Oracle HCM Cloud Solution Architect

Location: Alpharetta, GA OR Oakland, CA
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Employment Type: Contract / Consulting

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Oracle HCM Cloud Solution Architect to lead the design, implementation, configuration, and optimization of enterprise-wide Oracle HCM Cloud solutions. This role requires a strong blend of functional and techno-functional expertise, with deep experience across Core HR, Recruiting, Absence Management, Time & Labor (OTL), and Payroll.

The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, providing innovative solutions to complex business challenges while owning the end-to-end delivery and support of Oracle HCM Cloud modules.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead solution design, architecture, and implementation of Oracle HCM Cloud applications.

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable Oracle HCM solutions.

• Configure and support Oracle HCM Cloud modules including:

  • Core HR

  • Recruiting (ORC)

  • Absence Management

  • Time & Labor (OTL)

  • Payroll

  • Compensation

  • Talent Management

  • Benefits

• Design and implement Oracle Redwood UI and Visual Builder Studio (VBS) personalizations.

• Provide leadership on annual business cycles, regulatory changes, and system enhancements.

• Develop functional specifications, configuration documents, and solution design artifacts.

• Support integrations, reporting, data validation, and troubleshooting activities.

• Perform SQL query writing and data analysis to validate business requirements and system behavior.

• Lead testing efforts including FIT, SIT, UAT, Regression, Performance, and Disaster Recovery testing.

• Facilitate workshops, functional reviews, and stakeholder meetings.

• Drive best practices, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives across Oracle HCM solutions.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Functional Consultant, or Solution Architect supporting Oracle HCM solutions.

• Extensive Oracle HCM Cloud implementation experience with multiple full lifecycle deployments.

• Strong expertise in:

  • Core HR

  • Recruiting Cloud (ORC)

  • Absence Management

  • Oracle Time & Labor (OTL)

  • Payroll

• Experience with Oracle Redwood UI and Visual Builder Studio (VBS).

• Strong solution architecture and business process design experience.

• Experience configuring Oracle HCM Cloud modules and supporting complex business requirements.

• Strong understanding of annual HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Compensation cycles.

• Experience creating:

  • Functional Specifications

  • Solution Design Documents

  • Test Scripts

  • Use Cases

  • Process Flows

• Hands-on SQL query writing, data validation, and reporting experience.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Compensation, Talent Management, and Benefits modules.

• Techno-functional expertise including integrations, reporting, HDL, HCM Extracts, OTBI, and BI Publisher.

• Experience with Jira and Agile project delivery methodologies.

• Knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall SDLC frameworks.

• Oracle Cloud certifications preferred.

Desired Skills

• Oracle HCM Cloud

• Oracle Fusion HCM

• Core HR

• Recruiting Cloud (ORC)

• Absence Management

• Time & Labor (OTL)

• Payroll

• Compensation

• Benefits

• Talent Management

• Redwood UI

• Visual Builder Studio (VBS)

• HCM Extracts

• HDL

• OTBI

• BI Publisher

• SQL

• Jira

• Agile

• Waterfall

• FIT / SIT / UAT

• Functional Design

• Solution Architecture