Job Description Cloud Networking BlackBelt Team: Office of the CTO, Technology Cloud Engineering (TCE) Oracle is at the forefront of the digital revolution. We are empowering nearly half a million businesses across the globe to turn untapped potential into real business value. Would you like to join us in connecting the biggest enterprises of today and future, with the tools to compete in the digital economy of tomorrow? We have exciting new opportunities in expanding Oracleu2019s cloud business. So, if you are passionate, entrepreneurial, innovative, consultative, value focused, and want to have fun whilst you work, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. This Cloud Blackbelt role comprises a combination of both technical and soft skills. If you have strong all-round technical skills, the ability to engage with people, can build trusted relationships, communicate ideas, and build consensus, then you are just the kind of person we are looking for. Your contribution will be pivotal in helping customers to understand their current deployments, designing both large-scale strategic architectures as well as focused solution design to address a both the customeru2019s short-term and long-term needs as they embark on their cloud journey. Your ability to design solutions that address non-functional requirements, such as security, network, performance, resilience, service management will ensure the best possible outcome for our customers. Your ability to design solutions that address non-functional requirements, such as security, network, performance, resilience, service management will ensure the best possible outcome for our customers. You will be instrumental in the customer adoption of your solutions and, as a result, building long standing business and IT value for the customer. At Oracle, you will enjoy a high degree of responsibility and autonomy. The rewards for your contribution include a compensation and benefits package, and a continuous training program in a structured environment, that are world class. We always aim to make Oracle a fun and rewarding place to work, and you will be joining a community of hundreds of like-minded technical experts who are always very keen to support and help each other. What youu2019ll do Networking & Connectivity play an important role in all workload architecture engagements and you will be playing a key role to design the solution architecture, map it to the customeru2019s application requirements and help create a best practice solution for the customer. You will have the additional responsibility to drive the creation of a range of reference architectures, best practice templates and design patterns to deliver standard solutions of the highest quality, adhering to Oracle standards. You can look forward to being an active participant in the Architecture Community within Oracle, both using and contributing to reference architectures. The Oracle architecture community is friendly and supportive, and you will be able to call upon the broader community for help, and in time contribute to the community. We are rolling out new Services at cloud speed and developing deep expertise quickly is critical. Continually developing our Blackbelts is of critical importance to Oracle, and as a motivated individual you will have the opportunity to stay abreast of new technologies, new products, and services, and to stay very much in touch with emerging technology both inside and outside Oracle. Oracle will provide training throughout your career to develop your technical skills and your soft skills. What Youu2019ll Bring Your enthusiasm, knowledge, and passion for customer success will help us become the number one cloud company in the world. Deep technical expertise and architectural experience are clearly important aspects to this role. These include: Good understanding of cloud architecture and hybrid on-premises/cloud designs The ability to quickly understand existing on-premises customer systems and applications and map those to cloud architectures and solutions. Strong skillset to develop scalable, robust network architectures to enable customers deploy and migrate workloads in the cloud. Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure including compute, network, storage, connectivity as well as management areas such as automation, operations management, orchestration, and DevOps. Excellent communication and presentation skills with high degree of comfort speaking across all levels of management (e.g. IT management, Architects, administrators and executives) Strong collaboration skills and the ability to build & operate in cross-functional teams to deliver complex solutions and architecture. Preferred Qualifications / Skills In addition, several technical skills will also be needed within this role and the more of these you have, the better you will fit the role. We group skills into five main areas, and if you have most of the skills in any one group, then you may be the right person for us! Working in an IT related role today (pre-sales consultant, Solution Engineering, technical support, consulting, development) Hands-on experience with cloud platforms including but not limited to OCI, AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP. Complete knowledge of networking and virtualization. Experience on working with Cloud Networking is mandatory. Experience implementing connectivity solutions utilizing one or more of the following technologies: SD-WAN, IPSec tunnels, MPLS networks, Ethernet private line services, and/or wavelength services. Familiarity with at least one of the following areas: Networking (OSPF, BGP, ECMP, NAT), VPN IPsec, SSL), Load Balancing (SLB, NLB), DNS, Cloud NextGen Firewalls. Experience with network tuning and performance. Experience with network monitoring and telemetry solutions is a plus. Extensive experience with scripting or automation frameworks such as Terraform, Python, or other languages is a plus. Industry networking certifications are a plus. Non-Technical: 1. Good communication skills, both oral and written! You can not only understand complex technologies but also to explain to others in clear and simple terms. You can articulate key messages very clearly. 2. Being able to present in front of customers. 3. Working with virtual teams across the globe and interacting with people across the organization as well as customers. 4. Openness to work with different languages & cultures. 5. Self-motivated, you have the natural drive to learn and pick up new challenges. 6. Results orientation, you wonu2019t be satisfied until the job is done with the right quality! 7. You will have to demonstrate leadership qualities, have community presence and contribution to blogs, webcasts etc. will be expected 8. Language skills in German, Arabic, French or Italian would be a plus Other: 1. Experience: minimum of 15 years. 2. Work experience in a similar role is an added advantage. Hiring Level: IC4/IC5 depending on experience. Responsibilities Engages with strategic customers, builds leadership relationships at multiple levels within organizations in order to design and implement solutions. Works directly with customers to gather requirements, develop architectures and translates business needs into solutions. May implement solutions and ensure successful deployments through code development and scripting. Displays product/application understanding through highly customized presentation demonstrations to customers, and at conferences, and events. Supports customer from Proof of Concept (POC) through production deployment of services via resource configuration, planning, and customer education/training. Creates and distributes technical assets (white papers, solution code, blog posts, and video demonstrations). Serves as a leading contributor for customers and sales on technical cloud solutions and customer success. Identifies gaps and enhancements to influence engineering roadmaps for customer driven features. Leading contributor, may provide direction and mentoring to others. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. May interact with C level. Maintains expertise by staying current on emerging technologies. _At Oracle, we donu2019t just respect differencesu2014we celebrate them. We believe that innovation starts with inclusion and to create the future we need people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. Thatu2019s why weu2019re committed to creating a workplace where all kinds of people can do their best work. Itu2019s when everyoneu2019s voice is heard and valued that weu2019re inspired to go beyond whatu2019s been done before._ _We expressly encourage disabled candidates to apply for this position. Please therefore feel free to voluntarily inform us in your application about any severe disability (degree of disability of at least 50%) or any equal status (degree of disability of at least 30% together with official decision on equality) in accordance with the German SGB IX._ Career Level - IC4 About Us As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrowu2019s technology to tackle todayu2019s challenges. Weu2019ve partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sectoru2014and continue to thrive after 40 years of change by operating with integrity. We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. Thatu2019s why weu2019re committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all. Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. Weu2019re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com or by calling 1 888 404 2494 in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 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