OCI DevSecOps and Elastic Observability Architect

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced OCI DevSecOps & Elastic Observability Architect to lead the design, implementation, and management of enterprise observability, monitoring, and DevSecOps solutions across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Kubernetes (OKE), OpenShift, and VM-based environments.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Elastic Agents), cloud-native platforms, Kubernetes ecosystem technologies, and GitLab CI/CD. The role will be responsible for architecting scalable observability solutions, developing operational dashboards, implementing DevSecOps practices, and enhancing CI/CD automation for infrastructure and application deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

Elastic Observability & Monitoring

• Design, deploy, configure, and manage Elastic Stack solutions including:

• Elasticsearch

• Kibana

• Logstash

• Elastic Agents

• Elastic Operators

• Deploy and maintain Elastic solutions on OCI OKE clusters.

• Troubleshoot and resolve Elastic platform, performance, indexing, ingestion, and cluster health issues.

• Design and develop operational, technical, and business dashboards using Kibana.

• Create unified observability dashboards in Grafana by integrating multiple monitoring data sources.

• Develop custom plugins, integrations, and instrumentation where out-of-the-box monitoring solutions are unavailable.

• Establish observability standards, monitoring frameworks, and operational best practices.

DevSecOps & CI/CD

• Serve as the GitLab CI/CD Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Review existing CI/CD pipelines and recommend improvements.
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and reusable CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate build, deployment, validation, and release processes.
• Integrate security controls and DevSecOps practices into deployment pipelines.
• Support application and infrastructure deployments across OCI and OpenShift environments.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Manage and support OCI infrastructure components including:

• Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE)

• Virtual Machines

• Load Balancers

• Service Mesh

• Ingress/Egress Gateways

• Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes and OpenShift.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.

• Automate operational activities using Ansible and Helm Charts.

• Collaborate with platform engineering and DevOps teams to maintain highly available and secure environments.

Automation & Scripting

• Develop automation scripts and utilities using:

• Shell Scripting

• Python

• PowerShell

• Automate monitoring, deployment, provisioning, and operational workflows.

• Build custom health-check, monitoring, and reporting solutions.

Required Skills

Cloud Platforms

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE)
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift

Observability & Monitoring

• Elasticsearch
• Kibana
• Logstash
• Elastic Agent
• Elastic Operators
• Grafana

DevOps & Automation

• GitLab CI/CD
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Helm
• Docker

Networking & Platform

• Load Balancers
• Service Mesh
• Ingress Controllers
• Egress Gateways

Scripting

• Python
• Shell Scripting
• PowerShell

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise-scale observability platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning expertise in Elastic environments.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps controls within CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working in large-scale cloud-native and containerized environments.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and infrastructure governance frameworks.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.

Experience

10+ Years Overall Experience

Including:

• 5+ years in DevOps/Cloud Engineering
• 3+ years in OCI & Kubernetes Platforms
• 3+ years in Elastic Stack / Observability Solutions
• Strong GitLab CI/CD implementation experience