OCI Network Admin

Job Title : OCI Network Admin

Exp : 8 to 15years

Job Location : Remote

Timing : 6PM To 2AM IST

Job Title

OCI Network Administrator (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)

Also referred as : OCI Network Engineer / OCI Cloud Network Specialist

The OCI Network Administrator is responsible for designing, configuring, securing, and optimizing network services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The role focuses on virtual cloud networks (VCNs), routing, connectivity, firewalls, load balancing, hybrid / on-prem integrations, and ensuring high availability, performance, and security of cloud network environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy and administer OCI network architectures , including :

VCNs, Subnets (Public / Private)

Route Tables, Security Lists / Network Security Groups (NSGs)

Dynamic Routing Gateways (DRG) / Internet Gateways / NAT Gateways / Service Gateways

Configure hybrid network connectivity using FastConnect, IPSec VPN, and BGP routing.

Manage load balancing solutions : OCI Load Balancer (LBR) — public / private, WAF, SSL termination.

Implement and maintain DNS services (OCI DNS / Private DNS zones).

Monitor and optimize network performance, latency, throughput, bandwidth utilization .

Administer and troubleshoot firewall / security controls — OCI Firewalls, NSG rules, Access Control Lists.

Configure OCI Traffic Management, Global Routing, and Multi-region Network Design.

Support OCI Service Mesh and API Gateway integrations where applicable.

Manage and troubleshoot network connectivity for OKE (Kubernetes), Compute, Autonomous DB, Exadata Cloud , and other OCI services.

Implement network logging, flow logs, monitoring, alerting and auditing .

Perform incident response and root-cause analysis (RCA) for network-related issues.

Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, runbooks and SOPs .

Ensure security compliance aligned with cloud / network best practices and organizational standards.

Required Skills & Experience

Solid experience (typically 4–10+ years depending on organization) in cloud and enterprise networking .

Strong hands-on experience with :

VCN / Subnet architecture & segmentation

Routing, NAT, VPN, Firewalling

Hybrid connectivity and multi-region network design

Load balancers and WAF

Deep understanding of :

TCP / IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, HTTP / HTTPS

Network security concepts — identity, segmentation, zero-trust, encryption

Experience with at least one scripting language (Python / Shell / PowerShell) for automation.

Familiarity with Terraform / Ansible / OCI Resource Manager for network Infrastructure-as-Code.

Proficiency in OCI Console, OCI CLI, Logging & Monitoring , and troubleshooting tools.

Preferred / Good to Have

Experience in multi-cloud / hybrid cloud networking (AWS, Azure, Google).

OCI certifications (e.g., OCI Network Professional / OCI Architect ).

Experience with :

Exadata Cloud / Autonomous DB networking

OKE networking (VNICs, CNI plugins, ingress / egress policies)

Cloud security tools — Prisma, Tenable, Qualys, GuardDuty, etc.

Exposure to SASE, SD-WAN, Zero-Trust and Micro-Segmentation models.

Network automation experience — Python + APIs / Terraform modules .