• Ensure the day-to-day health, availability, performance, and security of our AWS cloud platform. • Operate and support containerised workloads on AWS ECS/Fargate, managing deployments, scaling, health checks, secrets, and rollbacks. • Maintain and improve cloud networking, including VPCs, Route 53, load balancing, TLS, and certificate management. • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to ensure consistent, version-controlled environments. • Manage our multi-account AWS landing zone, including environment separation, centralised logging, and shared platform standards. • Improve platform resilience through incident response, disaster recovery, backup testing, business continuity, and high-availability planning. • Enhance CI/CD pipelines, observability (Datadog), and operational monitoring to enable reliable, low-risk deployments. • Maintain a secure, compliant platform through IAM, network security, Secure SDLC practices, and support for DSPT and Cyber Essentials requirements. • Optimise cloud costs, document platform processes, and share technical knowledge across engineering teams. • Lead and coordinate platform delivery by managing priorities, maintaining the team backlog, supporting on-call activities, and guiding engineers and technical partners.

Oracle OCI Cloud Engineer Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States HybridInformation TechnologyContract180_SSS Job Description: Description Job Title: Oracle OCI Cloud Engineer Work Type: Hybrid Location: Richmond, VA 23219 Start Date: 07/27/2026 End Date: 06/30/2027 Industry Category: Information Technology / Cloud Infrastructure Employment Type: 1099 Contract Pay Rate: $46 – $66 per hour Requisition ID: 806807 Overview We are seeking an experienced Oracle OCI Cloud Engineer / Database Administrator to support the administration, maintenance, migration, and optimization of enterprise Oracle database environments. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of critical database infrastructure while supporting cloud initiatives, production operations, and high-availability environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive Oracle database administration experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to provide on-call production support in a fast-paced enterprise environment. Application Applications will be reviewed as received. Candidates must: - Complete a Web Cam interview. - Provide a valid email address with submission. - Be willing and able to work onsite in Richmond, VA 100% of the time once restrictions are lifted. - Be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future. - Be available for after-hours, weekend support, and participation in an on-call rotation. - Acknowledge that absences greater than two weeks require prior approval from CAI management. Job Description The Oracle OCI Cloud Engineer will support enterprise Oracle database environments by administering, maintaining, and optimizing mission-critical database systems while assisting with cloud infrastructure initiatives. This position plays a key role in database migrations, backup and recovery planning, performance tuning, production support, and ensuring high availability across Oracle environments. The successful candidate will collaborate with technical teams to maintain stable, secure, and efficient database operations while supporting ongoing modernization efforts. Responsibilities Database Administration - Administer and maintain Oracle Database 19c and later environments. - Perform Oracle Grid Control 13c administration and monitoring. - Manage Oracle APEX administration and ongoing platform support. - Execute database maintenance, upgrades, and system health monitoring. - Ensure database security, availability, and operational stability. Database Migration & High Availability - Lead Oracle database migrations from Solaris to Linux environments. - Manage Oracle RMAN backup and recovery processes. - Configure and support Oracle Data Guard environments. - Maintain disaster recovery readiness and database resiliency. Performance & Operational Support - Perform database performance tuning and optimization. - Troubleshoot complex production database issues. - Monitor system performance and implement corrective actions. - Participate in production on-call rotation. - Provide after-hours and weekend support as required by workload. Cloud & Infrastructure Support - Support Oracle cloud administration initiatives. - Collaborate with infrastructure teams supporting enterprise cloud environments. - Assist with database integration across enterprise platforms. Collaboration & Documentation - Work closely with technical teams to support enterprise database operations. - Document configurations, maintenance activities, and operational procedures. - Support enterprise database best practices and operational standards. Requirements Minimum Qualifications - 10 years of experience performing Oracle database migration from Solaris to Linux (Oracle Database 11g/12c). - 10 years of experience with Oracle database backup, recovery, RMAN, and Data Guard. - 10 years of experience with Oracle database performance tuning, maintenance, and management. - 10 years of experience providing production on-call support. - 7 years of experience with Oracle Grid Control, including version 13c. - 5 years of experience administering and supporting Oracle APEX. - Experience supporting Oracle Database 19c and newer versions. - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future. - Must be willing and able to work onsite in Richmond, VA 100% of the time once restrictions are lifted. - Must complete a Web Cam interview as a condition of consideration. - Must be available to participate in after-hours, weekend support, and on-call rotation. Preferred Qualifications - 7 years of experience with Oracle WebLogic 12c / Fusion Middleware. - 5 years of experience with Windows, SQL Server, and IIS administration. - 3 years of experience with Oracle Cloud setup, AWS, or Azure administration. Benefits Compensation This is a 1099 Contract role. Pay Rate: $46 – $66 per hour Schedule - Start Date: 07/27/2026 - End Date: 06/30/2027 - Approximate Assignment Duration: 11 months - Hybrid work arrangement. - After-hours, weekend work, and participation in an on-call rotation are required based on workload.

Role Description Koniag Data Solutions, LLC (KDS) is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect (Services) to support the design, development, and modernization of scalable, secure, and efficient cloud services for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services component. The ideal candidate is a strategic, collaborative cloud professional who can translate mission and security requirements into practical cloud architectures, automation, and service-improvement initiatives. The Cloud Architect (Services) will perform a key technical role supporting ACF cloud modernization, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and mission delivery. - Design and architect end-to-end cloud-service and infrastructure solutions that meet performance, scalability, security, resilience, interoperability, and cost-efficiency requirements. - Develop and enforce cloud architecture standards, patterns, governance practices, and technical reference architectures across program environments. - Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of cloud services, platforms, and technologies that support mission-critical objectives and program modernization. - Collaborate with engineering, development, security, and operations teams to integrate cloud solutions with existing systems, workflows, and enterprise services. - Develop and maintain cloud architecture documentation, including architecture diagrams, technical specifications, service designs, reference architectures, and decision records. - Support continuous ATO and automated ATO processes by designing cloud-service patterns, automation, integrations, and evidence-producing controls that support ongoing authorization and monitoring. - Design and support ingestion, normalization, and use of compliance data from FedRAMP, StateRAMP, SOC 2, and other approved sources within cloud-security, assessment, and authorization workflows. - Develop or contribute to Security Assessment Verification and Validation Plans that define objectives, scope, dependencies, control-validation approaches, and implementation roadmaps. - Design and implement cloud architectures that enable AI-driven analytics and automation, where approved, to improve threat detection, operational response, and service management. - Lead or support Continuity of Operations (COOP), disaster recovery, and business-continuity planning; design and evaluate cloud solutions that sustain mission and business processes during and after disruptions. - Participate in Red Team/Blue Team exercises by ensuring cloud-service architectures support controlled testing, monitoring, analysis, remediation, and lessons learned. - Support strategy, planning, and process-improvement activities for the Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC), including current-state assessment, future-state architecture, service-roadmap development, and operational improvement recommendations. - Conduct cloud-readiness assessments and lead migration planning for on-premises and legacy systems transitioning to cloud environments. - Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost; implement automation and IaC solutions where appropriate. - Ensure cloud environments adhere to federal security and compliance requirements, including FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and other applicable frameworks. - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and cloud practitioners; communicate architecture decisions and tradeoffs to stakeholders, system analysts, and business leaders. - Operate within an Agile delivery environment while satisfying project stage gates, delivery milestones, and documentation requirements. - Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend adoption strategies that improve cloud capabilities, security posture, and modernization outcomes. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, or a related field from an accredited college or university. - 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud computing, or related fields, with at least 5 years in a cloud architecture role. - Demonstrated experience designing and implementing solutions on one or more major cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. - Experience with cloud-migration strategies, including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecting approaches. Requirements - Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Deep expertise in cloud-platform services, including compute, storage, networking, databases, security, observability, and DevOps tooling across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP. - Proficiency in IaC tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, or equivalent tools. - Strong understanding of cloud-networking concepts, including VPCs, VPNs, load balancing, DNS, CDN, and hybrid-connectivity solutions. - Experience designing and implementing cloud-security architectures, including IAM, encryption, secure logging, policy enforcement, and Zero Trust principles. - Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes. - Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline design and DevSecOps practices. - Experience with cloud monitoring, logging, and observability tools, such as AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Splunk, Datadog, or equivalent platforms. - Working knowledge of cATO/automated ATO concepts, continuous monitoring, security-evidence automation, and compliance-data integration. - Experience working within compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and SOC 2. - Knowledge of business-continuity, disaster-recovery, and COOP principles as applied to cloud services. - Strong understanding of cost management and FinOps principles for cloud environments. - Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance in a collaborative, Agile delivery environment. Benefits - Competitive compensation. - Extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance. - 401K with company matching. - Flexible spending accounts. - Paid holidays. - Three weeks paid time off. - And more. Security Requirement - Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Role Description We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer with deep Microsoft Azure expertise to lead the design, governance, and evolution of our enterprise Azure cloud platform. This highly influential role is responsible for enterprise Azure architecture, Landing Zones, Well-Architected governance, platform reliability, FinOps, disaster recovery, AI-driven operations, and engineering standards supporting mission-critical logistics systems. - Architect and govern enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure platforms with multi-region resilience and zero single points of failure - Lead Azure Landing Zone architecture, governance, networking, security, and platform standards - Drive Azure Well-Architected Framework reviews and engineering best practices - Build enterprise Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines - Lead Azure networking, identity, security, and platform observability using Azure-native services and Dynatrace - Establish FinOps practices using Azure Cost Management, tagging, budgets, and optimization strategies - Own disaster recovery and business continuity using Azure-native resilience services - Drive AI-powered cloud operations, automation, and intelligent platform engineering - Mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews, and define enterprise cloud strategy Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience (or equivalent practical experience) - 10+ years designing enterprise cloud infrastructure - 7+ years designing and operating Microsoft Azure platforms - Proven experience delivering Azure Landing Zones, governance, networking, identity, and security at enterprise scale - Deep expertise across Azure compute, networking, storage, monitoring, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Azure DevOps, and CI/CD - Experience with Azure Well-Architected Framework, FinOps, disaster recovery, and platform reliability - Strong technical leadership with experience influencing architecture across engineering teams Requirements - AWS or Google Cloud Platform experience (Azure remains the primary platform) - Multi-cloud Terraform and cloud-agnostic Infrastructure as Code - Identity federation (Microsoft Entra ID, OIDC, SAML) - Observability platforms such as Dynatrace or Datadog - FinOps and enterprise cloud cost optimization Certifications - Microsoft Azure certifications highly regarded (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400, AZ-700) - Terraform Associate or Professional - FinOps Practitioner / FinOps Certified Engineer - AWS or GCP certifications welcomed for multi-cloud experience Benefits - This role is eligible for a bonus that is based on a combination of personal and business performance - For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit our careers page at Echo Careers