Oracle Financials Support Engineer (DevOps & Automation)
Astra North Infoteck Inc.
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
Work Model: Hybrid (3 days in-office per week)
Location: Toronto, ONRole SummaryThe DevOps Engineer / Senior Software Engineer is responsible for operating, supporting, and enhancing Oracle finance-related applications. This includes systems such as General Ledger (GL), Financial Accounting Hub (FAH), Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI), Essbase, and DataStage.The role focuses on:
- Application support and system reliability
- Automation and scripting
- Ensuring system availability and SLA compliance
- Provide day-to-day support for Oracle finance applications:
- Corporate General Ledger (GL)
- Country GLs
- Financial Accounting Hub (FAH)
- Oracle OBI
- Essbase
- Oracle DataStage
- Monitor overnight batch jobs and troubleshoot failures
- Diagnose and resolve production issues (application, data, FTP, server connectivity)
- Ensure system uptime and adherence to SLAs
- Provide after-hours and weekend production support when required
- Design and implement automation solutions for operational processes
- Develop and maintain Autosys job schedules
- Build and enhance scripts using Unix and SQL
- Onboard new workflows into scheduling systems
- Support system patches, upgrades, and enhancements
- Execute test procedures and assist with UAT and production deployments
- Maintain documentation for system changes and releases
- Ensure compliance with change management processes
- Review and manage user access and security administration
- Ensure access aligns with business roles and compliance requirements
- Support PeopleSoft reporting cycles (month-end, quarter-end)
- Ensure data accuracy and reporting integrity
- Monitor reporting workflows and meet strict deadlines
- Maintain:
- Chart of accounts
- Reporting hierarchies
- Support regulatory, statutory, and management reporting
- Work with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements
- Conduct interviews, workshops, and solution discussions
- Translate business needs into functional and technical requirements
- Support system design and data migration activities
- Assist in test planning, test case development, and execution
- Hands-on experience supporting Oracle financial applications:
- GL, FAH, OBI, Essbase, DataStage
- Strong experience in:
- Production support / application support
- Automation and scripting
- Proficiency in:
- Unix scripting
- SQL
- Experience with:
- Autosys or similar job schedulers
- UAT and production support environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to troubleshoot application, data, and infrastructure issues
- Experience with PeopleSoft financial systems
- Exposure to DevOps tools and practices
- Knowledge of data warehousing / reporting systems
- Familiarity with financial domain processes (GL, reporting, compliance)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ownership and accountability for production systems
- Analytical thinking and attention to detail