Oracle Cloud ERP Architect

Data Management Specialist Level 3 Lead architecture design for Oracle Cloud (OCI) solutions, including compute, storage, networking, and database services. Design and implement high availability and full-service disaster recovery (DR) solutions across OCI regions. Architect migrations from on-premises Exadata to OCI (EXACS/EXACC), ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity. Collaborate with DBA, application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure seamless integration. Provide guidance on Oracle Autonomous Database, AIOps, and AI-enabled capabilities within OCI. Establish best practices for performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost optimization. Ensure compliance with WMATA cybersecurity standards, FTA guidelines, and regulatory requirements. Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex production issues. Develop architecture documentation, runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge transfer artifacts. Mentor internal teams and support skill development in OCI technologies. Engage with Oracle and third-party vendors to align solutions with WMATA needs. Apply concepts of application architecture and service orientation to assist customer teams responsible for developing HA application requirements in specific functional areas. Coordinate work to prevent overlap and ensure alignment with WMATA Enterprise Architecture Framework, IT strategy, SDLC, strategic drivers, and standards. Prepare as-is and to-be application architecture artifacts, including system connect diagrams, application reference models, software requirements documents, interface descriptions, data dictionaries, performance monitoring and logging specifications, high availability and scaling designs, DR concepts and designs, and application staging plans. Work with data and infrastructure architects and software program managers to ensure integrity, high availability, and scalability of application systems and plans within the context of the overall Enterprise Architecture. Guide the work of business systems/business case analysts and documentation specialists.

Selection Criteria Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Communications, Finance, or in a related discipline, or equivalent experience; Must have minimum experience (ex:5 years) Level 3 (Senior-level): eight (8) or more years of relevant experience.

Experience Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience). 10+ years of experience in Oracle database technologies and enterprise architecture. 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Strong experience with Oracle Exadata (on-prem and cloud EXACS/EXACC). Proven experience in large-scale cloud migration projects (lift-and-shift and modernization). Deep understanding of HA/DR architectures, Data Guard, RMAN, and backup/recovery strategies. Experience with networking concepts (VCN, subnets, load balancers, VPN, FastConnect). Strong knowledge of security, identity management, and compliance frameworks. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Exceptional solution architecture experience and familiarity with architecture patterns and design, with emphasis on performance tuning, logging, and monitoring, microservices, and cloud; high availability/scaling solutioning; and software development skills. Strong analytical, verbal communication, and written communication skills. Experience using MS Visio or other data or application visualization software to document application architecture. Experience using MS Excel to perform basic software requirements documentation. Familiarity with MS Word and MS PowerPoint. Experience coordinating software requirements and working with development teams. Proven ability to plan and deploy custom COTS and middleware application programs and process improvements. Experience managing teams of programmers for the deployment of large, complex web and mobile applications. Experience performing the application architecture function, from conception to deployment, of a large government multi-agency solution.

Preferred Qualifications: Oracle Cloud certifications (e.g., OCI Architect Professional). Experience with PeopleSoft (FSCM, HCM, EPM) and SOA/OIC integrations. Exposure to AI/ML and AIOps tools within the OCI ecosystem. Experience in public sector or transit systems (highly desirable). Knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures (AWS/Azure + OCI). Familiarity with DevOps, automation (Terraform, Ansible), and CI/CD pipelines. Experience in managing mission-critical, high-availability environments with near 100% uptime expectations. PMP, TOGAF, or similar architecture/project management certifications. Experience in the transit industry. Experience integrating legacy applications or data sources across a J2EE, , and/or legacy mainframe or mini environment. At least three (3) years of experience implementing architectural patterns and designs for web and mobile applications. Hands-on experience designing and implementing HA and scaling solutions in a complex, multi-application architecture, including cloud. Expertise in integrating complex HA designs within complex network environments supporting multiple web and mobile applications. Experience planning and deploying a business process management solution and/or a workflow engine within a large enterprise software deployment.

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