Consulting Practice Manager- Java Microservices with Core banking

This manager-level position is responsible for a segment within a given practice focused on a specific industry, service line, technology center, specialty area or region. Responsible for managing the three main pillars of a practice: people management, portfolio/delivery management and sales enablement. Has profit and loss responsibility or financial/expense management of practice.

The business - Oracle Financial Services Consulting

Oracle Financial Services Global Business Unit (FSGBU) is a world leader in providing IT solutions to the Financial Services industry. Oracle's customers include ten of the top ten Global Banks, ten of the top ten Insurance companies, ten of the top ten Securities firms, five of the top five Mutual Fund companies and four of the top five World Stock Exchanges.

With the experience of delivering value-based IT solutions to over 840 financial institutions in over 130 countries, the FSGBU understands the specific challenges that financial institutions face: the need for building customer intimacy and competitive advantage through cost-effective solutions while, simultaneously, adhering to the stringent demands of a dynamic regulatory environment. Our solutions have the world's most comprehensive and contemporary banking applications and provide a technology footprint that addresses their complex IT and business requirements

Banking Consulting Europe which is a part of EMEA Region under 'FSGBU - Consulting' delivers Oracle Technology and Applications solutions for clientele in the European region. The service offerings include Application Implementation, Managed Services and Customization development services for Oracle Financial Services Software Banking products.

Your Opportunity

This gives you an opportunity to apply your technology knowledge, skills and experience to work in the Banking Consulting team with a new generation of Oracle Banking products in next generation architecture built leveraging the latest technologies.

The Role

Activities in Development or Implementation or Managed Service activity streams as a Consulting Technical Manager. Your responsibilities include:

• Lead a team of 2-5 team members or operate independently, as required, in Development or Implementation or Managed Services or activity streams such as Migration, Integration, Testing support and coordination with other Oracle teams at client locations or offshore teams to provide quality work products.

• Understand and analyze Client business requirements and provide fitment, solution, design and efforts estimation.

• Deliver high quality design specifications / related documents and Product Walkthrough presentations.

• Review functional approaches, design, program specification and Unit Test plan prepared by team.

• Guide and assist team to maintain quality in delivering technical design specification document and coding

• Understand and execute following defined standards/tools/processes to achieve deliverables that meet quality expectations of Oracle / Client.

• Engage with multiple internal (product, support, process etc.) and client stakeholders effectively to deliver quality deliverables within budgeted efforts and timelines.

• Document all work in accordance with agreed standards/processes applicable for Oracle / Client.

• Adhere to defined Change Control Process of Oracle / Client. Comply with Oracle / Client audit / Compliance requirements.

• Perform proper handover / knowledge transfer at end of each assignment.

• Timely status reporting to supervisor.

Timely submission of timesheets and expenses for Oracle / Clients.

Desired Skills & Experience

Primary Skills

• You possess extensive experience in end-to-end Development and / or Implementation and / or Support activities covering expertise areas such as Design of customizations, Coding and Unit testing, executing Test cycle rounds including End of Days, Migrations and Integrations, Release management, Issue Tracking for Oracle FLEXCUBE / core banking products
• You have good exposure to Banking Domain
• You possess knowledge and skills in software programming in Core Java, J2EE, Microservices related technologies, JavaScript, XML. Experience in Oracle SQL, PL/SQL and Oracle Database (18c or 12c) is a plus.
• You possess extensive, real-world experience designing enterprise software and defining Solution Architectures and technology
• You possess the ability to interact and communicate with client's Technical Architecture teams, analyze design approaches, design and implement best practices, evaluate project risks and implement recommendations.
• You participate and lead, when needed, the project meetings and solutioning workshops with the client and possess excellent client interaction skills in areas including presentation of solutions
• You can understand and analyze Customer business requirement and can provide fitment, solution, efforts estimation.
• You can engage effectively with multiple internal and external stakeholders as required during projects.
• You can guide and manage teams to deliver on complex projects
• You have exposure and good technical knowledge on areas such as software deployment, troubleshooting on Application Server software especially Oracle Weblogic.
• You possess good knowledge of Release methodologies and Source control tools
• You possess good skills on Microsoft Office, MS Excel, Powerpoint
• You possess good communication & documentation skills in English

Secondary Skills

• You have good knowledge and extensive experience in programming using JAVA, SOA, Webservices, Reports and Middleware
• You have exposure to software development processes and practices, DevOps tools, Testing tools
• You possess knowledge of Oracle OBIEE Reports, BIP, middleware such as Oracle Fusion SOA Suite
• You are aware of latest technologies and development practices.

Experience

• Experience of 10 to 16 years with at least 8 years in primary skill areas
• Experience in development and / or implementation and / or support of core banking applications.

Educational and Other Qualifications

• Should hold atleast a Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent degree

Work Environment

• Should be willing to work at offshore as well as travel to client locations. Willing to work in shifts as defined by project needs
• Should be willing to take up FLEXCUBE and other Technical certifications in functional and technical areas as and when required.
• Ability to work in a high pressure, fast moving and challenging environment
• Team Lead and / or Team player
• Should be able to work on shifts on rotation basis based on project needs

Accountable for operational/financial metrics and overall business results of practice. Responsible for maintaining practice direction, ensuring quality of consulting delivery, and maintaining customer referenceability. Ensures that operational policies are followed and that business objectives are achieved by focusing on best practices and process improvements. Develops plans to successfully implement operational policies and achieves business plan. Is accountable for managing and growing a revenue stream and customer base. Typically manages individual contributors. May serve as advisor for moderately complex engagements.