Manager, Oracle Technologies
About the role
RTI RTI International is an independent, scientific research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with technical and science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across social, statistical, data, and laboratory sciences, engineering, and other technical disciplines to solve the world’s most challenging problems. We believe in the promise of science and technical solutions, and we push ourselves every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses in the US and around the world. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real difference, RTI is the place for you.
About The Hiring Group
The Enterprise Architecture team is a core delivery organization within the Corporate Systems group, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the technical Integration & Extensions that connects RTI's Oracle Cloud and enterprise business systems. The team serves as the technical backbone enabling cross-functional business processes across Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and beyond.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Vendor Management
Build and nurture a high-performing team of integration engineers and extension developers.
Provide ongoing coaching, career development planning, performance management, and skills gap analysis for team members.
Oversee vendor Statements of Work (SOWs), deliverables, and relationships, ensuring accountability for quality and timelines.
Partner with IT leadership and HR on workforce planning, hiring, and onboarding initiatives.
Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) & Agentic AI Lifecycle Management
Own the complete lifecycle of enterprise integrations using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), including architecture, development, testing, deployment, and support.
Establish and enforce development standards across various adapters (REST, SOAP, FTP, DB) and orchestrations.
Lead the team in adopting Agentic AI capabilities within OIC, focusing on intelligent process automation and AI-assisted orchestration.
Define standards for retry logic, fault management, and performance monitoring.
Oracle Cloud ERP, EPM & HCM Integrations
Integration Oversight: Direct the design and delivery of inbound and outbound integrations for Oracle Cloud ERP, EPM, and HCM systems.
Data Management: Manage file-based data load processes and configurations for large-scale migrations.
Work with business functional owners to define integration requirements and acceptance criteria.
Ensure all integrations meet audit, compliance, and data governance requirements.
ATOM Feeds, API Gateway & Middleware Integration
Oversee the design and integration of Oracle Cloud ATOM Feeds for real-time data synchronization.
Govern API Gateway configurations, including routing policies and authentication methods.
Manage the API Lifecycle from design to publication, ensuring secure and stable service contracts.
PL/SQL, BIP Reports & Oracle Database Technical Leadership
Provide guidance on PL/SQL development and database transformations.
Oversee the delivery of BI Publisher (BIP) reports and Oracle Database schema management.
Set coding standards and peer review practices for database and reporting deliverables.
Technical Documentation & Architecture Review Board (ARB)
Establish standards for integration design documents, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
Lead reviews to ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards prior to deployment.
Represent the Integration & Extensions team at ARB sessions, preparing and defending proposed solutions.
Enforce standards for integration design documents, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
Governance, Financial Planning & Continuous Improvement
Define and enforce coding standards and best practices for development processes.
Establish SLAs and KPIs for integration platform reliability and report regularly to IT leadership.
Lead initiatives for automated testing and observability dashboards.
Engage in budget planning and cost tracking for the integration platform portfolio.
Qualifications
Proven experience in leading integration engineering teams.
In-depth knowledge of Oracle Integration Cloud, Oracle Cloud ERP, and relevant technologies.
Exceptional vendor management and communication skills.
A track record of driving continuous improvement and maintaining high-quality standards.
Required Technical Expertise
Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC): Deep hands-on experience across integration patterns, adapters, scheduled orchestrations, and lifecycle governance.
OCI Data Integration (OCI-DI): Pipeline design, data flow management, and integration with OCI object storage, databases, and ERP/HCM systems.
Oracle Cloud ERP & HCM: Integrations for Financials, Procurement, Core HR, Payroll, and Talent modules; experience with FBDI, HDL, and ADFDI.
ATOM Feeds: Design and consumption of Oracle Cloud ATOM feed-based integrations for event-driven data exchange.
PL/SQL: Advanced development of stored procedures, packages, cursors, and performance-tuning for Oracle Databases.
BIP: Data model design, RTF template authoring, bursting, and scheduled report delivery.
Oracle Databases: Schema management, SQL optimization, and collaboration with DBA resources on production database environments.
API Gateways: Policy management, authentication/authorization, routing, rate limiting, and API versioning.
Fusion Data Warehouse: Subject area management, BI reporting configuration, and data model customization.
Agentic AI within OIC: Familiarity with AI agent frameworks, intelligent orchestration patterns, and AI-assisted process automation within the OIC platform.
Agentic AI development across Oracle platforms (within SaaS, in OCI).
Technical Documentation: Authoring and reviewing IDDs, solution diagrams, API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger), and operational runbooks.
ARB Canvas Review: Preparation, presentation, and peer evaluation of architecture review submissions; ability to clearly articulate solution tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.
Leadership & Business Skills
Proven ability to manage and develop both direct staff and vendor resources in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
Experience with financial planning including annual IT budgets, forecasting, cost tracking, work estimation, and capital funding requests.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to translate complex technical concepts for business audiences.
Proactive upward communication of Risks and Issues.
Ability to build and deliver architecture presentations and solution concepts in a business-oriented manner.
Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, conflict resolution, and relationship-building skills across IT and business functions.