Senior Oracle Application Engineer

DWP Digital; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A government digital agency in Birmingham is seeking a skilled Application Engineer to enhance the Central Payment System. The role involves maintaining custom applications, providing technical support, and collaborating with various teams. Candidates should have strong experience with Oracle E Business Suite and excellent problem-solving skills. This position offers hybrid working, competitive pay, and a generous benefits package including flexible working hours and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Competitive pay plus pension contributions

Generous leave package

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of E Business Suite Financial modules.
• Experience delivering robust Oracle solutions.
• Capability to perform root cause analysis of issues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance customisations and integrations.
• Provide technical support and resolve issues.
• Champion best practices across the department.

Skills

Oracle Developer

SQL/PLSQL development

Problem-solving skills

Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Integration support

Tools

Oracle E Business Suite

Java

Node.js

MongoDB

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a skilled and driven Application Engineer to help build digital capability, lead complex product delivery, and enable successful outcomes within the Central Payment System (CPS) Application Development Work Programme. Your work will underpin critical digital initiatives across the organisation and support the creation of modern, innovative services that reshape and improve the way we make payments. In this role, you'll work on the Central Payments System – a highly customised Oracle EBusiness Suite application underpinning payments and accounting for the Department's Benefits systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, support, and enhance complex customisations and integrations with the core Oracle platform.
• Provide technical support, resolve issues, and support system integrations and architectural decisions.
• Champion best practice across the department, guiding teams to deliver high‑quality, reliable applications.
• Own the delivery, quality and performance of applications and software solutions.
• Work closely with Architecture and Engineering teams to design stable, resilient, robust and operationally sound Application services.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as an Oracle Developer with in‑depth knowledge of E Business Suite Financial modules (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payments, Sub Ledger Accounting, and Cash Management).
• Collaborated with stakeholders and multi‑disciplinary teams to review requirements and design, code, test, correct and document medium to high complexity programmes or scripts.
• Co‑ordinated build activities and supported testing activities, including functional, integration and performance.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills; quickly identify patterns across huge volumes of data to perform root cause analysis of high‑priority incidents/issues and propose appropriate resolution.
• Extensive experience delivering robust Oracle E Business Suite solutions, including SQL/PLSQL development, OAF personalisation and extensions, Oracle Reports/XML Publisher, APIs, interfaces, web service integrations, workflow configuration and performance tuning to support secure, scalable enterprise applications.

Desirable Experience

• Configuration Management
• Java
• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Oracle Advanced Queues (Streams)

Benefits

• Hybrid working – some time at home and some time collaborating face‑to‑face in a hub.
• Competitive pay from £57,946 to £68,205 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions.
• Generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time, plus up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time.
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex‑friendly policies.
• Time off for volunteering and charitable giving.
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more.
• Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket.
• Sports and social activities.
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Accolades

• DWP recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards.
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024.
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025.
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards.

EEO Statement

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