Senior Oracle Application Engineer

linkup; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A public service organization is seeking a Senior Oracle Application Engineer to support the transformation of the welfare system. This role involves working on the Central Payment System and improving Oracle E Business Suite applications. The ideal candidate will have strong Oracle development skills, a problem-solving mindset, and experience with SQL/PLSQL. The position offers a competitive salary between £57,946 and £68,205, along with a generous pension and flexible working conditions.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contribution

26 days leave

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of E Business Suite Financial modules.
• Ability to design, code, test, and document complex programs.
• Experience with functional, integration, and performance testing.

Responsibilities

• Work on the Central Payment System application.
• Enhance integrations with the core Oracle platform.
• Champion best practices across the department.

Skills

Oracle Developer experience

Problem-solving skills

SQL/PLSQL development

Tools

Oracle E Business Suite

Java

Node.js

MongoDB

Job description

Job Title: Senior Oracle Application Engineer

Pay up to £57,946 - £68,205 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP Digital with Purpose.

Are you ready to help shape the biggest transformation of the welfare system in over 60 years? We have an important role to fill in our Digital Payment Services team. DWP is redefining how we deliver services through an ambitious programme of end-to-end digital transformation. We're placing our 22 million customers at the heart of everything we do, using modern digital tools and approaches to create simpler, faster and more accessible experiences. Our mission is to support the transformation of the welfare state improving services, reducing costs and delivering the best value for money. Payments are fundamental to DWP. As the largest payer in the UK, we support 22 million citizens and process around £280bn in payments every year, generating a third of all UK BACS transactions. We ensure people receive the right money, at the right time, in the way that best meets their needs.

Key responsibilities

• Work on the Central Payment System – a highly customised Oracle EBusiness Suite application underpinning payments and accounting for the Department's Benefits systems.
• 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 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.

Required skills, knowledge and experience

• 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.
• Ability to review requirements with stakeholders, use agreed standards and tools to design, code, test, correct and document programmes or scripts of medium to high complexity.
• Experience coordinating build activities and supporting functional, integration and performance testing.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills; quickly identify patterns across huge volumes of data to perform root‑cause analysis of high‑priority incidents/issues and propose resolutions.
• 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 and location

• Location: Blackpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield – whichever is most convenient for you.
• Hybrid working: work at home and in a digital hub.
• Competitive pay from £57,946 to £68,205.
• Premium civil service pension – 28.97% employer contribution, worth up to £19,759 per year.
• Generous leave package – 26 days rising to 31 days over time, plus up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time.
• Flexible working hours and flex‑friendly policies.
• Time off 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.
• Recognitions – 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year, 2024 Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards, 2024 Digital Leaders Awards, 2025 Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards, 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards.

Application process

Our application and selection process is just two stages: 1) Apply – complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. 2) Interview – a single stage online interview.

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