Oracle HCM Enterprise Architect 6months- Warwick

Nub News; Warwick; On-site; GBP 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirtana consulting is looking for an Oracle HCM Enterprise Architect for a 6-month rolling contract in Warwick. The role will define and govern end-to-end technology architecture across the C3 Programme, aligning Oracle, Azure, integrations, security and DevOps to a coherent, scalable ecosystem.

You will act as the technical authority across workstreams, advise the CTO on technology decisions and ensure readiness across environments (Dev, SIT, UAT, Production) with strong emphasis on governance,

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise architecture and technology leadership.
• Architecture leadership on complex ERP or digital-transformation programmes.
• Strong Oracle Cloud and Azure/cloud-platform knowledge.
• Expertise in integration architecture and technology governance.
• Working knowledge of security architecture, environments, release management, DevOps and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology blueprint, principles, standards and roadmap; chair design assurance; review major designs; approve exceptions; drive standardisation, reuse and cross-workstream alignment.
• Assure common patterns and dependency alignment across Oracle Fusion, OIC/OCI, Azure, Entra ID, Sentinel, ServiceNow, monitoring, automation and Topaz Fabric.
• Govern the life cycle and readiness of Sandbox/CRP, Development, SIT, UAT, Performance, Training, Pre-Production and Production environments, including refresh, capacity, configuration and build consistency.
• Set standards for APIs, Middleware, event-driven integration, interface security, monitoring, error handling and performance.
• Partner with Security Leads to embed identity, access, authentication/federation, privileged access, encryption, DevSecOps controls and technical security assurance throughout the life cycle.
• Assure performance, scalability, availability, resilience, disaster recovery and supportability, including monitoring, alerting and diagnostics.
• Define CI/CD, automation, Infrastructure as Code, release patterns, promotion controls and configuration management; provide oversight for integration, performance, security and operational-readiness testing.
• Define operational architecture, logging and monitoring standards, runbook and knowledge-transfer requirements, and service-acceptance criteria with Service Management and Transition teams.
• Maintain a consolidated view of integration, environment, security, infrastructure and vendor dependencies, along with technical debt; resolve or elevate material risks.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Technology leadership

Oracle Cloud

Azure cloud

Integration architecture

Security architecture

CI/CD/DevOps

Job description

Kirtana consulting is looking for Oracle HCM Enterprise Architect for 6months rolling contract in Warwick.

Job description

Role Title: Oracle HCM Enterprise Architect

Role Purpose: Accountable for defining, governing and assuring the end-to-end technology architecture across the C3 Programme. The role ensures Oracle, Azure, integrations, security, identity, environments, DevOps, testing, monitoring, data and operational tooling operate as one coherent, scalable, secure and supportable ecosystem. It bridges architecture and delivery, acts as the technical authority across workstreams, and advises the CTO on technology decisions, risks, dependencies and readiness.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• 15+ years in enterprise architecture and technology leadership
• Architecture leadership on complex ERP or digital-transformation programmes
• Strong Oracle Cloud and Azure/cloud-platform knowledge
• Expertise in integration architecture and technology governance
• Working knowledge of security architecture, environments, release management, DevOps and CI/CD

Desirable

• NHS or public-sector experience
• TOGAF certification
• Azure Architect certification
• Oracle Cloud Architect certification
• ITIL Foundation or above
• Multi-vendor delivery experience

Key Accountabilities

• Enterprise Architecture & Governance: Own the technology blueprint, principles, standards and roadmap; chair design assurance; review major designs; approve exceptions; drive standardisation, reuse and cross-workstream alignment.
• Platform & Workstream Integration: Assure common patterns and dependency alignment across Oracle Fusion, OIC/OCI, Azure, Entra ID, Sentinel, ServiceNow, monitoring, automation and Topaz Fabric.
• Environment Strategy & Readiness: Govern the life cycle and readiness of Sandbox/CRP, Development, SIT, UAT, Performance, Training, Pre-Production and Production environments, including refresh, capacity, configuration and build consistency.
• Integration Architecture: Set standards for APIs, Middleware, event-driven integration, interface security, monitoring, error handling and performance.
• Security by Design: Partner with Security Leads to embed identity, access, authentication/federation, privileged access, encryption, DevSecOps controls and technical security assurance throughout the life cycle.
• Non-Functional Requirements: Assure performance, scalability, availability, resilience, disaster recovery and supportability, including monitoring, alerting and diagnostics.
• DevOps, Release & Testing Assurance: Define CI/CD, automation, Infrastructure as Code, release patterns, promotion controls and configuration management; provide oversight for integration, performance, security and operational-readiness testing.
• Operational Readiness & Transition: Define operational architecture, logging and monitoring standards, runbook and knowledge-transfer requirements, and service-acceptance criteria with Service Management and Transition teams.
• Technology Risk & Dependencies: Maintain a consolidated view of integration, environment, security, infrastructure and vendor dependencies, along with technical debt; resolve or elevate material risks.

Key Interfaces

• CTO
• Programme and Delivery Leadership
• Oracle, Azure, Integration, Security, Environment, DevOps, Testing, Service Management and Transition leads
• Infrastructure/platform teams
• Relevant vendors

Success Measures

• Architecture decisions are timely, traceable and consistently adopted across workstreams.
• Cross-platform dependencies and technology risks are identified early and actively governed.
• Environments, releases and non-functional requirements are demonstrably ready for programme milestones.
• The delivered solution is secure, resilient, scalable, operable and supportable through service transition.