Principal Cloud Engineer

Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Experience: 06 Years+
Job Type: 01-Year Contract, Onsite

What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for a highly skilled Principal Advanced Services Engineer / Technical Lead with strong expertise in Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE), and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading complex technical engagements, designing enterprise-grade cloud and middleware solutions, improving platform reliability, and driving cloud modernization initiatives.

The role requires a hands-on technical professional with strong architecture, troubleshooting, automation, and customer-facing skills who can work with cross-functional teams and senior technical stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of complex engagements involving cloud modernization, middleware transformation, Kubernetes adoption, platform migration, and DevOps enablement.
• Design, implement, and maintain Oracle WebLogic Server environments, including clustering, performance tuning, security, patching, upgrades, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Architect and manage Kubernetes platforms using Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE), focusing on networking, security, scalability, observability, resilience, and operational readiness.
• Design and implement DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, and release management processes.
• Manage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, including IAM, networking, load balancers, compute, storage, monitoring, logging, and cloud security.
• Perform root-cause analysis of critical production issues and implement long-term corrective and preventive measures.
• Develop automation scripts and tools using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages to improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with architects, project managers, engineering teams, and stakeholders to define technical solutions, manage risks, and ensure successful delivery.
• Conduct technical workshops, architecture reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.
• Develop reusable architectures, operational runbooks, automation tools, and technical best practices.
• Ensure platform security, performance, reliability, and compliance with enterprise standards.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering, middleware administration, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or enterprise platform delivery.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle WebLogic Server, including production support, clustering, troubleshooting, performance tuning, security, and upgrades.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes and preferably Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE).
• Good knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, including IAM, networking, compute, storage, load balancing, monitoring, and security.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker/containerization, Helm, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Strong Linux administration and scripting skills using Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, system resilience, monitoring, and production operations.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and collaborate effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, WebLogic, or DevOps certifications.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion Middleware, SOA Suite, Java platforms, or enterprise application modernization.
• Experience delivering complex technical projects for international customers.
• Familiarity with enterprise security standards, cloud governance, and reusable engineering practices.

Interested candidates can send their updated resumes to [email protected]

Pay: Rs400,000.00 - Rs500,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person