Remote Oracle Payroll Developer — SC Cleared

Data Controller, VE Ltd; Thatcham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

VE3 is seeking an experienced Oracle Payroll Developer / Technical Consultant to support development, configuration, integration and ongoing improvement of Oracle Payroll solutions within a secure client environment in the UK.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, current SC clearance and the ability to work in a remote UK setting with a focus on accurate payroll changes, testing and maintainable solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience developing, implementing or supporting Oracle Payroll, within Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Payroll or Oracle E‑Business Suite HRMS/Payroll.
• Strong experience with Oracle Fast Formula, payroll elements, balances and payroll processing.
• Experience translating payroll requirements into effective configuration and technical solutions.
• Strong SQL skills for reporting, data analysis and reconciliation.
• Experience developing and supporting interfaces, data loads, extracts and reports.
• Practical understanding of UK payroll, including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, pensions and HMRC reporting.
• Experience troubleshooting payroll issues and validating changes through structured testing and reconciliation.
• Experience working with sensitive payroll data in an environment with controlled access and formal release processes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with technical colleagues and payroll stakeholders.
• Current SC clearance, subject to verification and client acceptance before deployment.

Responsibilities

• Analyse payroll requirements and produce functional specifications, technical designs and impact assessments.
• Configure and enhance Oracle Payroll, including payroll elements, balances, calculation rules and Fast Formulas.
• Develop and maintain integrations between payroll, HR, finance, pensions and third-party systems.
• Build and support payroll reports, extracts, reconciliation outputs and operational controls.
• Investigate payroll calculation issues, interface failures and data discrepancies, identifying root causes and implementing fixes.
• Support data migration, transformation, validation and reconciliation.
• Undertake unit and system integration testing and support user acceptance testing, regression testing and parallel payroll runs.
• Assess the impact of Oracle updates and payroll changes, supporting controlled deployment into production.
• Collaborate with payroll teams during critical processing periods and support incident resolution.
• Maintain technical documentation, configuration records, deployment instructions and support handover materials.
• Follow client requirements for security, access control, change management and handling sensitive employee data.

Skills

Oracle Payroll

SQL

Data integration

UK payroll

Security clearance

Testing experience

Tools

HCM Extracts

HDL

BI Publisher

OTBI

REST/ SOAP integration

Job description

VE3 is seeking an experienced Oracle Payroll Developer / Technical Consultant to support development, configuration, integration and ongoing improvement of Oracle Payroll solutions within a secure client environment in the UK.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, current SC clearance and the ability to work in a remote UK setting with a focus on accurate payroll changes, testing and maintainable solutions.