Oracle Application Analyst

The Senior Applications Analyst – Oracle EBS, will have ownership of multiple modules in Oracle Applications and related applications, and will be responsible for maintaining and supporting them. This position will be responsible for modules within Oracle Manufacturing, specifically in WIP, BOM, MRP, OPM, Item master, Inventory, Purchasing and related modules. There will be interaction with business users to understand issues, gather requirements, coordinate testing and implement solutions.

Support of the applications would include resolving issues reported by users. Resolution process will include, but not limited to, investigating known bugs on software vendor support website, creating tickets or service requests with software vendor, working with technical team, testing fixes and coordinating changes to production.

This position will work on development requests and projects. This position will have responsibility for significant software development tasks. This will involve scheduling tasks, managing user expectations, meeting project and key initiative deadlines. Tasks will include, but not limited to, interacting with business users to gather requirements, designing technical solutions, unit testing programs, user testing, documentation and implementation. Requests involve development of reports, alerts, workflows, interfaces and data conversion programs.

What You'll do as a Senior Applications Analyst

Project Leadership and Management - 50%

• Partners with Project Manager or I.T. in executing and delivering according to the project plan

• Acts as a liaison between business teams and development team.

• Serves as business analyst and project lead for the area of responsibility.

• Works with business partners to understand and document requirements and gaps in application functionality

• Manages change requests process

• Provides daily and weekly status reports

• Coordinates with technical teams for development and delivery of software objects

• Provides input to cut over or migration plan

• Establishes standard work and ensures adherence to best practices and adheres to software validation requirements when working on FDA validation systems

Design, Develop and Configure Systems – 25%

• Participates in discovery meetings and site visits

• Schedules and conducts design sessions for area of responsibility

• Documents user requirements

• Prepares functional design documents

• Prepares configuration documentation

• Works with acquisition data teams on data conversion templates

• Works with boundary application owners to design and develop interfaces

• Prepares and performs data reconciliation and validation

• Configures software application environments for mock, integration, user acceptance testing and production

• Researches, evaluates and recommends software and hardware solutions

• Performs testing and evaluation, including proof of concepts and demos of new functionality

• Interfaces with software vendors to facilitate the purchase of services, software and hardware

• Works with software vendor support teams to research and resolve issues

• Works with DBA and SA teams to implement changes and fixes in all environments

• Works on System Change Requests (SCRs)

• Works on Footprints Tickets and Requests

Technical Support, System Administration and Maintenance - 25%

• Maintains standardization and documentation of technology and processes.

• Develops and implements training plans to support applications as required.

• Provides technical support and maintenance of I.T. systems.

• Troubleshoots and resolves problems with system configurations and hardware.

• Provides escalation support for System Administrators.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

• Four-year degree in Information Technology or equivalent vocational field is required.

• 7 years experience in Oracle Applications manufacturing modules

• 7 years experience in Oracle Applications environment – Application Object Library

• 5 years experience in interfaces with other applications using flat file transfers or database links.

• Experience in the use of Middleware will be preferred.

• 7 years experience in full life cycle implementation of Oracle Applications or upgrades

• 7 years experience in designing and developing custom applications in the Oracle Applications environment

The projected hourly range for this position is $60/hr and $68/hr. On-Demand Group (ODG) provides employee benefits which includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance. ODG is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.