Oracle Systems Administration Manager (Oracle Fusion) - Contract

Oracle Systems Administration Manager (Oracle Fusion) - Contract

Oracle Systems Administration Manager to lead the strategic oversight, governance, and performance of an enterprise-scale Oracle Fusion Cloud platform within a complex public sector environment.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role focused on ensuring platform stability, performance optimisation, service excellence, and continuous improvement across critical Back Office systems. We need a senior Oracle professional with a strong track record in platform governance, service delivery, and stakeholder engagement

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience managing Oracle Fusion Cloud (ERP/HCM/Financials) environments
• Strong background in Oracle system administration, governance, and configuration management
• Experience working within ITIL frameworks and service-led environments
• Demonstrated capability managing major incidents, SLAs, KPIs, and service performance
• Experience managing third-party/managed service providers
• Strong understanding of monitoring, performance tuning, and system resilience
• Experience overseeing change & release cycles, including quarterly Oracle updates
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including senior leadership engagement
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams

In this role you will

• Lead governance, configuration, and ongoing management of the Oracle Fusion platform, ensuring alignment with ITIL best practices
• Drive platform performance, scalability, and resilience to minimise downtime and ensure high service availability
• Oversee proactive monitoring strategies (logs, metrics, alerts) to anticipate and prevent incidents
• Manage major incidents, outages, and escalations, ensuring effective communication and robust root cause analysis (RCA)
• Own service performance against SLAs/KPIs, driving continuous improvement across support operations
• Manage and hold external Managed Service Providers accountable for delivery and SLA adherence
• Provide strategic reporting on system performance, trends, and risks to senior stakeholders
• Lead resource planning to ensure continuity of service and effective operational support
• Oversee change and release management, including Oracle quarterly updates and regression testing
• Ensure all system documentation (CWB, SDD, process maps) is maintained to a high standard
• Act as the SME for Oracle System Administration, mentoring and developing internal capability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system integrity, optimisation, and roadmap delivery
• Manage system-related budgets, licensing, and cost optimisation

This role is Inside IR35, with Hybrid working: 2 days onsite initially (with potential to move fully remote)