OCI Cloud Engineer

Keystone AI is a forward-thinking software development company dedicated to building innovative solutions that help businesses automate and optimize their operations. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to create scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a skilled OCI Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of transforming business processes through technology. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential. Job Title: OCI Cloud Engineer Location: 100% Remote (Continental United States) Position Type: In-house Keystone AI SOW engagement (no third-party client or vendor) Salary: $100K - $150K / Annum Experience: 5+ years Sponsorship: No new H1B sponsorship available. H1B transfers welcomed for qualified candidates. Employment Type: Full-time, direct W2 with Keystone AI (no C2C, no 1099, no third-party) Engagement: Long-term, multi-year, aligned to the Bright Vision SOW delivery roadmap Compensation: Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits. Employment Terms & Visa Policy This is a 100% remote, full-time, direct W2 position with Keystone AI. This role is part of Keystone AI’ in-house Statement of Work (SOW) engagement. The client, end customer, and employer for this position is Keystone AI — there is no third-party client, vendor, or implementation partner involved. We do not engage in C2C, 1099, or third-party arrangements for this role. BUT STRICTLY NO C2C/1099/3RD PARTY COMPANIES. ALL OUR ROLES ARE W2 AND NO 3RD PARTY BROKERING PLEASE. Candidates must be willing to work directly as a full-time W2 employee of Keystone AI and contribute to our in-house SOW deliverables. No new H1B sponsorship is available for this role. However, candidates who are currently on a valid H1B visa and require a transfer are welcome to apply. We will support H1B transfers for qualified candidates. For every role, a technical coding assessment is mandatory. Please apply only if you are confident in your technical abilities and hands-on experience. Job Summary We are seeking an experienced OCI Cloud Engineer to architect, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud environments on Oracle’s next-generation public cloud. In this role you will own the full OCI engineering lifecycle, from landing-zone design and infrastructure-as-code, through workload migration and ongoing operations, including cost optimization and observability. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical knowledge of OCI services with strong DevOps and automation fundamentals, and will partner with database, application, and security teams to deliver well-engineered cloud platforms that support mission-critical Oracle and non-Oracle workloads. Key Responsibilities Architect, deploy, and operate enterprise-grade OCI landing zones, compartments, and tenancy structures aligned with internal governance and compliance standards. Design and implement OCI networking topologies, including VCNs, subnets, gateways, FastConnect, IPSec VPN, and DRG-based hub-and-spoke architectures. Build and maintain OCI infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and OCI Resource Manager, with version control, peer review, and automated validation. Implement IAM policies, federation with corporate identity providers, and strong RBAC patterns using OCI Identity Domains. Design and operate OCI compute (VMs, bare-metal, OKE for Kubernetes) and storage services (Object, Block, File, Archive) optimized for workload patterns. Operate OCI database services, including Autonomous Database, Exadata Cloud, MySQL HeatWave, and Base Database, in close partnership with DBA teams. Build CI/CD pipelines on OCI DevOps service or external platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) for both infrastructure and applications. Implement observability using OCI Monitoring, Logging, APM, and integrations with third-party observability stacks. Drive ongoing cost optimization through right-sizing, lifecycle management, and architectural simplification. Design disaster-recovery and business-continuity solutions across OCI regions and availability domains. Strengthen security posture using OCI Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Vault, and Data Safe, and lead remediation of findings. Advise application development teams on OCI-native design patterns and best practices. Develop automation tooling in Python, Bash, and Terraform to reduce operational toil. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal cloud communities of practice. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Five or more years of cloud engineering experience, with strong hands-on time on OCI. Production-level experience with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform. Solid experience with OCI c