Lead Software Engineer - Oracle HCM Payroll

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Technology Employee Platforms team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objective

Job Responsibilities


* Lead the Oracle HCM workstream for a multi-platform US payroll automation program, defining scope, deliverables, milestones, and inter-platform dependencies


* Translate business requirements into clear functional designs and configuration workbooks; maintain end-to-end traceability from requirements through release


* Configure and optimize Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll (elements, balances, costing, retro/proration, payroll flows, year-end processing) and ensure accurate integrations and reconciliations


* Plan and oversee the delivery lifecycle-requirements analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, change control and readiness, cutover, and release


* Govern changes and releases: assess impacts of quarterly updates and legislative patches, coordinate cutover activities, and publish release communications


* Partner with the Payroll and HR organizations and extended technology teams to align on scope, timelines, success criteria, and change control; provide clear, timely updates on status, risks, and issues


* Establish and maintain strong internal controls, including data privacy, segregation of duties, SOX-relevant controls, and audit readiness; provide evidence for audits and reviews


* Direct and mentor cross-functional team members (functional analysts, testers, release coordinators); set standards for documentation quality and delivery readiness


* Manage third parties and Oracle Support: open and drive SRs to resolution, coordinate vendor deliverables, and escalate issues as needed


* Serve as the functional technology stakeholder for service operations, partnering with support and engineering to drive incident/problem resolution, RCA outcomes, preventive actions, and SLA compliance


* Maintain comprehensive documentation (functional designs, configuration records, test scripts and evidence, runbooks, SOPs) and ensure version control

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills


* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience


* 5+ years of hands-on functional experience with Oracle HCM (Fusion), including 5+ years specializing in Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll as a lead or SME


* Deep expertise in US payroll configuration: elements, balances, costing, retro/proration, payroll flows, payment methods, year-end proces...