Oracle Technical Lead

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Role Summary

The Oracle Technical Lead will play a pivotal role in shaping, maintaining, and evolving our Oracle finance systems landscape. This position combines hands-on technical development with architectural design responsibilities, covering Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), BI Publisher, and OTBI reporting.

The successful candidate will oversee a junior Oracle developer, provide technical leadership, and work closely with stakeholders across Finance and People teams to identify pain points, recommend improvements, and unlock opportunities for automation and enhanced reporting. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a blend of development, design, system ownership, and strategic problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop a Junior Oracle Developer, providing technical guidance and ensuring alignment with team priorities.
• Champion best practices in coding, documentation, testing, and integration architecture.
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of integrations within Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), including REST, SOAP, file-based, and event-driven integrations.
• Architect scalable, resilient integration solutions that support finance business processes.
• Manage and maintain the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environment supporting the ERP and integration landscape.
• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of integrations, including monitoring, troubleshooting, optimisation, and version management.
• Ensure data accuracy, reliability, and integrity across interconnected systems.
• Implement automation and infrastructure improvements, leveraging OCI services where appropriate.
• Monitor system performance, security, and resource utilisation, recommending improvements proactively.
• Design, build, and maintain custom reports and dashboards using BI Publisher, OTBI, and related Oracle reporting tools.
• Support the data replication and extract processes between Oracle Cloud and Spreadsheet Server/Angles using BICC.
• Work with business users to translate reporting needs into scalable, efficient data solutions.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to the business, recommending enhancements, integrations, and reporting improvements that drive efficiency.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years’ experience as a technical analyst, developer, or integration specialist working with Oracle technologies (Oracle Cloud ERP, EBS, OCI, OIC, APEX, VBCS).
• Strong expertise with BI Publisher, OTBI, SQL, and PL/SQL.
• Proven experience designing and delivering integrations in Oracle Integration Cloud, including REST APIs, SOAP services, and file-based integrations.
• Good working knowledge of Oracle Cloud Financials modules (GL, AP, AR, FA, CM).
• Demonstrable experience in integration architecture, system design, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to diagnose complex issues across applications and integrations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business-friendly language.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and engaging stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Prior line management or technical leadership experience.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a team that is modernising and shaping the future of internal applications at the FT.
• Work in an organisation that values engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Benefit from a supportive and inclusive team culture that promotes learning and career growth.

If this sounds like a role that aligns with your expertise and ambitions, we’d love to hear from you!

What’s in it for you? Our benefits

Our benefits vary by location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.