Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Consultant

Design, configure and troubleshoot OCI networking infrastructure.
Work with Compartments, VCNs, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Lists and NSGs.
Configure and troubleshoot Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway, Service Gateway and Dynamic Routing Gateway (DRG).
Work with VCN peering, FastConnect and IPSec VPN connectivity.
Configure and troubleshoot routing and network connectivity between OCI, on-premises and other cloud environments.
Implement and manage Network Virtual Appliances (NVA)/virtual Firewalls and associated routing.
Work with OCI Compute instances, including Linux/Windows workloads, boot volumes, and block volumes.

Understand and implement OCI Storage services, including:
Block Volume
Boot Volume
Object Storage
File Storage

Configure and manage Load Balancers and basic OCI network security controls.
Work with IAM, Dynamic Groups, Policies and Compartments.
Support OCI monitoring, logging and troubleshooting activities.
Analyse network connectivity issues using tools such as ping, traceroute, Telnet/nc, nslookup/dig and OCI networking diagnostics.
Review existing OCI environments and provide recommendations for infrastructure improvements.
Prepare and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and implementation procedures.
Collaborate with application, database, network and security teams during implementation and troubleshooting.

The consultant should have strong hands-on knowledge of OCI networking, compute, storage, security, and cloud infrastructure architecture, with the ability to troubleshoot and implement solutions independently., The candidate should have hands-on experience with:
OCI Infrastructure
OCI Compartments
VCN
Subnets - Public and Private
Route Tables and Routing
Security Lists and NSGs
Internet/NAT/Service Gateways
DRG
Load Balancer
Compute
Block and Boot Volumes
Object Storage
File Storage

OCI Networking
VCN-to-VCN connectivity
DRG and routing
IPSec VPN
FastConnect
On-premises connectivity
DNS and network troubleshooting
Network Virtual Appliances (NVA)
Firewall-based routing
Hub-and-spoke network architecture

OCI Security
IAM
Compartments and Policies
Security Lists/NSGs
Cloud Guard
Basic WAF and network security concepts

Experience & Qualifications
5+ years of overall Cloud/Infrastructure experience, with significant hands-on OCI experience.
Strong practical experience in OCI networking and infrastructure.
Experience designing and troubleshooting enterprise OCI environments.
Good understanding of Linux and basic networking concepts.
OCI certifications such as OCI Architect Associate/Professional are desirable.
Experience with AWS/Azure is an advantage, particularly in multi-cloud environments.
Good communication and documentation skills.