Work and Asset Management (WAM) and ODM Functional Architect | Utilities Consulting

Job description

An experienced consulting professional who has a broad understanding of solutions, industry best practices, multiple business processes or technology designs within a product/technology family. Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices.

Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices. Demonstrates expertise to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements. May lead the solution design and implementation aspects of engagement(s) ensuring high quality, integrated software solutions within constraints of time and budget. May act as the team lead on projects, providing coaching, guidance and feedback to develop skills of team members. Effectively consults with management of customer organizations. Participates in business development activities. Develops and leads detailed solutions for moderately complex projects.

6-8 years of experience relevant to this position including 3-4 years consulting experience preferred. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience preferred. Product or technical expertise relevant to practice focus. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to build rapport with team members and clients. Ability to travel as needed.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Functional Architect, Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management (WAM) and Operational Device Management (ODM)




Oracle Utilities Global Business Unit (UGBU) Professional Services - Global Delivery




Oracle provides the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems, with more than 370,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—representing a variety of sizes and industries in more than 145 countries around the globe. Oracle's product strategy provides flexibility and choice to our customers across their IT infrastructure. Now, with Sun server, storage, operating-system, and virtualization technology, Oracle is the only vendor able to offer a complete technology stack in which every layer is integrated to work together as a single system. In addition, Oracle's open architecture and multiple operating-system options gives our customers unmatched benefits from industry-leading products, including excellent system availability, scalability, energy efficiency, powerful performance, and low total cost of ownership.

Organization Description:

Oracle's Utilities Global Business Unit (UGBU) delivers best of breed business solutions and professional services to the utility and energy industries around the world. Our application offerings include Customer Care and Billing, Work and Asset Management, Operational Device Management, Meter Data Management, Mobile Workforce Management, and Outage & Distribution Management, which enables utility service related companies to achieve market excellence. For more information, please visit Oracle Utilities.

Position Description:

Functional Architect role within Global Delivery organization, focused on providing functional expertise in Work and Asset Management (WAM) and Operational Device Management (ODM) implementations on Oracle Utilities product engagements. Multi-product implementation experience is a plus. This resource will work directly with client's core business team to ensure focus on business case objectives, leveraging best practice processes across the solution set, and scope management. This role also involves developing practical and creative solutions in a way that solves business problems through facilitation of workshops with clients to deliver a clear specification of the customer's business requirements and a business-justified solution

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·  Internal
·  Mentor junior resources on product and best practice
·  Contribute to reusable collateral/accelerators
·  Knowledge sharing across peer group
·  Project engagements
·  Apply professional mastery and industry-wide understanding of technology, tools and methodologies to develop solutions in leading edge or critical situations.
·  Guide clients towards solutions that leverage base system functionality and best practices in the industry.
·  Guide and facilitate system configuration.
·  Develop functional design specifications.
·  Anticipate future customer, industry and information technology trends.
·  Business process modeling (experience with Oracle Utilities Reference model is a plus).
·  Ability to review and understand multiple designs and ensure formation of a creative and cohesive solution.
Preferred qualifications include:
·  WAM/ODM lead architect experience on at least one (1) implementation project;
·  Facilitating customer workshops focused on requirements and business processes;
·  Counseling and Driving the customer to a recommended solution and owning the successful delivery of the end product;
·  Hands on experience with Oracle Utilities Application Framework (OUAF) including familiarity with Configuration Tools;
·  Successful COTS, full lifecycle project experience as either Architect or Project Manager;
·  Experience with Oracle or competing Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions (e.g. Maximo, Oracle EAM, Ventyx, Infor);
·  Five (5)+ years overall relevant experience including at least three (3) in consulting demonstrating an on-site customer-facing role;
·  Ability to travel to client locations globally.

This position requires an average of 75% travel to client locations. Qualified candidates with expertise in implementing the Oracle Utilities Suite of products may send resume and contact information directly to for immediate consideration.