Oracle Services – OCI Security Architect in London

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on implementation of OCI security controls across customer environments, ensuring a positive customer experience.
• Focus on large or complex opportunities requiring secure, scalable, and automated solutions.
• Advise customers on overall solution security architecture, applying Zero Trust and secure-by-default principles.
• Design, build, and deliver customer demonstrations, technology workshops, and webinars to showcase Oracle-based security solutions.
• Participate in or lead customer Proof of Concepts, workshops, or performance/security tests.

OCI Security Engineering (Hands-on)

• Implement and manage OCI IAM (least privilege policies, dynamic groups, federation/SSO concepts, service-to-service access).
• Engineer secure OCI networking and segmentation (VCNs, subnets, route tables, DRGs, gateways) including Zero Trust packet routing concepts.
• Configure and manage Network Security Groups (NSGs) and layered network controls to enforce workload isolation and least access.
• Implement OCI Vault for keys and secrets management (access policies, lifecycle, rotation, integrations).
• Configure and operationalize OCI Cloud Guard (detectors/responders), including tuning, alerting, and response workflows.
• Deliver database security controls (encryption, auditing, privileged access controls) and integrate with OCI Data Safe for assessments and monitoring.
• Ensure security controls align with organizational policies on security, privacy, and data governance.

Automation / DevOps

• Build repeatable, secure deployments using Terraform modules, environments, state management, and drift detection.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) with security gates and approvals.
• Implement GitOps workflows with PR-based change control and promotion across environments.
• Use Ansible for configuration management and orchestration.

Documentation, Customer Advisory, and Pre-Sales

• Create customer-ready documentation including architecture artifacts, high-level and low-level designs, runbooks, deployment guides, handover documentation, and troubleshooting guides.
• Gather requirements and lead discovery with customer stakeholders (security, compliance, networking, identity, operations).
• Run customer workshops (landing zone/security design sessions, IAM/network segmentation working sessions, threat modeling discussions).
• Support pre-sales by contributing to solutioning, estimates, delivery approach, and customer presentations/briefings.
• Understand competitive landscape and communicate opportunities to up-sell based on product expertise.
• Liaise with the Oracle ecosystem (Account Teams, Sales Consulting, Product teams, communities, cross-LOB teams).

Technical Leadership

• Lead small delivery teams, coordinate work, and ensure high implementation quality.
• Review designs and Infrastructure-as-Code for security, quality, and maintainability.
• Mentor team members on OCI security services, automation standards, and delivery patterns.

Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on expertise in three or more of the following areas: OCI architecture and secure landing zone/tenancy patterns; networking & Zero Trust segmentation, routing patterns, and secure connectivity; IAM least privilege policy design, dynamic groups/service identities, federation/SSO concepts; Network Security Groups and layered network security controls; OCI Vault KMS/secrets management, access policies, rotation, integration into platforms/pipelines; Cloud Guard posture management, detectors/responders, tuning and operationalization; Data Safe/database security auditing, assessment, encryption, privileged access controls; automation/DevOps Terraform, Jenkins, GitOps, Ansible.
• Relevant degree or at least 5 years of industry experience in a similar role.
• 5-7 years overall industry experience in security, infrastructure, networking, or cloud engineering roles.
• 5+ years of cloud experience, including security architecture and hands-on implementation.
• Strong hands-on implementation experience delivering cloud security controls end-to-end (not advisory-only).
• Strong ability to design security architectures and translate requirements into implementable designs.
• Experience producing professional customer deliverables: architectures, HLDs, LLDs, and operational documentation.
• Experience running workshops, gathering requirements, advising customers, and supporting pre-sales engagements.
• Experience providing technical leadership (task planning, mentoring, reviews).
• Equivalent experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP security services and architecture will be considered, with willingness to cross-train to OCI.

Personal Qualities

• Confident and assertive.
• Positive attitude.
• Self-starter, comfortable working autonomously.
• Ability to empathize with customers and understand their perspectives.
• Skilled at balancing customer needs with Oracle's objectives.
• Willingness to take initiative and assist wherever needed.
• Team player who actively seeks innovative ways to enhance customer service.

Location & Security Clearance

• Must be UK Citizen and hold current Security Clearance or ability to obtain.

About Oracle

Our mission is to accelerate customer success and help organizations unlock the full value of their Oracle Cloud investments. As a strategic end-to-end cloud partner, we focus on delivering measurable business outcomes not just technology implementations. With more than 1,500 successful Oracle Cloud projects delivered across EMEA, we combine deep expertise, proven methodologies, and global scale to provide solutions with speed, efficiency, and predictability. Our team across EMEA and JAPAC collaborates through our 'One Oracle' approach, reducing risk and maximizing return on investment for our clients. We take a holistic view of each client’s business to ensure transformation initiatives drive real, sustainable impact and continuous innovation. Join us and become a vital part of a team that connects Oracle’s technology to the millions of businesses ready to evolve. You will be at the forefront of strategic cloud transformation and business analytics conversations, shaping the future of digital enterprise. Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that 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.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Structured onboarding and personalized training, including induction.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements for optimal work-life balance.
• Opportunity to work with modern technology stacks and collaborate with global teams.
• Defined career development pathways, mentorship, and continuous learning programs.
• Inclusive work environment that values diversity and individual contributions.