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Senior Manager, Oracle Fusion Platform Engineering
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Manager, Oracle Fusion Platform Engineering to lead the design, development, administration, and continuous improvement of the Oracle technology landscape. The individual will be responsible for providing technical leadership across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle Fusion ERP, Oracle CX Cloud, Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Oracle Platform Services, and DevOps practices.
This is a player-coach role requiring deep technical expertise, architecture oversight, and hands-on execution. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience and lead a team of platform engineers and developers while actively participating in solution design, development, deployment, environment management, and platform optimization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership

Serve as the technical owner for Oracle Fusion Platform, Oracle CX, OCI, and associated Oracle PaaS services.
Define and execute the platform roadmap supporting business transformation and application modernization initiatives.
Provide architecture guidance and technical governance across Oracle ecosystem solutions.
Drive platform standardization, security, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Manage OCI environments including Compute, Networking, Storage, IAM, Security, Monitoring, Logging, and Disaster Recovery.
Oversee platform provisioning, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
Implement and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery strategies.
Optimize OCI consumption and manage cloud costs effectively.

Oracle Fusion ERP & Oracle CX Platform

Lead administration and technical support of Oracle Fusion ERP and Oracle CX environments.
Manage quarterly Oracle releases, patching activities, regression coordination, and environment refresh strategies.
Partner with functional teams to assess, design, and implement platform enhancements.
Ensure platform stability, security compliance, and operational readiness.

Development & Integration

Lead development efforts using:

Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)
Fusion Extensions
Visual Builder Studio (VB Studio)
REST/SOAP APIs
BI Publisher
OTBI
PL/SQL and SQL

Design and develop integrations between Oracle applications and third-party platforms.
Establish development standards, reusable frameworks, and coding best practices.
Review and approve technical designs and code implementations.

DevOps & CI/CD

Own deployment automation and release management practices.
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for Oracle Fusion, OIC, and OCI-based applications.
Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation-first principles.
Ensure controlled and auditable deployments across development, test, and production environments.

Environment Management

Own end-to-end environment strategy including:

Production
UAT
SIT
Development
Sandbox environments

Manage refresh cycles, environment cloning, migration activities, and configuration promotion processes.
Maintain release calendars and coordinate cross-functional deployment activities.

Licensing & Vendor Management

Serve as the subject matter expert for Oracle licensing across:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Oracle Fusion ERP
Oracle CX Cloud
Oracle PaaS Services

Ensure license compliance and effective utilization of Oracle subscriptions.
Work directly with Oracle support and account teams on escalations, renewals, audits, and optimization opportunities.

Team Leadership

Build and lead a high-performing team of Oracle platform engineers, administrators, and developers.
Mentor technical resources and drive skill development across Oracle technologies.
Establish performance metrics, operational SLAs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Partner closely with business stakeholders, architects, and delivery leaders.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
15+ years of enterprise application experience.
8+ years of experience with Oracle Fusion applications and Oracle Cloud technologies.
5+ years in a technical leadership or management role.
Deep hands-on experience with:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Oracle Fusion ERP
Oracle CX Cloud
Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)
Visual Builder Studio (VB Studio)
Oracle PaaS services

Strong development background with APIs, integrations, automation, and cloud-native solutions.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Strong understanding of Oracle security, identity management, and environment governance.
Demonstrated experience managing Oracle licensing and subscription models.

Preferred Qualifications

Oracle Cloud certifications in OCI and Oracle Fusion applications.
Experience supporting global 24x7 enterprise platforms.
Knowledge of SOX-controlled environments and IT compliance requirements.
Experience managing large-scale ERP and CRM transformation programs.
Exposure to Agile, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.

Critical Competencies

Hands-on technical leadership
Oracle ecosystem expertise
Cloud architecture and engineering
DevOps and automation mindset
Vendor and stakeholder management
Strategic thinking with operational execution
Strong communication and influencing skills
Problem-solving and escalation management

Success Profile
The successful candidate will be equally comfortable discussing OCI architecture with cloud engineers, reviewing OIC code with developers, resolving Oracle Fusion environment issues, guiding CI/CD deployments, and engaging Oracle leadership on licensing and strategic platform decisions. This role is expected to be 70% technical / 30% managerial, with continued hands-on involvement in the Oracle technology stack

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