ORACLE APPLICATIONS ARCHITECT 
Detailed Description and Job Requirements 

Responsible for leading business-focused, enterprise-level, architecture initiatives; engaged with business/IT customer stakeholders, partners, and Oracle sales and consulting teams; developing a customer’s architecture vision, future state architectures, and implementable architecture roadmaps in the context of solutions Oracle can offer; using Oracle’s EA framework, processes and portfolio; calculating and expressing the value of those solutions to the customer; able to align a customer’s business strategy and objectives with an enabling Oracle based IT architecture and infrastructure. 

Facilitates collaborative architecture development sessions with customer, IT and/or LOB executives. Analyzes and crafts architecture models based on continuous feedback loop with key customer personnel. Implements and guides customer architecture teams in using EA frameworks, governance and architecture process. Leverages existing industry and Oracle reference architectures and applies speciality architecture knowledge. Influences and recommends architecture solutions and roadmaps to customer IT and/or LOB executives. Understand IT challenges and current state, influence IT strategy, suggest suitable Oracle products and services, collaborate on architecture development and future state of roadmap, collaborate with implementers on a transition plan. Influence customers towards a recommended business/IT architecture anchored by Oracle solutions articulating its value to the customer. 

Relevant Architect certification such as TOGAF, FEAF, DODAF, Oracle Enterprise Architect or Oracle Business Architect. Certification must be acquired within the first 12 months of entering the role if new hire. Strong analytical, facilitation and interpersonal skills (informal, formal, written, verbal and graphical). Experience applying Enterprise and Business architecture and IT frameworks such as TOGAF, FEA/DODAF, MIT-Sloan, Zachman, Gartner, ITIL and COBIT. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Education level/Qualifications: University degree in relevant field.
• At least 15+ years of professional experience working with customers at an enterprise level in IT.
• Enterprise and/or Business architecture credentials are highly valued.
• At least 5-8 years professional experience as a Functional/Solution Architect.
• Strong knowledge in Oracle Application implementation & architecture.
• Able to apply professional mastery and industry-wide understanding of technology, tools and methodologies to develop solutions in groundbreaking or critical situations.
• Authority in ERP (FIN/SCM) business process area and integrations.
• Outstanding ability to understand, articulate and address business issues, business drivers and needs.
• Able to plan and facilitate design sessions. Able to influence the direction of an executive management group in/outside design sessions.
• Able to conceptualize a solution of significant scope, across multiple business domains/processes.
• Able to handle the client’s expectations so that the resultant system meets their budget and time constraints.
• Good understanding of consulting processes.
• Very good presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Viewed by customers as a trusted adviser.
• Consultative.
• Ability to sell and present new insights and ideas.
• Leadership.
• Meeting/group facilitation.
• Ability to work independently requiring little management support.
• Shown ability to build and maintain executive client relationships.
• Shown ability to build and maintain internal corporate relationships

As a recognized authority and leading contributor within their practice, this senior-level consulting position provides consistent high quality and innovative solution leadership to a project team. Leads the solution design and implementation aspects of engagement(s) ensuring high quality, integrated software solutions within constraints of time and budget.

Analyzes business needs to help ensure Oracle solution meets the customer’s objectives by combining industry best practices, product knowledge, and business acumen. Exercises judgment and business acumen in selecting methods and techniques to deliver functional and technical solutions on non-routine and very complex aspects of applications and technology installations. Provides direction and mentoring to project teams, and effectively influences customer leadership on key decisions. Supports the business development efforts by pursuing new opportunities and extensions. Collaborates with the consulting sales team by providing domain expertise. Resolves complex customer issues by recommending and implementing solutions. Demonstrates expertise in multiple business processes across two or more product families or ability to architect and design technology solutions encompassing multiple products and make decisions based on impact across the stack.

8-10 years of experience relevant to this position including 4 years of consulting experience. Prior team leadership or management experience preferred. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience preferred. Product or technical expertise relevant to practice focus. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to build rapport with team members and clients. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. Ability to travel as needed.

As part of Oracle's employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).