Sr. Staff Solutions Architect – HCM (R6255)

Shield AI is seeking a senior Solutions Architect – Human Capital Management (HCM) to serve as the functional and technical authority across Shield AI’s dual HCM landscape: UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM.

This role owns the architecture, configuration, and continuous improvement of both platforms and the data/process seams between them. The Solutions Architect – HCM is expected to bridge Finance and People Experience (PX) organizations, translating each group’s requirements into a single, coherent HCM systems strategy.

Responsibilities:

Cross-Platform Strategy & Business Partnership

• Designs and delivers technical solutions, creates detailed solution designs, specific integration points, and selects appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Collaborates with developers and engineers to implement solutions, conducts technical reviews, and resolves design challenges.
• Serves as the primary systems point of contact and trusted advisor for both Finance and People Experience on HCM process design and system capability questions.
• Defines and maintains a unified HCM systems strategy and target-state architecture spanning UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM.

Hands-On Configuration & Delivery

• Directly configures Oracle Fusion HCM for Time and Labor (OTL) and Absence Management.
• Partners closely with UKG administrators and the UKG platform/support team to scope, configure, and validate changes to core HR, recruiting, onboarding, and talent processes in UKG.
• Authors functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and process/procedure documentation covering both platforms and their integration points.

Platform Ownership & Boundary Management

• Owns the functional architecture of the UKG-to-Oracle Fusion HCM boundary.
• Maintains the master data and employee lifecycle data flow across UKG, Oracle Fusion HCM, and Payroll.
• Tracks the Oracle Fusion HCM implementation roadmap and ensures it remains architecturally aligned with UKG’s core HR data model and Finance’s payroll processing calendar.

Integrations

• Designs and helps implement integrations between UKG, Oracle Fusion HCM, and Payroll/Time Management systems.
• Defines integration requirements, data mappings, and error-handling/reconciliation approaches.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Maintains configuration standards, documentation, and change control discipline across both the UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM environments.
• Identifies opportunities for process simplification, automation, and improved data quality.
• Stays current on both UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM release cycles, and assesses/recommends adoption of new features.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise HCM systems.
• Hands-on experience configuring Oracle Fusion Time and Labor (OTL) and Absence Management.
• Strong working knowledge of UKG core HR, talent, and workforce functionality.
• Experience across multiple full-lifecycle HCM implementations.
• Working knowledge of payroll and time management processes.
• Demonstrated experience acting as a functional/solution architect.
• Proven ability to bridge two business organizations with distinct priorities into one coherent systems strategy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior consulting background.
• Direct experience with a UKG-to-Oracle Fusion HCM coexistence model.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated/complex organizations.
• Familiarity with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) or similar middleware/integration platforms.
• Oracle Fusion certifications in Time and Labor or Absence Management; UKG certifications a plus.

AI & Agentic Automation Capabilities:

• Identify high-value candidates for Agentic AI automation within HCM.
• Design and configure AI agent workflows using Oracle’s embedded AI/ML and agentic capabilities.
• Partner with IT/data teams to define prompts, guardrails, data inputs, and approval/exception paths for AI agents.