Head of Oracle Administration - Fusion

Job Title: Head of Oracle System Administration
Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire (based in office twice a week minimum)
Contract role via an umbrella - £530 per day

.*5+ years of relevant administration experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, HCM, SCM applications, Oracle ARCS, PBCS and FCCS applications, and bespoke applications*

NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE - MUST LIVE IN THE UK AND HAVE EITHER A BRITISH PASSPORT OR ILR (INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN.

Company Overview:
A trusted employer who provides specialist infrastructure services in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors.

The need: We are a leading business committed to leveraging Oracle Cloud based systems to support our Finance, Procurement, Inventory, HR, Payroll, Project Costing, and Timesheets processes. Our company operates in a dynamic environment with a focus on growth and innovation.

Job Summary: The Head of Oracle System Administration will provide leadership in ensuring our Oracle systems support business challenges and enhancements to our underlying business processes. This role requires a strategic thinker with extensive experience in Oracle system administration and a strong background in managing complex Oracle environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Strategy: Develop and execute the Oracle system administration strategy in alignment with the company's overall business objectives. Provide leadership and direction to the Oracle system administration team, oversight of outsourced service providers and System Implementors whilst fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Produce roadmaps for Finance, Procurement and HR system enhancements to drive continuous improvement.
• System Support: Support Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, HCM, Payroll, ARCS, PBCS, FCCS, T&A, Project costing and revenue, Inventory applications, as well as bespoke applications (CVR, Apps and Certs).
• Outsourced Management: Manage the outsourced support service agreement to ensure the delivery of all contracted services, including incident and service request management, SWAT teams, minor enhancements, release management, security, monitoring, and environment management.
• Incident and Change Management: Oversee incident, service request, and change management processes. Implement and maintain reporting cadence and review monthly customer service reports.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure that service providers comply with mandatory Group policies and procedures such as security and GDPR. Audit suppliers to check adherence. Maintain the security of Oracle systems, including implementing access controls, managing user accounts and permissions, and ensuring compliance with data security regulations and policies.
• Environment and Release Management: Oversee the environment and release management processes for all Oracle instances. Ensure the deployment of quarterly Oracle solution upgrades and patching to existing Oracle solutions.
• Performance Optimisation: Ensure that Oracle solutions perform to the highest standard, optimising system performance, implementing security measures, and maintaining system availability.
• Team Development: Build and develop a high-performing Oracle system administration team. Provide coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to team members.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with key stakeholders, including business leaders and third parties, to understand their needs and ensure that the Oracle system administration team is delivering value. Be the point of contact between the business and third parties for issue resolution and problem management.
• Documentation: Maintain up-to-date documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with the Oracle solution.
• Licence management: monitor and optimise licence usage and cost, ensuring best value for the company.
• Governance and Policies: apply system IT general controls to ensure compliance of policies, procedures and standards.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree or equivalent, professional qualification advantageous.
• 5+ years of relevant administration experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, HCM, SCM applications, Oracle ARCS, PBCS and FCCS applications, and bespoke applications.
• Highly developed interpersonal, written, verbal communication and presentation skill.
• Ability to be self-driven while collaborating with a wider team.
• Able to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Extensive knowledge of IT systems and a high degree of technical skill.
• Experience in system integration and Business Intelligence software is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of information security.
• Experience in managing internal customer expectations and setting realistic deliverables and deadlines for solutions.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in the technology or digital services industry.
• Knowledge of Oracle Fusion and modern Oracle system administration tools and technologies.
• Familiarity with Lean, Prince2, agile development methodologies.

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Morgan Philips Group is a global talent solutions business that disrupts conventional thinking in executive search, recruitment and talent consulting. We operate in over 18 markets in Europe, North & South America, Asia, and the Middle East & Africa. We understand that the future is digital and social, so we embrace the latest technology, including video ads and CVs, as well as social recruiting. Our innovative services are tailored to the new world of work yet we do not lose sight of the fact that employees be they existing and potential are ultimately human beings.

We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.