Cloud Architect – Retail & Multi-Industry
Key Responsibilities Cloud Strategy & Architecture
- Design and recommend enterprise-scale cloud architectures aligned with customer business objectives.
- Lead architecture discussions covering infrastructure, applications, data platforms, integrations, security, resilience, and high availability.
- Guide customers through cloud adoption journeys including assessment, architecture design, migration planning, implementation strategy, and optimization.
- Advise customers on multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategies leveraging Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and other leading cloud platforms.
- Develop and articulate cloud business cases that demonstrate financial and operational value.
- Perform Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Return on Investment (ROI), and cloud economics assessments.
- Help customers evaluate CAPEX-to-OPEX transformation strategies and cloud investment models.
- Engage with finance, procurement, and business stakeholders to explain technology decisions in financial terms.
- Support sales teams in positioning cloud solutions based on measurable business outcomes.
- Act as a trusted advisor for enterprise customers throughout the sales and adoption lifecycle.
- Lead technical and strategic workshops with business leaders, architects, IT teams, and executive stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships across customer organizations and coordinate engagement among Oracle teams, partners, consulting organizations, and customer success teams.
- Manage multiple concurrent customer initiatives while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Provide expertise across cloud infrastructure, data platforms, analytics, AI services, and application modernization.
- Design secure, scalable, and resilient architectures following industry standards and best practices.
- Define reference architectures, implementation patterns, and technical roadmaps.
- Stay current on emerging technologies, cloud innovation, AI capabilities, and industry trends.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud consulting, cloud engineering, or solution architecture roles.
- Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise cloud solutions.
- Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience within Retail, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Distribution, or other complex enterprise environments preferred.
Cloud & Technical Expertise
- Strong understanding of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
- Experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or hybrid cloud environments.
- Knowledge of cloud migration, application modernization, data platforms, analytics, and AI solutions.
- Understanding of security frameworks, governance models, disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability architectures.
- Familiarity with integration architectures, APIs, data management, and enterprise application ecosystems.
Data & Analytics
- Understanding of modern data architectures including:
- Data Warehouses
- Data Lakes
- Lakehouse architectures
- Exposure to technologies such as:
- Databricks
- Snowflake
- Spark
- Python
- R
Business & Financial Acumen
- Strong understanding of:
- Business case development
- Cloud economics
- TCO analysis
- ROI modeling
- CAPEX vs OPEX financial models
- Financial planning concepts
- Ability to communicate financial and technical concepts effectively to both business and technical audiences.
Leadership & Communication
- Strong executive presence and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across technical, business, and financial organizations.
- Proven leadership experience coordinating multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Highly resilient, adaptable, and comfortable working in dynamic customer environments.
Languages
- Advanced English required.
- Ability to conduct technical, business, and executive-level discussions in English on a daily basis.
Why Join Oracle?
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cloud architecture, business strategy, and digital transformation. You will collaborate with leading enterprise customers, influence strategic technology decisions, and help organizations realize measurable business value through Oracle Cloud technologies.
Career Level - IC4