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The OCI Principal Cloud Architect, Retail & Hospitality joins the North America Cloud Engineering organization in a strategic presales role. This position functions as a trusted technical advisor, helping customers modernize IT environments and accelerate adoption of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The architect will lead technical discovery sessions, design enterprise-scale cloud architectures, and develop executive-level presentations and migration strategies. Key responsibilities include conducting workshops, leading proof-of-concepts, and coordinating cross-functional resources to solve complex business challenges. Required expertise includes cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and application modernization. Candidates should possess skills in Kubernetes, container platforms, Infrastructure as Code, and AI services. The role focuses on designing solutions spanning compute, storage, databases, and multicloud environments to facilitate large-scale technology transformations and cloud migration initiatives for enterprise customers.
Lead technical discovery sessions to understand customer business objectives and cloud adoption initiatives.
Architect and present innovative OCI solutions that address specific customer requirements and technical challenges.
Develop executive-level presentations, solution architectures, migration strategies, and business value assessments.
Design enterprise-scale cloud architectures spanning compute, storage, networking, security, and AI services.
Lead customer workshops, architecture reviews, proof-of-concepts, and technical deep dives.
Evaluate cloud migration strategies and application modernization initiatives for hybrid or multicloud environments.
Provide competitive intelligence and customer feedback to influence Oracle's product strategy and go-to-market initiatives.
Create reusable technical assets, reference architectures, and best practices to improve organizational effectiveness.
What we're looking for
10+ years of experience in cloud architecture, solution engineering, technical consulting, enterprise architecture, or related customer-facing technical roles (preferred).
Deep expertise in public cloud platforms, cloud infrastructure, networking, security, application modernization, and enterprise architecture (preferred).
Experience designing and implementing large-scale cloud migration and modernization initiatives (preferred).
Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, storage, networking, identity management, security, and operations (preferred).
Experience engaging senior executives including CIOs, CTOs, Chief Architects, and Infrastructure Leaders (preferred).
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field (preferred).
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