ERP Procurement Systems Architect — Lead Engineer

Carefirst

Columbia (MD)

Remote

USD 115,000 - 229,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

CareFirst, Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for ERP Procurement Systems to guide architectural direction for SAP Ariba and Oracle EBS, ensuring stable production services and measurable business improvements.

The role will shape a cloud-ready path while modernizing without disrupting current operations. Responsibilities include leading design reviews, setting API and data standards, and partnering with Procurement, Finance, Security, and Infrastructure to drive automation and upgrade

Qualifications

10+ years in procurement systems, enterprise applications, software engineering, or ERP integration.
3+ years providing technical leadership for complex solutions or teams.
Deep experience with SAP Ariba and/or Oracle EBS Procurement/Payables and expert understanding of source-to-pay and procure-to-pay processes.
Proven architecture and delivery leadership across enterprise integrations, APIs, middleware, data, security, testing, releases, and production operations.
Demonstrated ability to influence business and technology leaders, lead matrixed teams, and turn ambiguous needs into an executable roadmap.

Responsibilities

Set technical direction for procurement applications, integrations, data, security, environments, observability, and nonfunctional requirements.
Lead solution design and engineering reviews for SAP Ariba, Oracle EBS Procurement/Payables, supplier systems, catalogs, marketplaces, contracts, sourcing, and financial touchpoints.
Define reusable API, middleware, batch, event, error-handling, monitoring, reconciliation, testing, and documentation standards.
Guide engineers and matrixed partners through complex delivery, incidents, releases, and technical-debt reduction.
Own technical health, reliability, supportability, risk, and lifecycle planning for the procurement technology portfolio.
Lead resolution of critical production issues and ensure root causes, corrective actions, knowledge transfer, and prevention measures are completed.
Partner with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Finance, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Audit, Infrastructure, vendors, and product leadership to shape priorities and roadmaps.
Drive automation across supplier onboarding, catalogs, approvals, ordering, receiving, invoicing, controls, and operational reporting.
Create a fact-based current-state architecture and modernization backlog covering integrations, data, customizations, controls, and operational pain points.
Lead technical evaluation and fit-gap work for Workday Procurement, Oracle Cloud ERP, or other options, including proofs of concept and implementation-readiness planning.
Develop transition principles for coexistence, data conversion, integration rationalization, testing, cutover, and service continuity.