Solutions Architect - Oracle Cloud Functional SCM
Role Overview
The Principal Oracle SCM Managed Services Solution Architect serves as the senior functional and architectural authority for Oracle Cloud SCM within Argano’s Managed Services organization. This role provides long-term solution oversight; ensuring stability, scalability, and continuous optimization aligned to client business objectives and contractual commitments. This position is not responsible for day-to-day delivery or project execution. Instead, it operates as a trusted advisor and architectural steward—engaged at key inflection points where functional judgment, system design decisions, and forward-looking guidance are required.
Key Responsibilities- Maintain deep expertise across Oracle Cloud SCM applications, configurations, integrations, and dependencies, with specific focus on post-implementation environments.
- Serve as the principal functional and architectural authority for assigned managed services clients
- Partner with Engagement Managers to ensure architectural alignment with managed services scope, SLAs, and client priorities.
- Lead architectural design for enhancements, optimizations, and incremental transformations.
- Act as a trusted advisor identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and system adoption.
- Lead strategic roadmap discussions incorporating Oracle quarterly releases and client drivers.
- Provide architectural guidance for change requests, integrations, and regulatory updates.
- Support pre-sales and renewals through RFP input and scope validation.
- Identify risks to solution integrity and advise on corrective actions.
- Perform quality review of estimates, change orders, and Statements of Work.
- Define architectural standards and documentation expectations.
- Translate Oracle product updates into actionable guidance.
- Deep understanding of Oracle Cloud SCM system design.
- Knowledge of Oracle Cloud implementation methodologies and post-go-live challenges.
- Ability to engage effectively with senior and executive stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, communication, and advisory skills.
- Ability to operate autonomously within managed services governance.
- Commitment to continuous learning and Oracle quarterly updates.
- Willingness to travel as needed.
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Significant experience providing architectural oversight in managed services or post-implementation environments.
- Experience assessing scope, effort, and impact for enhancements and optimizations.
- Strong understanding of financial business processes and enterprise systems.
- Oracle Cloud SCM certification(s) preferred.