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Remote Cloud Architect jobs are open across the U.S. in sectors like cloud infrastructure, fintech, healthcare technology, and enterprise software, at companies ranging from remote-first startups to large distributed engineering teams. Employers hiring remotely right now include CVS Health, BV Teck, and Revstar. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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About Peraton
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
About The Role
Peraton is seeking an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of OCI infrastructure within a multi-cloud government environment serving 70+ customer tenants and growing. This role is the technical authority for all OCI workloads, responsible for translating mission requirements into secure, scalable, and compliant cloud architectures.
The ideal candidate brings deep OCI expertise with a strong understanding of federal security and compliance frameworks. This role requires the ability to work independently, drive architectural decisions, mentor engineering staff, and interface directly with government stakeholders and program leadership.
Work Location: Remote (but must reside and perform all work within the United States)
Work Hours: This position requires working online from 8:00 AM Eastern to 5:00 PM Eastern
Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:
Architecture and Design
- Design and maintain OCI reference architectures for compute, networking, storage, databases, and identity management aligned with government security and compliance requirements
- Lead the architecture of tenant onboarding patterns, compartment hierarchies, and resource isolation strategies within OCI
- Evaluate and recommend OCI services and design patterns to meet evolving program requirements while maintaining FedRAMP and FISMA compliance
- Define and enforce architectural standards, naming conventions, and tagging strategies across the OCI estate
Infrastructure and Operations
- Architect and oversee OCI infrastructure including Compute, Block/Object Storage, Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN), Autonomous Database, Oracle Database Cloud Service, Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE), and Functions
- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (OCI Resource Manager), Ansible, or equivalent tooling for repeatable, auditable deployments
- Lead capacity planning, cost optimization, and resource governance across OCI compartments and tenancies
- Serve as the escalation point for complex OCI infrastructure incidents, driving root cause analysis and systemic remediation
Security and Compliance
- Design and enforce security architecture using OCI IAM (Identity Domains), Network Security Groups, Security Zones, Cloud Guard, and Vault
- Ensure all OCI deployments meet FedRAMP, FISMA, and DHS-specific security requirements
- Collaborate with Security teams on vulnerability remediation, access governance, and audit readiness within OCI
- Own Change Management processes for OCI infrastructure changes
Collaboration and Strategic Impact
- Partner with Architecture, Security, and Service Delivery teams to align OCI capabilities with program strategy and mission objectives
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to cloud engineers working on OCI workloads
- Contribute to multi-cloud strategy, migration planning, and modernization roadmaps
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture decision records, and knowledge base articles
- Support service delivery metrics and reporting in coordination with the Service Delivery Manager and ISR Product Owner
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and 8 years professional experience or a Masters degree and 6 years professional experience or an Associates Degree and 10 years professional experience or a High School Diploma/equivalent and 12 years professional experience.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust Security Clearance (Entry on Duty).
- 5+ years of cloud engineering or architecture experience with demonstrated depth in OCI
- Proven experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in large-scale, multi-tenant government environments
- Deep expertise with OCI core services: Compute, Block/Object Storage, VCN, Autonomous Database, OKE, Functions, and IAM (Identity Domains)
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, and federal security requirements as applied to OCI deployments
- Experience with OCI security services including Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Vault, and Network Security Groups
- Strong communication, analytical, and technical documentation skills with the ability to present to government stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional certification (or OCI Architect Associate with demonstrable production architecture experience)
- Additional OCI certifications (OCI Security, OCI Networking, or OCI Database specializations)
- Working proficiency with at least one additional cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with Oracle Database migration and management on OCI (Database Cloud Service, Exadata Cloud Service, Autonomous Database)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OKE) in production environments
- Experience with OCI data and analytics services (Data Integration, Data Science, Streaming, GoldenGate)
- CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using OCI DevOps or equivalent
- Relevant Agile certification
- Experience mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams
Details
Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
About Peraton
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
About The Role
Peraton is seeking an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of OCI infrastructure within a multi-cloud government environment serving 70+ customer tenants and growing. This role is the technical authority for all OCI workloads, responsible for translating mission requirements into secure, scalable, and compliant cloud architectures.
The ideal candidate brings deep OCI expertise with a strong understanding of federal security and compliance frameworks. This role requires the ability to work independently, drive architectural decisions, mentor engineering staff, and interface directly with government stakeholders and program leadership.
Work Location: Remote (but must reside and perform all work within the United States)
Work Hours: This position requires working online from 8:00 AM Eastern to 5:00 PM Eastern
Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:
Architecture and Design
- Design and maintain OCI reference architectures for compute, networking, storage, databases, and identity management aligned with government security and compliance requirements
- Lead the architecture of tenant onboarding patterns, compartment hierarchies, and resource isolation strategies within OCI
- Evaluate and recommend OCI services and design patterns to meet evolving program requirements while maintaining FedRAMP and FISMA compliance
- Define and enforce architectural standards, naming conventions, and tagging strategies across the OCI estate
Infrastructure and Operations
- Architect and oversee OCI infrastructure including Compute, Block/Object Storage, Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN), Autonomous Database, Oracle Database Cloud Service, Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE), and Functions
- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (OCI Resource Manager), Ansible, or equivalent tooling for repeatable, auditable deployments
- Lead capacity planning, cost optimization, and resource governance across OCI compartments and tenancies
- Serve as the escalation point for complex OCI infrastructure incidents, driving root cause analysis and systemic remediation
Security and Compliance
- Design and enforce security architecture using OCI IAM (Identity Domains), Network Security Groups, Security Zones, Cloud Guard, and Vault
- Ensure all OCI deployments meet FedRAMP, FISMA, and DHS-specific security requirements
- Collaborate with Security teams on vulnerability remediation, access governance, and audit readiness within OCI
- Own Change Management processes for OCI infrastructure changes
Collaboration and Strategic Impact
- Partner with Architecture, Security, and Service Delivery teams to align OCI capabilities with program strategy and mission objectives
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to cloud engineers working on OCI workloads
- Contribute to multi-cloud strategy, migration planning, and modernization roadmaps
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture decision records, and knowledge base articles
- Support service delivery metrics and reporting in coordination with the Service Delivery Manager and ISR Product Owner
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and 8 years professional experience or a Masters degree and 6 years professional experience or an Associates Degree and 10 years professional experience or a High School Diploma/equivalent and 12 years professional experience.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust Security Clearance (Entry on Duty).
- 5+ years of cloud engineering or architecture experience with demonstrated depth in OCI
- Proven experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in large-scale, multi-tenant government environments
- Deep expertise with OCI core services: Compute, Block/Object Storage, VCN, Autonomous Database, OKE, Functions, and IAM (Identity Domains)
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, and federal security requirements as applied to OCI deployments
- Experience with OCI security services including Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Vault, and Network Security Groups
- Strong communication, analytical, and technical documentation skills with the ability to present to government stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional certification (or OCI Architect Associate with demonstrable production architecture experience)
- Additional OCI certifications (OCI Security, OCI Networking, or OCI Database specializations)
- Working proficiency with at least one additional cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with Oracle Database migration and management on OCI (Database Cloud Service, Exadata Cloud Service, Autonomous Database)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OKE) in production environments
- Experience with OCI data and analytics services (Data Integration, Data Science, Streaming, GoldenGate)
- CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using OCI DevOps or equivalent
- Relevant Agile certification
- Experience mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams
Details
Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software13
- Insurance4
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote cloud architect jobs.
- Five or more years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud infrastructure at scale
- Professional certification in AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Strong knowledge of cloud-native patterns including microservices, serverless, and containerization
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective technical architectures
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related engineering discipline
Tips for Your Remote Cloud Architect Job Search
Document your architecture decisions publicly
Remote employers can't watch you work, so your written output becomes your proof of competence. Publish architecture decision records, cloud design write-ups, or infrastructure post-mortems on GitHub or a personal site so hiring teams can evaluate your thinking directly.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote cloud architect openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search roles by the cloud platform or sector that matches your background and apply directly to the ones that fit before the pipeline fills.
Show async communication skills in your application
Remote cloud architect teams run on written communication. Craft your cover letter and follow-up emails the way you'd write an RFC or a runbook: clear structure, no ambiguity, actionable conclusions. Hiring managers notice candidates who already write the way their distributed team does.
Target remote-first companies in your sector
Remote-first firms and cloud-native consultancies build their hiring processes around distributed work, making them more likely to interview and onboard remote cloud architects efficiently. Prioritize companies whose engineering blogs or job descriptions mention async-first culture or distributed infrastructure teams.
Remote Cloud Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote cloud architect job?
Target companies that run distributed engineering teams, such as remote-first SaaS firms, cloud-native consultancies, and large enterprises with geographically spread infrastructure groups. Remote employers screen hard for written communication and async collaboration, so a well-documented GitHub profile, architecture decision records, or a public portfolio of cloud designs signals the self-direction they need. Certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP sharpen your edge.
Which companies hire remote cloud architects?
Companies hiring remote cloud architects right now include CVS Health, BV Teck, and Revstar, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Remote cloud architect roles are most common at remote-first technology firms, cloud consultancies, and enterprises in fintech, healthcare, and software that run distributed infrastructure teams.
Can you get a remote cloud architect job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry roles are harder to land because you must troubleshoot and make design decisions independently from day one. Cloud-native startups and consultancies are the most likely to consider candidates without a full professional history. Demonstrating hands-on cloud work through personal projects, open-source contributions, or a home-lab architecture portfolio gives remote employers a concrete signal that you can deliver without close supervision.
Do you need a degree for remote cloud architect jobs?
Not always. Remote employers in cloud architecture weigh certifications, demonstrated system design skills, and a portfolio of real-world infrastructure work heavily alongside, or sometimes instead of, a formal degree. AWS, Azure, and GCP professional certifications carry real weight, and documented experience architecting production systems often matters more than the credential you hold.
Which industries hire the most remote cloud architects?
Most remote cloud architect openings sit in Technology & Software, Insurance, and Retail, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Those sectors hire cloud architects remotely because their engineering and operations teams are distributed by design, making geography irrelevant to infrastructure ownership.
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