Oracle Utilities Tech Arch SME (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)

About the role

We are Accenture's Oracle practice, dedicated to bringing the future to life through innovative technologies like IoT, automation, and AI. We've developed our own platform, myConcerto, to support companies in becoming digital leaders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) architecture SME on a large-scale Oracle Utilities IT transition program, defining cloud architecture standards and guiding infrastructure design decisions.
• Design and validate OCI reference architectures for Oracle Utilities application deployments, including compute, networking, storage, security, and high-availability configurations.
• Lead cloud infrastructure workstream planning, including environment provisioning strategy, migration sequencing, and cloud operations model design.
• Collaborate with functional leads, integration architects, and Oracle product teams to ensure application-level requirements are translated into robust OCI designs.
• Define and enforce cloud security, compliance, and governance standards aligned with utility industry regulatory requirements.
• Advise on Oracle Utilities cloud deployment patterns, OCI service selection, and cost optimization strategies.
• Mentor senior technical team members on OCI architecture principles and Oracle Utilities cloud deployment best practices.
• Engage client technology leadership to communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and strategic roadmap implications.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of enterprise technology architecture experience, including a minimum of 5 years focused on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) design and deployment.
• Minimum 5 years of experience architecting cloud solutions for Oracle Utilities applications (CC&B, C2M, CCS, MDM, or equivalent) on OCI or comparable cloud platforms.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a senior SME or principal architect role on a large-scale enterprise cloud migration or IT transformation program.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.