Within Oracle Consulting, our architects own the architectural design of Oracle solutions for prospective and existing customers. The same team also works on the development of ‘go to market solutions’ for market place. These are senior roles to act as the link between Oracle sales and delivery teams in the Consulting organization.

The Solution Architect ensures solution feasibility and mitigates risk by leveraging a network of subject matter experts in the various domains. The Solution Architect is also capable of proposing customer roadmaps to realize the proposed solution.

Currently a need exists for an experienced Solution Architect with a focus on technical architecture and design across Oracle products


RESPONSIBILITIES\:
Translates business goals into appropriate solutions while assessing feasibility and optimization of the solution for our customers
Cultivates and demonstrates thorough Oracle technology implementation business process knowledge.
Proactively identify process improvements including clear and focused solutions
Develops proofs of concept to demonstrate proposed technical solutions as required
Provides guidance in the definition of solution design practices and standards that link back to Oracle Modern Best Practices
Will act as HR trusted advisor for our customers
To develop compelling, profitable and realistic customer solutions
To bring leadership to customer and Oracle interactions
Develops and maintains working relationships with a diverse group of business, functional and technical teams
Demonstrate excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex solutions to different stakeholders, demonstrate smart design techniques and mentor other team members.
Work closely with client, sales, pre-sales and delivery staff to develop a robust architecture
Develop strong relationships with the product lines and in co-operation with the Delivery Management teams, advise on competency requirements
Take full accountability for the architectural solution of a pre-sales opportunity or project
Form and maintain strong relationships with colleagues in product development
Manage the re-use and knowledge management of their competency area
Provide sales awareness to the sales and delivery community within Oracle Consulting
Engage profitably with counterparts from other parts of the EMEA region


REQUIREMENTS\:

10 years experience in the technology field with experience in Solution Architecture, Business Development.
Technology-savvy technical expert with experience in Oracle Security products\: Oracle Universal Directory, Oracle Data Vault, Oracle Key Vault, Oracle Firewall, TDE.
Desirable knowledge of Oracle Change Management Pack in Oracle Enterprise Manager
Experience designing, deploying and migrating Oracle products
A deep passion for technology, a love of learning new things and helping customers succeed
Comfortable operating in a fast paced environment that’s constantly evolving and changing
Strong critical thinking and communication skills.
Exceptional customer engagement skills throughout a customers’ journey
A proven track record of success developing and deploying creative technical solutions to business problems for or within large enterprise organizations
Desirable knowledge of SDLC and IT frameworks like ITIL, TOGAF, Agile, ELMO
Experience in Applications Infrastructure (databases, application migrations, configurations)
Particular interest in Cyber Security/InfoSec; An inspirational leader – strong advantage
High performance team building & inspirational thought leadership.
Able to work across product lines and internal business units to develop and present a comprehensive solution to our most complex customers’ business challenge!|!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).!|!