Senior Technical Application Specialist - #1695420

JOB TITLE: Senior Technical Application Specialist

SALARY: £70,929 - £80,000

LOCATION: Edinburgh

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in our Edinburgh office.

About this opportunity…

Exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Application Specialist to join the Planning, Analytics, Management Reporting and Cost Management Lab in the Finance Platform. You'll be an experienced Oracle EPM specialist capable of handling complex projects and mentoring junior team members.

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you'll do…

• Lead complex technical projects within the specialist area
• Develop and implement best practices and standards
• Mentor junior specialists and team members
• Collaborate with other departments to align specialist work with broader objectives
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and methodologies
• Conduct root cause analysis for critical issues
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and pilot projects
• Represent the specialist team in inter-departmental meetings
• Contribute to the development of technical strategies
• Oversee the implementation of complex technical solutions
• Provide expert consultation on critical technical decisions
• Foster innovation within the team
• Contribute to thought leadership through articles, presentations, or whitepapers

What you'll need…

• Excellent understanding of Oracle EPM Cloud and its suite of applications including EPCM, Freeform, EPBCS, Narrative Reporting, EDMCS.
• Extensive experience in configuring business solutions in EPCM and Freeform with the perspective of dentifying shortcomings and suggest improvements to existing processes, systems and procedures
• Proven track record of delivering prescribed outcomes for Oracle EPM within established knowledge management systems.
• Defines, delivers, and adapts Oracle EPM Cloud to meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.
• Strong ability to analyse specified problems and issues to find the best technical and/or professional solutions.

It would be great if you also had…

• Understanding of OIC and application integrations
• Good working knowledge of Apache Groovy

About working for us…

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes…

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!