Manager, Oracle Cloud Applications

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We are seeking a results-driven Manager, Information Technology to lead this team of integration engineers, extension developers, and technical analysts including both direct staff and managed vendor resources. This leader will bring deep, hands-on Oracle platform expertise and the ability to scale impact through people, process standards, and architectural governance. If you thrive at the intersection of technical depth and people leadership, this role is an exceptional fit.

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Vendor Management

• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of integration engineers and extension developers direct employees and managed service vendor resources.
• Provide coaching, career development planning, performance management, and skills gap analysis for all direct reports.
• Manage vendor SOWs, deliverables, and relationships; hold third parties accountable to quality, timeline, and contractual obligations.
• Partner with IT leadership and HR on workforce planning, hiring, and onboarding.

Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) & Agentic AI

• Own the full lifecycle of enterprise integrations built on Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) architecture, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Govern OIC development standards across adapters (REST, SOAP, FTP, DB), scheduled orchestrations, event-driven flows, and error handling patterns.
• Lead the team's adoption of Agentic AI capabilities within OIC, including intelligent process automation, AI-assisted orchestration, and enterprise agent frameworks.
• Define and enforce OIC best practices for retry logic, fault management, performance, and monitoring.

Oracle Cloud ERP & HCM Integrations

• Oversee the design and delivery of inbound and outbound integrations for Oracle Cloud ERP (Financials, Procurement, Supply Chain) and HCM (Core HR, Payroll, Talent, Benefits).
• Manage FBDI/ADFDI file-based data load processes and HDL/HCM Data Loader configurations for large-scale data migrations and recurring feeds.
• Collaborate with business functional owners to define integration requirements, data mapping, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure all integrations meet audit, compliance, and business continuity requirements.

OCI Data Integration (OCI-DI) & Fusion Data Warehouse

• Direct the architecture and delivery of OCI-DI pipelines for enterprise data ingestion, transformation, and loading.
• Oversee the Fusion Data Warehouse (FDW) including subject area governance, data model customization, and BI reporting layer management.
• Partner with data and analytics teams to ensure pipeline reliability, data lineage, and data quality standards across Oracle and third-party sources.

ATOM Feeds, API Gateway & Middleware

• Manage the design and consumption of Oracle Cloud ATOM Feeds for real-time and near-real-time change-event integration with downstream systems.
• Govern API Gateway configurations: routing policies, throttling, OAuth 2.0 / JWT authentication, and API versioning strategy.
• Oversee the full API lifecycle design, documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger), publication, and deprecation ensuring stable, secure service contracts.

PL/SQL, BIP Reports & Oracle Database

• Provide technical leadership over PL/SQL development, including stored procedures, packages, triggers, and database-layer transformation logic.
• Manage delivery of BI Publisher (BIP) reports: RTF template design, data model development, bursting configuration, and scheduled report jobs.
• Oversee Oracle Database schema management, query performance, and coordination with DBA resources.
• Establish coding standards, peer review practices, and regression testing frameworks for all database and reporting deliverables.

Technical Documentation & Architecture Review Board (ARB)

• Establish and enforce standards for integration design documents (IDDs), solution architecture diagrams, API catalogs, and operational runbooks.
• Lead documentation reviews to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with enterprise architecture standards prior to deployment.
• Represent the Integration & Extensions team at Architecture Review Board (ARB) sessions prepare, present, and defend canvas submissions for proposed solutions.
• Evaluate ARB submissions from peer teams, providing structured peer review on integration patterns, security posture, scalability, and platform alignment.

Governance, Financial Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Define and enforce development standards: naming conventions, Git-based version control, CI/CD pipeline practices, and change management processes.
• Establish SLAs and KPIs for integration platform reliability, error rates, and deployment throughput; report regularly to IT leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts including automated regression testing, OIC/OCI observability dashboards, and self-healing integration patterns.
• Participate in annual budget planning, cost tracking, capital funding requests, and total cost of ownership modeling for the integration platform portfolio.
• Stay current on Oracle platform roadmaps and proactively assess the impact of platform releases on the integration and extension landscape.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of relevant enterprise IT experience, OR Master's Degree with 8+ years with a minimum of 5 years in a people management or team lead role overseeing integration and/or technical development teams.
• Minimum 5+ years managing cross-functional teams of staff and vendors in delivery of enterprise Oracle Cloud integration and extension solutions.
• Demonstrated history of leading complex, large-scale Oracle Cloud integration projects in production enterprise environments.

Technical Expertise Required

• Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC): Deep hands-on experience across integration patterns, adapters, scheduled orchestrations, and lifecycle governance.
• OCI Data Integration (OCI-DI): Pipeline design, data flow management, and integration with OCI object storage, databases, and ERP/HCM systems.
• Oracle Cloud ERP & HCM: Integrations for Financials, Procurement, Core HR, Payroll, and Talent modules; experience with FBDI, HDL, and ADFDI.
• ATOM Feeds: Design and consumption of Oracle Cloud ATOM feed-based integrations for event-driven data exchange.
• PL/SQL: Advanced development of stored procedures, packages, cursors, and performance-tuning for Oracle Databases.
• BI Publisher (BIP): Data model design, RTF template authoring, bursting, and scheduled report delivery.
• Oracle Databases: Schema management, SQL optimization, and collaboration with DBA resources on production database environments.
• API Gateways: Policy management, authentication/authorization, routing, rate limiting, and API versioning.
• Fusion Data Warehouse: Subject area management, BI reporting configuration, and data model customization.
• Agentic AI within OIC: Familiarity with AI agent frameworks, intelligent orchestration patterns, and AI-assisted process automation within the OIC platform.
• Technical Documentation: Authoring and reviewing IDDs, solution diagrams, API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger), and operational runbooks.
• ARB Canvas Review: Preparation, presentation, and peer evaluation of architecture review submissions; ability to clearly articulate solution tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.

Leadership & Business Skills

• Proven ability to manage and develop both direct staff and vendor resources in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Experience with financial planning including annual IT budgets, forecasting, cost tracking, work estimation, and capital funding requests.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to translate complex technical concepts for business audiences.
• Ability to build and deliver architecture presentations and solution concepts in a business-oriented manner.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, conflict resolution, and relationship-building skills across IT and business functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle Cloud certifications (e.g., Oracle Integration Cloud Specialist, OCI Foundations, Oracle ERP/HCM Implementation Professional).
• Experience with Oracle VBCS (Visual Builder Cloud Service) or Oracle APEX for UI extension and custom application development.
• Familiarity with Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) and subject area customization.
• Exposure to Agile / SAFe delivery methodologies and tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with hybrid integration scenarios involving non-Oracle platforms (Salesforce, Workday, MuleSoft, Azure Logic Apps, etc.).
• Understanding of data governance frameworks, master data management (MDM), and data quality practices.