Oracle Epm Solution Architect

Norton Blake; Ledston; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 94,000; Part time

Job summary

Norton Blake Limited is seeking an experienced Oracle EPM Solution Architect to shape and deliver enterprise finance solutions across cloud and on‑premise platforms. You will own end‑to‑end architecture from requirements through deployment, ensuring secure, scalable designs that support complex regulatory environments and multi‑system integrations.

You will collaborate with finance, IT and security teams to translate business needs into practical architectures and roadmaps, leading architecture

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Solution or Technical Architecture.
• Experience with Oracle EPM, ERP/EPM finance solutions.
• Designing API-led integrations and cloud architectures.
• Familiarity with TOGAF/Archimate and security governance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture across applications, data, cloud platforms and integrations, supporting Oracle EPM and wider ERP and finance transformation.
• Design integrations between EPM, ERP, GL and other enterprise systems using APIs and integration patterns.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs, data flows and roadmaps.
• Lead architecture reviews, governance and assurance to meet enterprise standards.
• Guide cloud adoption and modernisation across Oracle Cloud, GCP and hybrid environments.
• Embed security, IAM, encryption and data governance into designs.
• Provide technical direction through delivery from design to deployment.
• Explain architectural decisions to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Finance

Oracle EPM

Cloud Architecture

API Integration

Security & IAM

Stakeholder Leadership

DevOps/CI-CD

TOGAF/ArchiMate

GCP

Tools

Oracle Integration Cloud

BigQuery

Job description

Contract / Up to £450 per day + Inside IR35

Oracle EPM Solution Architect
Employment type: Contract Inside IR35
Open to – Manchester / Bristol / Leeds / Cheshire
Rate – £450 Per Day
Duration – 6 Months ( Multiple Extensions Available )

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to shape and deliver enterprise finance and Oracle EPM solutions within a complex, regulated environment.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in finance transformation, connecting enterprise performance management, financial data and cloud platforms. You will own solution architecture from initial requirements through to deployment, ensuring designs are secure, scalable and aligned with business objectives.

The role
Working closely with finance, business, engineering and security teams, you will translate business requirements into practical architectural designs and guide delivery across cloud and legacy systems.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning end-to-end solution architecture across applications, data, cloud platforms and integrations, supporting Oracle EPM and wider ERP and finance transformation.
• Designing integrations between EPM, ERP, general ledger and other enterprise systems using APIs, Oracle Integration Cloud and appropriate integration patterns.
• Producing high-level and low-level designs, integration maps, data flows, sequence diagrams and architecture roadmaps.
• Leading architecture reviews, design assurance and governance, ensuring solutions meet enterprise standards.
• Guiding cloud adoption and modernisation across Oracle Cloud, GCP and hybrid environments.
• Embedding security, identity and access management, encryption, data governance and operational resilience into solution designs.
• Providing technical direction throughout delivery, working with engineering teams from design through build, testing and deployment.
• Explaining architectural decisions and trade-offs to senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.

What we are looking for

• Substantial experience in Solution Architecture or Technical Architecture, typically 10+ years.
• Experience architecting enterprise finance, ERP or EPM solutions, with knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, reporting and associated data flows.
• Strong understanding of Oracle EPM and its integration within the wider enterprise technology landscape.
• Proven experience designing API-led, distributed and integration-intensive solutions.
• Strong cloud architecture knowledge, including networking, IAM, compute, storage, containers and cloud-native services.
• Experience working within banking, financial services, insurance or another regulated sector.
• A solid grounding in data architecture, including warehousing, governance, lineage and analytics.
• Working knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing and observability.
• Strong architecture documentation, stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.
• Oracle EPM, Oracle ERP Cloud, Oracle Integration Cloud or relevant cloud certifications.
• Experience with GCP, BigQuery, Dataflow, Oracle databases, SQL and NoSQL technologies.
• Familiarity with TOGAF, ArchiMate, UML or enterprise architecture modelling tools.
• Delivery experience across large-scale finance modernisation or multi-year transformation programmes.