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The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) is building a world-class R&D facility at Oxford Science Park to drive sustainable, high-impact innovation in health, food, climate, and AI, transforming breakthrough science into global solutions.

EIT is seeking an experienced System and Integration Architect with deep expertise in Oracle Fusion Applications and Oracle Cloud technologies to lead our enterprise-wide integration strategy. This is a key leadership role responsible for defining the architecture and governance of complex integrations across Oracle SaaS, PaaS. You will work closely with business stakeholders, functional consultants, and technical teams to ensure seamless, scalable, and secure system interoperability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and lead the end-to-end integration strategy for Oracle Fusion Cloud applications, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
• Design and implement integration solutions between Oracle Cloud (ERP, HCM, SCM, etc.) and other enterprise systems (on-premise, third-party, and cloud-based).
• Provide technical leadership on integration patterns, including REST/SOAP APIs, Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), middleware, and event-driven architectures.
• Define system architecture roadmaps aligned with business and IT strategies, ensuring best practices and compliance with enterprise architecture standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and translate business requirements into scalable integration solutions.
• Oversee technical delivery, including solution design, code review, performance tuning, and deployment strategy.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on Oracle Cloud architecture, integration best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Guide and mentor junior architects, developers, and integration engineers.
• Ensure data consistency, integrity, and security across integrations and systems.
• Lead troubleshooting and issue resolution for complex system and integration challenges.

Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture with a focus on Oracle Fusion applications and Oracle Cloud technologies.
• Proven experience in Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Oracle SOA Suite, and other integration middleware platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle ERP Cloud, HCM, or SCM modules and their APIs.
• Hands-on experience with REST/SOAP web services, JSON/XML, OAuth 2.0, and related security protocols.
• Experience designing and implementing event-driven and microservices-based architectures.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native architectures.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Oracle Cloud certifications (e.g., Oracle Integration Cloud Architect or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect) are highly desirable.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experience in hybrid cloud/on-prem environments.
• Familiarity with tools such as Boomi, Mule Soft, or Dell Boomi (a plus).
• Knowledge of data governance, MDM, and enterprise data architecture.
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience.

We offer the following salary and benefits:

• £80,000 - £100,000 (dependent on experience), plus bonus & travel allowance.
• A variety of benefits and perks.

Why work for EIT:

At the Ellison Institute, we believe a collaborative, inclusive team is key to our success. We are building a supportive environment where creative risks are encouraged, and everyone feels heard. Valuing emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, and resilience, we encourage people to be curious and to have a shared commitment to excellence. Join us and make an impact!

Terms of Appointment:

• You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
• You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford and can commit to being office based with occasional remote working.
• During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
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