Senior Systems Engineer—Corporate Systems, Oracle Payroll

Marriott•Bethesda, MD

10d•$100,400 - $198,900•Hybrid

About The Position

Marriott is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Corporate Systems, Oracle Payroll, to help advance its cloud-based HR, payroll, analytics, and AI platform. The position serves as a technical authority for HR and payroll products, conducting research, analysis, design, and development across Oracle HCM SaaS, custom applications, APIs, and integration frameworks. The engineer establishes technical standards and reusable frameworks for secure, consistent, efficient integrations and product delivery, and provides technical oversight of service-provider deliverables. The role also evaluates emerging technologies, addresses complex technical challenges, and makes decisions on non-routine requests that support analytics-driven business decisions. The position provides technical leadership and supports complex systems development, integrations, implementations, and application operations. It works with stakeholders, service providers, and internal teams to define requirements, prioritize work, manage project plans and backlogs, review estimates, ensure quality, resolve service-delivery issues, and coordinate testing and deployment. Marriott HQ positions are hybrid for candidates within commuting distance of Bethesda, Maryland; candidates outside that commuting distance may be considered for remote positions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience or certification.
At least 6 years of technology experience supporting and developing Oracle HCM Fusion Cloud applications.
Strong expertise configuring Oracle Fusion Payroll, including Elements, Calculation Cards, Balances, Payroll Flows, and Fast Formulas.
Hands-on experience with Payroll Costing and accounting reconciliation, and a solid understanding of the end-to-end payroll lifecycle.
Experience implementing and integrating Oracle Payroll with Absence Management, Time & Labor (OTL), and Project Portfolio Management (PPM).
Strong knowledge of the Oracle HCM security framework, including role-based security, data security, and access controls.
Deep understanding of Oracle HCM Cloud architecture and configuration, including Business Objects, object relationships, seeded processes, system dependencies, enterprise and workforce structures, and Setup & Maintenance.
Extensive experience with Fast Formulas, BI Publisher Reports, HCM Extracts, HDL/HSDL, REST APIs, and related data-loading and reporting tools.
Proficiency with Oracle HCM administration and extensibility tools, including Experience Design Studio, AutoComplete Rules, Alerts Composer, Page Composer, ESS Jobs, Journeys, Checklists, and Document Records.
Experience managing application deployments and migrations using Sandboxes, Configuration Set Migration (CSM), and Functional Setup Manager (FSM).
Experience with test planning and execution, including unit, system integration (SIT), regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
Strong analytical, documentation, troubleshooting, and stakeholder-management skills; ability to gather requirements, produce solution designs, resolve technical issues, and manage multiple priorities in complex enterprise environments.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree.
At least 6 years of domain experience relevant to the supported business function, with industry and competitive-landscape knowledge.
2 to 5 years of experience using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) and/or Oracle SOA Suite.
Knowledge of SOA web services and REST integrations.
Oracle Global Human Resources Cloud: Oracle Payroll Implementation Certification.
Oracle certifications in Global HR, Benefits, Payroll, Absence Management, Talent Management, Learning, or Recruiting Cloud.
Technology leadership experience in a sourced or internally managed environment.
Knowledge of Oracle Visual Builder Studio, APEX, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) PaaS.
Experience with Airflow and Python.
Experience developing test plans and scripts and managing unit, systems, regression, and user acceptance testing.
Experience with agile software methodologies.
Ability to work independently and drive required tasks to completion in a timely manner.
Vendor-management experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical authority on system capabilities for HR and payroll products.
Conduct research, analysis, design, and development for Oracle HCM SaaS, custom applications, APIs, and integration frameworks.
Establish technical standards and reusable frameworks that support secure, consistent, and efficient integrations and product delivery.
Provide technical oversight of service-provider deliverables and guide provider teams toward quality standards, best practices, and performance objectives.
Evaluate emerging technologies and address complex technical challenges and non-routine business requests.
Train or mentor team members and peers as appropriate.
Identify opportunities to improve service-delivery processes and provide financial input on budgets, capital expenditures, or cost and resource estimates when requested.
Analyze service-delivery processes and projects, and support existing applications and large projects in at least one environment.
Validate requirements before service-provider or internal teams begin solutioning.
Plan and coordinate complex implementations, overseeing the quality of functional design, usability, functionality, and implementation.
Advise the support desk on change management related to system support and training.
Ensure projects follow defined development, business-case, governance, and project-management processes, and coordinate with IT and vendor-relations teams.
Maintain an appropriate balance between business and operational risk and provide input on governance-process improvements.
Lead stakeholder prioritization meetings, resolve requested changes through the appropriate process, coordinate visible operational activities, and groom application backlogs.
Validate and monitor service-provider and internal-team project plans, schedules, deliverables, metrics, and outcomes; make short-term resource plans and review work estimates for accuracy.
Facilitate timely resolution of service-delivery problems and minimize client impact; alert business-stakeholder executives to degraded or missed service levels.
Act as an applications expert and technical resource for senior leaders, project teams, and other team members; lead workgroups or project teams or serve as a technical specialist.
Develop and manage project-plan elements with minimal assistance, including schedules, deliverables, and metrics; provide accurate effort estimates.
Coordinate complex integrations and implementations with quality assurance, infrastructure services, vendors, and internal application delivery teams.
Support and develop systems in at least one environment and provide consultation on routine and complex systems development.
Facilitate and execute technical infrastructure, specialization, and integration activities while applying an understanding of business processes, customers, and functions.

Benefits

401(k) plan
Stock purchase plan
Discounts at Marriott properties
Commuter benefits
Employee assistance plan
Childcare discounts
Medical coverage for full-time positions
Dental coverage for full-time positions
Vision coverage for full-time positions
Health care flexible spending account for full-time positions
Dependent care flexible spending account for full-time positions
Life insurance for full-time positions
Disability insurance for full-time positions
Accident insurance for full-time positions
Adoption expense reimbursements for full-time positions
Paid parental leave for full-time positions
Educational assistance for full-time positions
Washington employees accrue paid sick leave and 0.077 PTO balance per hour worked, and are eligible for a minimum of 9 holidays annually