Oracle Fusion Middleware Consultant
WebLogic / SOA Suite / WebCenter Content 12c → 14c Upgrade — (Federal Judiciary)
Role: Oracle FMW Upgrade Consultant
Engagement: Contract / Consulting
Location: Remote
Clearance: Ability to pass a federal Judiciary background investigation (public trust)
Reports To: Technical Lead / Delivery Manager
We are seeking an experienced Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) Consultant to lead and execute the upgrade of a middleware platform from 12c to 14c. This engagement covers domain, SOA Suite, and WebCenter Content upgrades, along with cutover planning, comprehensive testing, production go-live, and post-upgrade stabilization. The consultant will deliver a side-by-side upgrade with minimal disruption to judiciary operations and a clean, compliance-aligned decommissioning path for the legacy 12c environment. Work is performed in accordance with AOIT security, change-management, and accessibility standards.
- Domain Upgrade: WebLogic Server (WLS) 12c → 14c
- SOA Suite Upgrade: 12c → 14c
- WebCenter Content Upgrade: 12c → 14c
- Cutover Planning (side-by-side approach recommended)
- Testing prior to production cutover, including:
- Functional testing
- Content check-in/check-out, workflows, conversions, renditions, metadata, security, subscriptions
- Admin functions: component enablement, user provisioning, roles/groups
- Integration testing: SSO/LDAP, external apps, web services, RIDC, and any custom front ends
- Non-functional testing (performance, load, resilience)
- Production Execution (Go-Live)
- Post-Upgrade Stabilization, including planning decommissioning of the 12c environment after stabilization and records/compliance retention
- Plan and execute in-place and side-by-side upgrades of WLS, SOA Suite, and WebCenter Content from 12c to 14c within the judiciary environment.
- Develop and maintain cutover runbooks, rollback plans, and go-live checklists aligned to AOchange-management processes.
- Configure and validate integrations: SSO/LDAP, RIDC, web services, external applications, and custom court front ends.
- Design and execute functional and non-functional test plans; document defects and drive resolution.
- Support user provisioning, roles/groups, component enablement, and other administrative functions.
- Ensure upgraded components meet Section 508 accessibility and applicable federal security requirements.
- Provide post-go-live support and stabilization, and plan the compliant decommissioning of legacy environments and records retention.
- Collaborate with AOand court stakeholders, DBAs, ISSOs, and infrastructure teams throughout the engagement.
- 5+ years hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Middleware administration and upgrades.
- Demonstrated experience upgrading WebLogic Server, SOA Suite, and WebCenter Content (12c to 14c strongly preferred).
- Strong knowledge of WebCenter Content: workflows, conversions, renditions, metadata, security, and subscriptions.
- Experience with SSO/LDAP, RIDC, web services, and integrating external/custom applications.
- Proven ability to plan and execute production cutovers with minimal downtime.
- Solid understanding of functional and non-functional/performance testing disciplines.
- Ability to pass a federal Judiciary background investigation; U.S. work authorization.
- Prior experience supporting the federal agencies.
- Oracle certifications in WebLogic, SOA, or WebCenter.
- Familiarity with federal security frameworks (NIST 800-53) and Section 508 accessibility.
- Experience with DevSecOps, automated deployment, and monitoring tooling for FMW.
- Prior consulting experience delivering fixed-scope upgrade engagements in regulated environments.
- Upgraded and validated 14c environments (WLS, SOA, WebCenter Content).
- Cutover and rollback plans, test results, and go-live sign-off.
- Post-upgrade stabilization report and legacy decommissioning / records-retention plan.
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