Oracle Flexcube Architect

Position: Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking SME/Expert/ Architect/ Consultant (Multiple Positions) Experience: 10+ years (Both technology stacks experience required) Location: Mumbai / Hyderabad Notice Period: 0–15 Days About the Role: We are seeking experienced Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking consultants to join our team of core banking experts. Candidates will work across both technical and functional streams to ensure seamless deployment, integration, and architecture of Oracle FLEXCUBE and its modules, including Retail Banking, Universal Banking Base (UBS), Trade Finance, Corporate Lending, and Payments. The role spans end-to-end activities from requirement gathering and process design to post-go-live support, ensuring operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and an enhanced user experience. Key Responsibilities Technical Responsibilities As an Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking consultant, the candidate will provide expert guidance and strategic oversight on the configuration, customization, and architecture of FLEXCUBE modules, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and long-term technology strategy. They will assess the current-state architecture, identify gaps, and define the future-state architecture to optimize processes, integrations, and overall system performance. The consultant will lead the design and management of integrations with internal and external systems using APIs, web services, and middleware, while monitoring and optimizing system performance to ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability. The role includes overseeing version upgrades, patches, and module migrations, collaborating closely with DBAs, infrastructure, and cloud teams to define robust environments, deployment strategies, and security standards. Additionally, the SME will assist in data migration, mapping legacy data to FLEXCUBE structures, and validating accuracy. They will support project planning, coordination, and technical delivery reporting, manage testing infrastructure including automated testing and defect tracking, and implement automation and optimized workflows to enhance operational efficiency. Finally, they will ensure that the system adheres to compliance, audit, and regulatory requirements, maintaining proper documentation of configurations and system logs, , lead post-go- live support, incident management, root cause analysis, and the implementation of automation, batch processing, and advanced reporting workflows to enhance operational efficiency while acting as a trusted advisor to business and IT teams on best practices, continuous improvement, and innovative solutions. Functional Responsibilities As an Oracle FLEXCUBE consultant, the candidate will work closely with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document detailed requirements across banking domains, including retail, deposits, loans, payments, treasury, and corporate banking. They will assess the current-state (As-Is) processes, identify gaps, and define the future-state (To-Be) processes to optimize workflows and ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements. The consultant will collaborate with business users to define product features, user journeys, and workflows, and provide functional guidance on integrations with digital channels, payment networks, and third- party systems. They will develop and execute System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts, provide training, user manuals, and documentation, and support change management activities to ensure smooth adoption of new processes. Additionally, the consultant will advise on functional technology strategy, helping to align process design and system capabilities with broader enterprise technology objectives , support project planning, milestone tracking, and stakeholder reporting, provide business reporting and KPI dashboards to monitor process efficiency, and maintain audit-ready documentation for regulatory and internal compliance. Acting as a trusted advisor, they will guide business teams on best practices, continuous improvement, and innovative solutions to maximize the value of the FLEXCUBE platform. Qualifications & Skills Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related fields. 10–15 years of experience in financial services, with 7–10 years with Oracle FLEXCUBE. Certifications: Oracle FLEXCUBE modules (Reatil Banking, UBS, Trade, Payments) preferred. Technical expertise: Oracle PL/SQL, Java, SQL, middleware, APIs, web services, job scheduling, system integration, performance tuning, automation, and workflow optimization. Strong functional expertise across retail, deposits, loans, payments, trade finance, and treasury, translating business needs into effective system processes. Proven experience in end-to-end core banking architecture design and optimization, with the ability to drive technology strategy.. Familiar with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, applying the right approach for project success. Skilled in analysis, problem-solving, and stakeholder management, enabling practical solutions and effective collaboration. Preferred / Nice to Have Oracle FLEXCUBE module-specific certifications. Exposure to cloud deployment (AWS, Azure) or DevOps/CI-CD pipelines. Experience with digital banking channels, fintech integrations, and process automation. Knowledge of global banking regulations (AML, KYC, Basel, IFRS).