OCI Consultant -Riyadh, KSA

• Provide senior technical guidance for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure migration.

• Review the current cloud environment and assess readiness for production migration.

• Validate the architecture, configuration, networking, compute, storage, security, access management, monitoring, backup, and recovery setup.

• Identify technical risks, operational gaps, dependencies, and readiness issues prior to go-live.

• Support migration preparation, cutover planning, production migration activities, and post-migration stabilization.

• Provide consultation on issues encountered during migration preparation, testing, and readiness activities.

• Advise the KSA IT team on post-go-live operations including monitoring, incident handling, access administration, backup, recovery, support procedures, and escalation paths.

• Review cloud resource utilization and recommend cost optimization opportunities.

• Prepare and review operational runbooks, administration guides, support procedures, and handover documentation.

• Collaborate with Group Technology, KSA IT, Infrastructure, Applications, Information Security, Operations, and relevant vendors.

• Conduct structured knowledge transfer sessions for the internal IT team.

• Ensure the cloud environment meets banking-grade requirements for security, availability, resilience, auditability, and operational control.

• Provide management-level recommendations on migration readiness, key risks, and required corrective actions.

Requirements

Must Have:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in cloud infrastructure, enterprise infrastructure, cloud migration, or production cloud operations.

• Previous experience in banking or financial services is preferred but not mandatory.

• Previous experience in regulated environments is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

• Proven track record in cloud migration, cloud operations, and enterprise production support.

• Previous experience as a Cloud Consultant, Cloud Lead, Cloud Architect, or equivalent senior role.

• Deep knowledge of cloud compute, networking, storage, identity and access management, security, monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery.

• Solid understanding of hybrid cloud environments and enterprise infrastructure operations.

• Experience supporting production migration, cutover planning, go-live, and hypercare activities.

• Ability to review technical designs, identify risks, and deliver practical recommendations.

• Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder management, documentation, and knowledge transfer skills.

Preferred Skills

• Oracle Cloud certification such as OCI Architect Professional, Architect Associate, or Operations Associate.

• Experience with cloud governance, security hardening, audit requirements, and operational controls.

• Experience with cost optimization and cloud resource management.

• Experience supporting business-critical systems on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

• Familiarity with middleware, integration platforms, databases, and core banking environments.

• Knowledge of change management, incident management, and production support practices.