Lead Software Engineer - Oracle HCM Payroll

Description

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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 processing, and reconciliations

Strong US payroll domain knowledge: federal, state, and local tax withholding; garnishments; benefits linked deductions; FLSA and overtime rules; quarter end and year end processes

Experience managing quarterly updates and legislative patches, including impact assessment, regression planning, and coordinated release execution

Familiarity with integrations across HR, Time, Benefits, Finance/GL (e.g., HCM Extracts, HDL/PBL, OIC, REST/SOAP, secure file based)

Proven track record planning and overseeing end to end delivery (requirements analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, change control/readiness, cutover, and release)

Vendor and Oracle Support coordination experience (SR lifecycle management, escalation, and resolution tracking)

Clear, concise communication skills with ability to engage Payroll, HR, and technology stakeholders; strong documentation discipline

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll Implementation certification(s)

Proficiency with Oracle HCM Cloud tools: Fast Formulas, HCM Extracts, HDL, OTBI, and BI Publisher

Experience with US multi state payroll complexities and locality specific tax updates

Experience coordinating testing cycles and managing defects to closure

Experience with time solutions and external payroll/tax/benefits providers including interface design and reconciliation