Senior Cloud System Architect

Overview

Location: DMV area preferred

Clearance Required:  Active Secret clearance is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space. 

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business?  Do you have a desire to change how people work?  Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Senior Cloud System Architect on the Oracle contract.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a visionary Senior Cloud Systems Architect to provide technical leadership for a large-scale cloud migration initiative. In this role, you will be responsible for developing the overall architectural strategy and guiding the successful migration of on-premises workloads and applications to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You will work closely with senior stakeholders, technical teams, and project managers to devise secure, high-performing, and cost-effective cloud solutions that align with corporate objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define architectural standards, patterns, and best practices for migrating enterprise workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Architect end-to-end cloud solutions, including compute, storage, networking, databases, and integration components within OCI.
• Lead the assessment of existing systems and develop comprehensive roadmaps and migration strategies.
• Ensure cloud architecture incorporates security, compliance, disaster recovery, and business continuity requirements.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to guide the migration of complex business applications, including Oracle technologies such as PeopleSoft, Exadata, Autonomous Database, and Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC).
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend adoption where beneficial.
• Serve as a mentor and technical authority for engineering teams, providing architectural guidance and oversight throughout the migration lifecycle.
• Maintain comprehensive architectural and process documentation, and communicate complex technical information effectively to leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

Clearance Required: Active Secret clearance is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Education/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of IT experience, including strong recent experience architecting Oracle solutions and leading cloud migration projects.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise designing and implementing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) solutions at enterprise scale.
• Deep knowledge of networking, security, identity management, and governance in cloud environments.
• Proficiency with automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell).
• Outstanding analytical, presentation, and communication skills.
• Oracle Cloud certification(s) strongly preferred (e.g., Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional).

What is ideal?

• Track record of architecting and leading successful large-scale cloud migrations.
• Experience with DoD/Army enterprise applications
• Hands-on experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.
• Expertise in Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC), Exadata, Oracle Autonomous Database, and Oracle PeopleSoft migrations.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps methodologies, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Deep understanding of database migration strategies and tools (e.g., Oracle Data Pump, RMAN, GoldenGate).
• Experience with Operations and Maintenance of cloud and hybrid enterprise systems.

What you can expect from us

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law..