The Company

Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.

Our technical specialists deploy systems running many of the major operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and multiple Linux distros. We also provide Messaging and Collaboration systems and support, Application packaging and deployment, along with supporting Infrastructure and Cloud services and support. Our time can be split between our services and project work, so we have the chance to be multi-disciplined and access to a range of technologies.

The day job

?You’ll be joining a vertical responsible for the paying of salaries, allowances and pensions to the UK Armed Forces and Veterans. Also administer and pay compensation to injured service personnel, and run the associated technical infrastructure and applications.

Part of the The Joint Personnel Application (JPA) programme, it was implemented to modernise the way the Armed Services carry out personnel and pay administration.
The purpose of this role is to be the subject matter expert on all areas of Oracle Payroll to support the demands of the current Change programme and to assist with maintenance and resolving issues within the JPA application.

With three major releases each year, this role is both demanding and challenging and requires someone that can handle multiple strands of work in a fast paced and ever changing environment.

Key responsibilities -

• Carry out detailed business analysis and requirements gathering for medium to large projects of work, and liaise closely with the Customer in order to refine requirements
• Produce and/or update detailed design specifications in accordance with Account procedures.
• Provide estimates in accordance with Account procedures.
• Construct/modify the configuration of core and custom Oracle modules in accordance with detailed design specifications
• Produce test specifications to demonstrate that reconfigured elements meet requirements.
• Execute unit testing and document outcomes in accordance with quality procedures
• Provide support to the full life cycle of each (i.e. system testing, UAT and implementation)

Required Skills

You need to have:

• Expert Oracle end to end Business Process and detailed application knowledge across Payroll/Financials
• Expert Oracle Payroll dealing with all areas of processing as well as development and configuration of new functionality.
• High-level understanding of HR - Oracle eBusiness Suite R12.2.5.
• Understanding of programming languages and ability to read and understand Oracle packages.
• Proficient with writing SQL scripts to examine the database.
   

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Full time permanent
Location: Gosport
Security Clearance Level: Current SC or willing to undergo the vetting process
Internal Recruiter: Josh
Salary: up to £55,000
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.