Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Consultant to support OCI infrastructure and cloud implementation activities for a 3–6-month engagement.

The consultant should have strong hands-on knowledge of OCI networking, compute, storage, security, and cloud infrastructure architecture, with the ability to troubleshoot and implement solutions independently.

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.

Essential Technical Skills

The candidate should have hands-on experience with:

OCI Infrastructure

• OCI Compartments
• VCN
• Subnets – Public and Private
• Route Tables and Routing
• Security Lists and NSGs
• Internet/NAT/Service Gateways
• DRG
• Load Balancer
• Compute
• Block and Boot Volumes
• Object Storage
• File Storage

OCI Networking

• VCN-to-VCN connectivity
• DRG and routing
• IPSec VPN
• FastConnect
• On-premises connectivity
• DNS and network troubleshooting
• Network Virtual Appliances (NVA)
• Firewall-based routing
• Hub-and-spoke network architecture

OCI Security

• IAM
• Compartments and Policies
• Security Lists / NSGs
• Cloud Guard
• Basic WAF and network security concepts

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.

Key Attributes

• Strong hands-on troubleshooting capability.
• Able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Comfortable working with enterprise network and infrastructure teams.
• Ability to understand existing architecture quickly and make practical recommendations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.