage solutions in the cloud
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced troubleshooting skills across storage, backups, server OS, and networks
• Proficiency in cloud command-line interfaces and advanced scripting
• Excellent documentation, communication, collaboration, and priority management skills
• Knowledge of information lifecycle management best practices

 

Required Certifications (8570 Baseline)

Current CompTIA Security+ OR one of the following:

CISSP, CCNA, CAP, CASP+ CE, CCISO, CND, CSSLP, CySA+, GSLC, SSCP