The Senior Oracle Utilities Architect will serve as the senior technical and functional authority for offshore operations supporting utility Meter-to-Cash (M2C) and Meter Data Management (MDM) applications. This candidate will lead a team of offshore developers, designers, and testers, acting as the primary liaison to US onshore leads and client delivery managers.

- Architecture & Solution Design Governance : Provide end-to-end technical and functional architecture leadership across Oracle CCS, C2M, CC&B, MDM, and SGG. Review and approve Functional Design Documents (FDDs) and Technical Design Documents (TDDs) for major enhancements, integrations, and batch adjustments.

- Batch Architecture & Stream Optimization : Design, optimize, and troubleshoot complex nightly batch schedules, multi-thread processing streams, and high-volume data loads. Establish batch monitoring frameworks to ensure high 'Batch Schedule Completed On Time' rates and minimal billing cycle delays.

- 24/7 Production Support & SLA Oversight : Drive Level 2 and Level 3 production triage for Priority 1 (P1) and Priority 2 (P2) incidents. Perform root-cause analysis (RCA) for batch failures, long-running threads, data corruption, and integration bottlenecks.

- OUAF & Extension Architecture : Guide technical teams on Java/Groovy component refactoring, Business Objects (BOs), Business Services (BSs), UI Maps, Zones, Algorithms, and Inbound/Outbound Web Services (IWS/XAI) within the Oracle Utilities Application Framework.

- MDM & SGG Integration Architecture : Oversee usage calculations, VEE (Validation, Editing, and Estimation) rules, Interval Data (IMD) processing, smart meter event processing, and device lifecycle flows across SGG and MDM subsystems.

- Upgrade & Environment Strategy : Lead technical impact assessments for Oracle cloud releases, service pack upgrades, OS/database patches, and environment refresh/backflow activities. Ensure zero-regression deployments through rigorous automated test governance.

Required Experience & Technical Qualifications :

- 8 to 20+ years of hands-on experience in Oracle Utilities implementations, upgrades, and managed services (CC&B v2.x, C2M v2.6+, CCS, MDM, SGG).

- Deep expertise in Batch Processing architecture : configuring thread allocation, batch job controls, batch monitoring queries, stream restarts, and error handling (e.g., usage transaction exclusions, POSTROUT log analysis).

- Demonstrated mastery of OUAF (Oracle Utilities Application Framework), Java, Groovy, SQL/PL-SQL, HQL, COBOL-to-Java migrations, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environment architecture.

- Proven track record acting as a Technical/Functional Lead for utility clients, managing offshore teams of 5-15+ developers and engineers.

- Certified Oracle Utilities Implementation Professional (CCS, C2M, or CC&B) strongly preferred.

- Familiarity with SOC 2 Type II compliance, NERC-CIP requirements, and ITIL incident/change management frameworks.