Cloud Architect – Retail

Oracle is seeking a motivated Cloud Solution Architect with experience in cloud technologies, solution design, and customer-facing technical engagements.

In this role, you will collaborate with customers across Retail, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Distribution, and other industries to understand their technology challenges and recommend cloud solutions aligned with their business objectives.

You will support cloud architecture discussions, technical assessments, migration planning, and cloud economics evaluations, helping customers understand the operational and financial benefits of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

The ideal candidate combines hands‑on technical knowledge with analytical thinking, strong communication skills, and an interest in developing expertise in cloud architecture, financial modeling, and consultative solution development.

• Support the design and recommendation of secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures aligned with customer requirements.
• Participate in technical discussions covering cloud infrastructure, databases, applications, integrations, security, resilience, and high availability.
• Assist customers with cloud adoption initiatives, including infrastructure assessments, architecture design, migration planning, and optimization.
• Collaborate with senior architects and technical specialists to develop hybrid and multicloud solutions leveraging Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Contribute to technical proposals, solution demonstrations, and proof-of-concept activities.

• Support the development of cloud business cases highlighting financial and operational benefits.
• Assist with Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Return on Investment (ROI), and cloud cost assessments.
• Analyze infrastructure costs, resource utilization, and cloud consumption models to identify potential optimization opportunities.
• Help customers understand cloud pricing structures and CAPEX versus OPEX considerations.
• Collaborate with sales and technical teams to communicate the business value of proposed cloud solutions.

• Work directly with customers to understand technical requirements, business priorities, and cloud modernization objectives.
• Participate in customer workshops, technical presentations, and solution discussions.
• Build productive working relationships with customer technical teams, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Oracle Sales, Solution Engineering, Consulting, and Customer Success teams to support customer engagements.
• Manage assigned technical activities and deliverables while maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.

• Apply cloud architecture principles and best practices to support solution development.
• Contribute to technical documentation, reference architectures, solution proposals, and implementation recommendations.
• Support discussions related to cloud infrastructure, data platforms, analytics, AI services, and application modernization.
• Develop knowledge of cloud security, governance, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Stay informed about emerging cloud technologies, AI capabilities, and industry trends.
• Continuously strengthen technical, analytical, and customer-facing skills.