Lead Cloud Architect

Job Description : Lead Cloud Architect – Multicloud

Role Summary :

We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Lead Cloud Architect to lead end-to-end architecture, solution development, innovation, and delivery across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Dedicated Region (DRCC), and Alloy Cloud.

This strategic, customer-facing role demands deep technical leadership, presales excellence, and the ability to translate complex cloud capabilities into compelling business solutions. The candidate will own cloud functionality, drive enterprise transformation initiatives, and influence architecture strategy to enable growth, innovation, and operational excellence for our clients.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead architecture and solution development for OCI, DRCC, and Alloy—translating business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud designs.
• Own the complete solution lifecycle : ideation, proposal, PoC, architecture blueprint, deployment, optimization, and roadmap planning.
• Act as a customer-facing thought leader, delivering presentations, solution workshops, and executive briefings, including C-level engagement and strategy alignment.
• Lead and deliver large-scale, end-to-end cloud transformation programs—including migrations, security modernization, observability enablement, DR automation, and platform rationalization.
• Serve as the primary technical architect and trusted advisor during customer journeys from assessment to go-live.
• Engage in presales solutioning and partner with internal sales teams to support RFP / RFI responses, solution proposals, and bid defense presentations.
• Collaborate with product and delivery teams to build reusable solution blueprints, reference architectures, and delivery accelerators.
• Enable cross-sell and upsell opportunities by aligning cloud capabilities with evolving customer goals (e.G., AI Ops, Sovereign Cloud, CASF framework).
• Guide the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, OCI RM), automation via scripting (Shell / Python), and DevSecOps practices.
• Provide mentorship, leadership, and technical direction to consultants and engineers across regions.

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