Overall Objective/Purpose

Oracle Cloud Software Architect is a hands-on architect accountable for researching, analysing, architecting, evaluating system needs for consulting engagements/projects.

The purpose is to drive Oracle Consulting engagements comprising of  designing, installing, implementing, building, testing, documenting, and supporting the Oracle Software (Cloud & On-premise) Technology including but not limited to Oracle Integration Cloud , Oracle Process Cloud, Oracle API Management, Oracle Security products, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle user experience technologies (VBCS, APEX, JET, Forms), Oracle content management, Oracle Databases, Oracle Servers, Oracle VM, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. 

As a recognised authority and leading contributor within the practice, this senior-level consulting professional has strong understanding of Oracle software & solutions, industry best practices, multiple business processes or technology designs across multiple technology families.

Exercises judgment and business acumen in selecting technology, methods, and techniques to design and build non-routine and complex business solutions utilising Oracle Software to meet customer needs and to resolve complex customer issues.

Demonstrates expertise in multiple business processes across two or more product families with ability to architect and design technology solutions encompassing multiple products.

Influences customer leadership in acceptance of Oracle software solutions and services to facilitate the success on consulting engagements.

Presents and demonstrates solutions to customers.

Builds and maintains specific industry or product knowledge and proactively identifies solution requirements that can be fulfilled by Oracle Cloud.

Leads the domain specific solution design aspects of engagement(s) ensuring high quality and integrated business solutions.

Responsibilities of Role

• Research, analyse, architect and design Oracle software solutions that able to meet complex business requirements of customers.
• Lead consulting engagements, evaluate existing systems, associated processes and provide recommendations to improve efficiencies in existing systems.
• Advise customers on the best fit products for their software/solution as well as provide recommendations   keeping in mind the future IT roadmap of the customer.
• Provide inputs in developing proposals and strategies for software design activities on Oracle Cloud Technology including assistance with financial evaluation and costings for recommending custom application development, software purchases, implementations, and upgrades.
• Drive the opportunity management process for our clients/prospects; Craft the solution & proposals for winning deals
• Define coding and documentation standards/templates, best practice guidelines to be followed by the project teams.
• Design and build high quality custom software/solution leveraging Oracle Cloud Technology as per customer requirements.
• Review Testing results of software/solution and ensure that software/solution meets functional and non-functional requirements.
• Manage issues between Oracle and customers to achieve positive outcome
• Support program/project manager to ensure success of each engagement both financially and from a customer satisfaction viewpoint.
• Establish strong, lasting, and collaborative relationships with existing accounts/customers as well as internal Oracle Lines of Businesses (LOBs). Represent Oracle Consulting & lead programs with Oracle LOBs through the joint pursuits.

Main Duties

• Perform assessment, analysis, advisory & consulting services for customer’s IT systems to identify root cause of problems and/or provide recommendation and/or help customers draft future IT roadmap including proposals with financial evaluation and costings for recommending custom application design & development, software purchases, implementation, and upgrades leveraging Oracle Cloud/On-premise Technologies.
• Work as part of Oracle Consulting project teams on complex engagements for deploying optimized enterprise software solutions to fulfil Customer’s Business requirement/process through the implementation lifecycle comprising design, development, documentation, testing & defect resolution, installations, and support.
• Work withing the Oracle Consulting project teams during development of software/solution, provide guidance for complex code/segments/modules development, ensure team follows defined coding standards.
• Review/prepare documentation and ensure software/solution documentation qualifies Oracle Consulting documentation standards
• Participates in delivery testing cycles and ensure functional and non-functional requirements are met and bugs identified are resolved before customer delivery
• Help define/document standard operating procedures for software/solution use post project Go-Live.
• Design and help setup Oracle cloud Infrastructure architecture for public, private or hybrid cloud deployments as per customer’s cloud transformation journey.
• Lead and grow the capability for Oracle Consulting by mentoring & coaching team members on Customer engagement and on Oracle products (e.g., Oracle integration cloud, Oracle process cloud, Oracle API Management, Oracle security products, Oracle analytics cloud, Oracle user experience technologies (VBCS, APEX, JET, Forms), Oracle content management, Oracle Databases, Oracle servers, Oracle VM, Oracle cloud Infrastructure).

Qualifications & Skills Requirement

• 8-10 years of relevant experience including 5 years of consulting experience.
• Computer Applications Engineer, Database Designer, Systems Architect, Integration Architect
• Bachelor degree or higher qualification.
• Oracle Software expertise for Oracle Cloud and Oracle On-premise Technology (e.g. Oracle Integration Cloud, Oracle Process Cloud, Oracle API Management, Oracle Security products, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle UX technologies (VBCS, APEX, JET, Forms), Oracle content management, Oracle Database, Oracle Servers, Oracle VM, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure).
• In-depth knowledge of implementation methodology to design, develop/modify, document, test, implement, install, and support Oracle software applications and systems
• Ability to craft and articulate strategic solutions, and to prepare proposals with financial evaluation and costings.
• Knowledge of competitive & partner products, technology, and solutions.