Oracle Systems Administration Manager - Oracle Fusion HCM

Oracle Systems Administration Manager - Oracle Fusion HCM (Contract) - URGENT

Immediate Requirement - Critical Hire

We are working on a business-critical Oracle Fusion environment and need an experienced Oracle Systems Administration Manager available at short notice.

This is a high-impact leadership role where you will take ownership of platform stability, performance, and strategic direction with a particular focus on Oracle HCM and Absence Management (statutory absence/Absence case solution).

This is not a standard admin role, we need someone who can lead from the front, stabilise, optimise, and drive improvements quickly.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking full ownership of the Oracle Fusion platform, governance, configuration, and performance
• Leading incident, problem, and outage management in a fast-paced environment
• Driving system optimisation, resilience, and proactive monitoring
• Acting as the senior escalation point for stakeholders (including leadership)
• Managing and holding 3rd party/Managed Service providers accountable
• Overseeing change & release cycles (monthly/quarterly updates) with rigorous testing
• Delivering clear, strategic reporting on performance, incidents, and risk
• Ensuring documentation, controls, and governance are fit for purpose and audit-ready
• Leading and developing a high-performing support team
• Supporting the Oracle roadmap and continuous improvement strategy

Essential Experience

• Strong track record in Oracle Fusion Systems Administration (lead/manager level)
• Deep experience with Oracle HCM
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Absence Management/statutory absence solutions
• Proven ability to stabilise and optimise live environments under pressure
• Strong knowledge of ITIL (incident, problem, change)
• Experience managing vendors/managed services
• Confident dealing with senior stakeholders and escalations

There is a fast process as this is an urgent need.

The role is Inside IR35, and you will need to be in the office (Central London) 2 or 3 days a week.

Initial duration is three months and likely to extend as the programme is 12 months.