OCI Devops Engineer

We are looking for a highly experienced OCI DevOps Engineer with 7 to 11 years

of hands-on experience in building, automating, and managing cloud-native

DevOps pipelines and infrastructure on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

The ideal candidate will be passionate about automation, continuous integration

and delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC), and cloud-native tooling

to accelerate software delivery at scale.

The OCI DevOps Engineer will collaborate with development, operations, and

security teams to design and maintain resilient CI/CD pipelines, automate

infrastructure provisioning, manage containerized workloads, and ensure

operational excellence across OCI-hosted environments. The role demands deep

technical expertise in OCI DevOps services, Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern

software delivery practices.

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2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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CI/CD Pipeline Design & Management:

- Design, build, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using OCI DevOps

Service (Build Pipelines, Deployment Pipelines, Code Repositories).

- Integrate OCI DevOps with third-party tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI,

GitHub Actions, and Bitbucket Pipelines.

- Implement automated testing, code quality gates, security scanning (SAST,

DAST), and artifact management within pipelines.

- Manage deployment strategies including Blue/Green, Canary, and Rolling

deployments on OCI.

- Ensure pipeline reliability, performance optimization, and rollback

capabilities.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

- Develop and maintain Terraform modules for OCI infrastructure provisioning

including Compute, Networking, Storage, and Database resources.

- Implement OCI Resource Manager stacks for infrastructure lifecycle

management.

- Enforce IaC best practices including modularization, state management,

version control, and drift detection.

- Use Ansible, Chef, or Puppet for configuration management and

post-provisioning automation.

Container & Kubernetes Management:

- Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications on Oracle Kubernetes

Engine (OKE).

- Design Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests for application deployments.

- Implement Kubernetes security best practices including RBAC, Pod Security

Policies, Network Policies, and OPA Gateways.

- Manage OCI Container Registry (OCIR) for Docker image versioning and

lifecycle management.

- Integrate service mesh solutions (Istio, Linkerd) for microservices

communication and observability.

Monitoring, Logging & Observability:

- Set up and manage OCI Monitoring, OCI Logging, OCI Logging Analytics,

and Application Performance Monitoring (APM).

- Configure alerts, dashboards, and SLO/SLA tracking using OCI Monitoring

and third-party tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack).

- Implement distributed tracing and log aggregation for microservices

environments.

- Conduct post-incident reviews and implement improvements to reduce MTTR.

Security & Compliance (DevSecOps):

- Embed security practices into CI/CD pipelines (shift-left security).

- Manage OCI Vault for secrets, certificates, and key management within

pipelines.

- Implement OCI IAM Policies and Dynamic Groups for automated access control.

- Conduct security audits of DevOps toolchains and OCI configurations.

- Ensure compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards

(ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS).

Automation & Scripting:

- Develop automation scripts in Python, Bash, and PowerShell for operational

efficiency.

- Automate routine operational tasks including patching, backups, scaling,

and cost optimization.

- Leverage OCI Functions (Serverless) for event-driven automation.

- Integrate OCI Notifications, Events, and Streaming services into

automation workflows.

Collaboration & Agile Delivery:

- Work within Agile/Scrum teams to deliver iterative improvements to

DevOps practices.

- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior DevOps engineers.

- Collaborate with application development teams to improve build and

deployment processes.

- Participate in architecture reviews and provide DevOps perspective on

design decisions.

- Develop and maintain runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational

documentation.

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3. PRIMARY SKILLSETS

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OCI DevOps & Cloud Services:

- Strong hands-on experience with OCI DevOps Service (Build Pipelines,

Deployment Pipelines, Artifacts, Code Repositories, Environments).

- Proficiency in OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) and

OCI Container Registry (OCIR).

- Experience with OCI Functions, OCI API Gateway, and OCI Streaming.

- Knowledge of OCI Resource Manager (Terraform-based IaC).

- Familiarity with OCI Compute, Block Storage, Object Storage, and

Networking services.

CI/CD & Automation Tools:

- Strong expertise in Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or

equivalent CI/CD platforms.

- Hands-on experience with Terraform (Advanced Level), Ansible, and

configuration management tools.

- Proficiency in Docker and Kubernetes (OKE or equivalent managed K8s).

- Experience with Helm for Kubernetes application packaging and deployment.

Programming & Scripting:

- Proficiency in Python, Ansible, Bash scripting for automation.

- Working knowledge of YAML, JSON for configuration and IaC templates.

- Familiarity with Go or Java for tooling customization (Good to Have).

Monitoring & Observability:

- Hands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.

- Experience with OCI Monitoring, OCI Logging, and OCI APM.

- Knowledge of distributed tracing tools (Jaeger, Zipkin, or OCI APM).

Version Control & Collaboration:

- Strong expertise in Git workflows (GitFlow, trunk-based development).

- Experience with JIRA, Confluence, or similar project management tools.

- Familiarity with code review processes and standards.

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4. SECONDARY SKILLSETS

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- Experience with multi-cloud DevOps strategies (OCI + AWS or OCI + Azure).

- Knowledge of GitOps practices and tools (ArgoCD, Flux).

- Exposure to chaos engineering and SRE (Site Reliability Engineering)

principles.

- Understanding of microservices design patterns and 12-factor app methodology.

- Familiarity with Oracle Database, Autonomous Database, and

OCI MySQL HeatWave DevOps integrations.

- Knowledge of cost optimization strategies for OCI DevOps workloads.

- Experience with OCI Events, Notifications, and Integration Cloud (OIC).

- Understanding of API lifecycle management and versioning.

- Exposure to compliance-as-code and policy-as-code frameworks (OPA, Sentinel).

- Experience with SonarQube, Trivy, Checkmarx, or similar DevSecOps tools.

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5. CERTIFICATIONS

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Mandatory / Preferred Certifications:

- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024/25 DevOps Professional Certification

- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024/25 Architect Associate

- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024/25 Foundations Associate

(OCI Foundations Associate)

Additional Preferred Certifications:

- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Architect Professional

- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (Good to Have)

- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (Good to Have)

- Docker Certified Associate (DCA)

- GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate / Professional