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Company Overview
Jesta I.S. is a leading supplier of ERP software for the apparel, footwear, and soft-goods industries. Our global client base includes many recognizable brands and continues to grow. We are seeking an OCI Architectto join our Technology team in Montreal.

Position Summary

The OCI Architect leads the design, optimization, and governance ofJestaI.S.s cloud infrastructure on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This role supports the modernization and scalability of the Vision Suite ERP and Supply Chain products, ensuring high availability, robust security, andstrong performancefor global retail clients. The OCI Architect collaborates with cross-functional development, DevOps, and database teams to architect cloud solutions that meet application, integration, and compliance needs. This senior role has significant impact in transformingJestaI.S.s cloud strategy and accelerating our migration toward a fully modernized cloud-native environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end OCI infrastructure for Vision Suite applications, includingcompute, networking, storage, identity, databases, and security components.

• Lead cloud modernization strategies, including migration ofon-premiseworkloads to OCI and optimization of existing OCI tenants.

• Design high-availability, fault-tolerant, and scalable architectures leveraging OCI services (Load Balancing, OKE, Autonomous DB, Object Storage, VCNs, Vault).

• Create cloud architectural standards, landing zones, module templates, and governance frameworks across environments (dev/test/QA/prod).

• Work closely with Development and DevOps teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, OCI Resource Manager).

• Oversee OCI security posture: IAM policies, network security rules, encryption, vulnerability scanning, and compliance alignment (SOC, ISO).

• Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost optimization for OCI workloads to support global ERP clients.

• Review system performance, incident logs, and cloud telemetry toidentifyissues, root causes, and preventive improvements.

• Collaborate with the Database Architect tooptimizeOracle DB and Autonomous Database deployments, backups, and DR strategies.

• Lead POCs,new technologyevaluations, and architecture reviews related to OCI, Kubernetes, serverless, and cloud-native patterns.

• Document cloud architectures, runbooks, standards, topology diagrams, and deployment patterns.

• Mentor cloud engineers, DevOps specialists, and development teams to strengthen cloud competencies.

• Serve as the OCI subject matter expert (SME) internally and liaise with Oracle Cloud engineering teams whenrequired.

• Ensure all cloud environments supportJestasdata integration, APIs, and third-party retail ecosystem.

Qualifications

Education & training

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• OCI Architect Professional or OCI Cloud Associate (or equivalent experience).
• Additional cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) and DevOps/SRE/security certifications are a plus.

Knowledge & experience (required)

• 3-5 years in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering.
• 2+ years focused on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) with strong experience in VCN/DRG, compute, storage, load balancing, IAM, observability, vault, and OKE.
• Hands-on with Terraform/ARM/Ansible and delivering secure, scalable cloud architectures for enterprise/mission-critical applications (ERP/supply chain preferred).
• Experience integrating CI/CD and automated deployments; strong scripting and Git branching experience.

Preferred experience

• Background in retail ERP or large transactional systems, Autonomous DB, Kubernetes/containers, performance/reliability/SRE practices, and leading cloud migrations or architecture governance.

Tools & systems

• Azure DevOps, Outlook/Teams, OCI Console, OCI CLI/Resource Manager, Docker, Oracle DB / Autonomous DB, Prometheus/Grafana/OCI Monitoring, SonarQube/Veracode, Git/Bitbucket.

Skills & abilities

• Expert cloud architecture, HA and network design, plus strong cloud security (IAM, encryption, policies).
• Proficient with IaC (Terraform) and CI/CD integration.
• Strong performance analysis, troubleshooting in distributed/cloud systems, and clear architecture documentation skills.
• Effective cross-team communicator, strategic thinker, and accountable leader.

Benefits

• Health coverage (medical, dental, disability, and life insurance)
• Wellness program (gym membership reimbursement)
• Professional growth (training platforms, career development fee subsidy, etc.)
• Company events
• Referral program
• Flexible schedule

Additional Information

• This is a hybrid role, 2 days working in the office in Montreal, QC is required. Remote option possible for exceptional candidates.
• We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Prsentation de lentreprise

Jesta I.S. est un fournisseur de premier plan de logiciels ERP pour les industries de lhabillement, de la chaussure et des biens de consommation. Notre clientle mondiale comprend de nombreuses marques reconnues et ne cesse de crotre. Nous recherchons une Architecte OCIpour joindre lquipe Technologie Montral.

Rsum du poste

L'architecte OCI dirige la conception, l'optimisation et la gouvernance de l'infrastructure cloud de Jesta I.S. sur Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Ce poste contribue la modernisation et l'volutivit des produits ERP et de chane logistique de la suite Vision, en garantissant une haute disponibilit, une scurit robuste et des performances leves pour les clients internationaux du secteur de la distribution. L'architecte OCI collabore avec des quipes interfonctionnelles de dveloppement, de DevOps et de bases de donnes afin de concevoir des solutions cloud qui rpondent aux besoins en matire d'applications, d'intgration et de conformit. Ce poste senior a un impact significatif sur la transformation de la stratgie cloud de Jesta I.S. et sur l'acclration de notre migration vers un environnement cloud natif entirement modernis.

Responsabilits

• Architecturer linfrastructure OCI de bout en bout pour les applications Vision Suite : compute, rseau, stockage, identit, bases de donnes et scurit.
• Piloter la modernisation cloud et la migration des charges on-premise vers OCI; optimiser les tenants OCI existants.
• Concevoir des architectures haute disponibilit, tolrantes aux pannes et scalables (Load Balancer, OKE, Autonomous DB, Object Storage, VCN, Vault).
• Dfinir et maintenir des normes darchitecture cloud, landing zones, templates modulaires et cadres de gouvernance pour dev/test/QA/prod.
• Intgrer CI/CD et dploiements automatiss avec Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, OCI Resource Manager) en collaboration avec Dev & DevOps.
• Superviser la posture scurit OCI : politiques IAM, rgles rseau, chiffrement, scans de vulnrabilit et conformit (SOC, ISO, GDPR).
• Automatiser et orchestrer les releases multi-composants (Dev Integration QA Prod) pour SaaS et environnements clients, avec validations et rollbacks automatiss.
• Grer lintgration et lautomatisation des changements de base de donnes Oracle (promotion de schma, PL/SQL, scripts) au sein des pipelines CI/CD.
• Intgrer tests automatiss (unitaires, dintgration, rgression, scurit) aux pipelines et appliquer des gates qualit ; utiliser la priorisation assiste par IA le cas chant.
• Implmenter IaC pour provisionner et grer environnements, rduire la drive de configuration et appliquer pratiques FinOps/gouvernance cloud.
• Surveiller performance, capacit et cots des workloads OCI ; analyser tlmtrie et journaux pour identifier causes racines et amliorations prventives.
• Mener des POC et valuations technologiques (Kubernetes, serverless, patterns cloud-natifs) et documenter architectures, runbooks, diagrammes et patterns de dploiement.
• Encadrer et former les ingnieures cloud et spcialistes DevOps ; agir comme rfrente OCI interne et point de contact avec Oracle Cloud si requis.
• Veiller ce que les environnements cloud supportent les intgrations de donnes, APIs et lcosystme retail tierce partie.

Qualifications

Formation & certifications

• Baccalaurat en informatique, gnie logiciel, systmes dinformation ou exprience quivalente.
• OCI Architect Professional ou OCI Cloud Associate (ou exprience pratique quivalente).
• Certifications additionnelles (AWS/GCP/Azure) et formations DevOps/SRE/scurit sont un atout.

Connaissances & exprience (exiges)

• 3-5 ans dexprience en architecture cloud, ingnierie dinfrastructure.
• 2+ ans dexprience centre sur Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) : VCN/DRG, compute, stockage, load balancing, IAM, observabilit, Vault, OKE.
• Exprience concrte IaC (Terraform / ARM / Ansible) et conception darchitectures scurises et scalables pour applications dentreprise (ERP / supply chain prfrs).
• Intgration de CI/CD et automatisation des dploiements ; exprience de production sur environnements cloud ou hybrides.
• Capacit coordonner dploiements impliquant Oracle DB (schma, PL/SQL, packaging) et matrise du scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Solide comprhension des stratgies de branching Git et des bonnes pratiques DevSecOps (SAST/DAST, gestion des secrets, SBOM).

Exprience souhaite

• Contexte sur ERP retail, systmes transactionnels haut volume, Autonomous Database, Kubernetes/containers.
• Exprience en performance engineering, reliability/SRE et en migrations cloud ou gouvernance darchitecture.
• Antcdent de leadership technique sur initiatives de modernisation cloud.

Outils & systmes

• Azure DevOps, Outlook/Teams, console OCI, CLI OCI/Resource Manager, Docker, base de donnes Oracle / Autonomous DB, Prometheus/Grafana/OCI Monitoring, SonarQube/Veracode, Git/Bitbucket.

Comptences & aptitudes

• Architecture cloud, haute disponibilit et conception rseau
• Scurit cloud (IAM, chiffrement, politiques)
• IaC (Terraform) et intgration CI/CD
• Analyse de performance et dpannage en environnements distribus
• Communication et documentation technique claires
• Leadership technique et capacit dinfluence transversale

Avantages

• Couverture sant (assurance mdicale, dentaire, invalidit et vie)
• Programme bien-tre (remboursement abonnement gym)
• Dveloppement professionnel (plateformes de formation, subvention frais de perfectionnement, etc.)
• vnements dentreprise
• Programme de recommandation
• Horaire flexible

Informations supplmentaires

• Ce poste est hybride : 2 jours par semaine au bureau Montralsont requis. Option de tltravail possible pour les candidates exceptionnelles.
• Nous remercions toutes les personnes candidateant pour leur intrt; seules les personnes slectionnes pour une entrevue seront contactes.