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# Senior Cloud Architect

- **Company:** Nexiva Inc
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Databases, Oracle Data Guard, Linux, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Oracle Exadata, Monitoring of Systems, Microsoft Visio, Oracle Rac, Ansible, Recovery Manager (RMAN), Virtual Local Area Networks, Google Cloud, System Availability, Multi-Cloud, HybridCloud, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us6c751e4431f63b2ab94dc2fc6842bbe9

## About the Role

OCI: 6 9 years
Azure / AWS / GCP: 1 2 years each (nice to have)
Hybrid Infrastructure: 4 6 years
Cloud Networking: 4 6 years
Cloud DevOps / Automation: 4 6 years
Cloud Security: 2 3 years
Cloud FinOps: 1 2 years
Architecture Documentation (Visio or Abacus): 2 3 years
Deep expertise in cloud platforms, services, governance, frameworks, and best practices
Proficiency in OCI is mandatory.
The architect will focus on developing architectures, standards, and governance models for the OCI platform. Experience across other cloud providers is a plus for multi cloud initiatives.
Extensive experience with cloud servers and environments with configuration, patching, network and VLAN configuration, backups, system monitoring and alerts.
Cloud Platforms, Oracle Cloud (OCI), AWS, Azure, GCP
Database Technologies: Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, Golden Gate, RMAN, Database licensing
Product Architecture and roadmap, its assessment
Linux or network administrator skills a plus
Platforms: Exadata, ExaCC, ExaDB-D, Exascale, DBaaS, OEM
Architecture: High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Multi-Cloud Architecture.
Automation: Terraform, Ansible, API/CLI automation
SRE & DevOps: Monitoring, Observability, SLAs/SLOs/SLIs

## Description

A current Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) certification (Architect Professional or Architect Associate) is strongly preferred. Please submit certification credentials when available.
This role focuses on designing cloud architectures primarily for Oracle Cloud along with AWS, Azure, frameworks, governance models, and cloud standards for the organization.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience partnering with business stakeholders and technical teams to understand requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, multi/hybrid cloud architectures.
This role may require guiding engineering teams or supplementing their skill sets.
A strong foundation in on premises infrastructure is essential due to hybrid integrations and migration initiatives.
The organization is also planning to expand Infrastructure as Code capabilities.