Patrick Industries - Elkhart, IN
posted 3 days ago
About the position
Patrick Industries Corporate Headquarters is currently seeking an Oracle Solutions Technical Architect to join our growing IT Department. Patrick's IT Department is on a transformative journey to become a best in class team that is guided by a philosophy of adding value and improving the operations of the organization through strategic IT initiatives. The team's priorities are focused on strengthening and automating the IT environment while fostering a diverse and inclusive culture that focuses on people development. Patrick Industries is a leading manufacturer and distributor of component products and building materials serving various industries throughout the United States including RV, Marine, and Housing end markets. With locations in 23 states, Patrick upholds a strong network of meaningful relationships with our brands and customers. The Oracle Technical Solutions Architect is responsible for providing leadership and management on overall technical landscape for new Oracle cloud ERP platform and its related systems. This role will act as a Delivery Manager for Enterprise Integrations, ERP Reports, Apps Extensions and Conversions and coordinate with IT Teams and/or external contracts to design and development various technical solutions in close collaboration with Global Process owners, business contacts and other IT teams in Patrick. This role also expected to cover the overall technical strategy and supporting frameworks as guideline to have repeatable and successful implement cycles (design, deployment and IT steady-state operations).
Responsibilities
- Single point of Contact for technical architecture and solutions for Oracle ERP Cloud Applications echo system
- Close collaboration with Global Process owners, business functions, operations and external sources to formulate and implement next-generation architecture recommendations.
- Translate business requirements into Oracle ERP technical solutions and help guide the entire Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC)
- Maintain and enhance technical guidelines and framework
- Ensure compliance by all parties within Oracle ERP landscape
- Act as an internal Tech lead for Oracle ERP cloud implementation project and/or oversee the work done by external SI partners
- Stay up to date with all Oracle cloud ERP platforms, development tool and technical capabilities and act as the Subject Matter Expert in Patrick IT
- Help with process or automation of business testing and stress testing cycles.
- Guide and mentor junior team members and put together training plans and resource assignments within projects to expand and upgrade team skills
- Collaborate with Business Stakeholders, PMO, Global Process Owners and other Tech teams to ensure the alignment of technical solutions with business goals with the lowest total cost of ownership and the highest quality
- Work with Patrick Internal Audit to help implement SOX controls for Oracle ERP platform and collaborate with Security team on Segregation of Duty (SoD) within Oracle cloud ERP
- Help with technology assessment & selection
- Plan for future-state technology portfolios and IT program investments
- Accountable for maintaining high levels of solution performance, availability and capacity, demonstrating a commitment to quality
- Evangelize and teach desired architectural behaviors to all groups IT-wide to ensure broader use of architecture tools and techniques
- Oversee a team of direct reports ensuring their overall mentorship and development
- Partner with HR to evaluate and hire team members in accordance with HR Guidelines
Requirements
- Bachelors' Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Technology
- 10+ years of experience with Oracle ERP development and design as a Technical Architect or manager in a corporate environment and/or as delivery consultant
- Manufacturing Industry experience strongly preferred
- Must have previous experience managing off-shore resources
- Hands-on experience on Oracle ERP development guidelines and best practices such as Error handling, notification and monitoring common objects and source control systems
- Oracle Integration Cloud (or iPaaS) platform maintenance and development
- Strong knowledge of Oracle ERP and cloud ERP technologies and tools such as APEX and others
- Proficiency on Oracle cloud Infrastructure
- Oracle ERP cloud Reporting tools
- Proficiency on Oracle ERP cloud security, user/roles based setups Oracle cloud ERP Conversion methodologies and processes
- Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC)
Nice-to-haves
- Preferable Oracle Cloud Analytics
- Ability to troubleshoot and have strong analytical skills
- Ability to communicate with all levels of an organization
- Self-starter
- Must be team player and consider Team success as their ultimate goal
- Work effectively and independently on multiple complex activities and projects
- The ability to effectively multitask and handle multiple projects at the same time
- Expertise in the Design, development, optimization and maintenance of enterprise-wide ERP applications
- Align with Patrick Industries 'BETTER Together' mentality by pursuing Balance, Excellence, Trust, Teamwork, Empowerment, and Respect within the organization
