Solutions Architect - Oracle EPM; FCCS Focus

Position: Solutions Architect - Oracle EPM (FCCS Focus)
Job Description

Company Description

McDonald’s growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni‑channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3

Ds (Delivery, Digital and Drive Thru). McDonald’s will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive Thrus, through McDelivery, dine‑in or takeaway.

McDonald’s Global Technology is here to power tomorrow’s feel‑good moments.

That’s why you’ll find us at the forefront of transformative technology, exploring new and innovative ways to serve our millions of customers and spread happiness one delicious Hot Fudge Sundae‑dipped fry at a time. Using AI, robotics and emerging tech, we’re digitizing the Golden Arches. Combine that with our unparalleled global scale, and we’re reshaping all areas of the business, industry and every community that is home to a McDonald’s restaurant.

We face complex tech challenges every day. But that’s where our diverse and talented teams come in. They’re made up of the best and brightest from all over the globe, and they thrive in the space where feel‑good meets fast‑paced.

Check out the McDonald’s Global Technology Technical Blog () to learn how technology and our global team are directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy.

Role Overview

This opportunity is part of the Global Technology Enterprise Products & Platforms (EPP) Team, focused on Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions including Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Consolidation and Close, and Account Reconciliation product areas, where our vision is to “Always be a people led, product centric, forward‑thinking & trusted technology partner”.

The Solutions Architect role is responsible for designing and maintaining solutions blueprints for products and working with product engineering teams to implement solution design. This includes designing, configuring, and supporting implementation of innovative solutions that align with business objectives and technology strategy. This role will report to the Sr. Manager, Technical Product Management.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Solution Design and Architecture

• Work closely with stakeholders to understand their business objectives, challenges, and requirements

• Develop comprehensive architectural designs for technology solutions across multiple products that meet business requirements and integrate seamlessly with existing McDonald’s systems and platforms

• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and resilient, in line with industry best practices and McDonald’s standards, aiming to strike a balance between innovation and stability

• Create and maintain architectural documentation, including high‑level design and configuration documents, architecture diagrams and technical specifications

• Defines enterprise technical standards & ensures adherence

• Communicate these effectively to stakeholders, ensuring everyone understands the rationale behind architectural choices and their implications

• Plays pivotal role in design, development, testing and deployment of the overall solution. Experience working collaboratively in a predominantly supplier‑enabled, outsource technology delivery environment

• Provides guidance and necessary clarifications to the boundary and integration systems and works with boundary and integration systems to troubleshoot and mitigate any source/destination issues and requirements. Perform root cause analysis with team.

• Analyze patches and plan patch deployment activities

Technology Strategy and Roadmap

• Collaborate with product leadership teams to define and evolve the technology strategy and roadmap for the technology suite

• Identify emerging technologies and trends towards enhancing McDonald’s technology stack in the respective business area towards improving outcomes

• Provide guidance during evaluation and selection of new technologies, platforms and vendors

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