Senior Oracle Technical Operations Analyst

Senior Oracle Technical Operations Analyst

About Network Rail
Join Our Team at Network Rail! Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter. We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

Vacancy type: Secondment / FTC 12 months, 35 hours per week, Hybrid working of 2/3 days in the office.
Location: Manchester Square One
Closing date: 11th November 2024
Band & Salary: Band 4C

We offer excellent benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
• Defined benefit pension scheme.
• 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
• Up to 75% off leisure travel.
• Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
• Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
• Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
• Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
• Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

About the role (External)
This is a Senior Oracle Technical Operations Analyst role for the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2; an HR & Payroll functional specialist within the Technical Operations (ERP) team. We are a team of 30 with a mixture of both functional analysts and technical developers.

What will you be doing?

• The recognised company expert providing day to day functional support for a portfolio of applications within the Oracle ERP suite, owning the relationship with the business to develop efficient application systems utilising established standards, procedures, and methodologies.
• Consult with internal clients on business requirements to provide effective support and development.
• Drive and lead the technical aspects of multiple projects/small enhancements within assigned area of Oracle ERP portfolio and related business applications.
• Own and deliver integrated systems planning and drive recommendations for new/different solutions which will enhance current systems and support overall corporate and business goals.
• Own and define documentation and plans for activities such as configurations, to include but not limited to develop functional test scenarios, perform functional and regression testing, assist with UAT.
• Own and drive action of issues with Oracle Support to resolve outstanding issues with Oracle ERP product.
• Prepare and submit requests for change deployment to change control. Manage the implementation process for new releases of supported applications.
• Act as coach and mentor to less-experienced team members.
• Actively own and manage key stakeholder relationships.

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities. We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits
We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us
‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader
Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.