Oracle PPM & WACS Solution Architect

On-Site: Oracle PPM & WACS Solution Architect _ New Orleans, Louisiana

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

Duration: 1 year contract

Candidates must be able to participate in video interviews.

There will be 1–2 video interviews

This role requires working onsite 5 days a week in New Orleans, and no relocation assistance is provided.

Able to support all types of sponsorship, including H-1B

The candidate does not need to currently reside in New Orleans, Louisiana, but must be willing and able to relocate immediately upon receiving an offer for the position.

Expertise in configuration, management, strategy, and functionality of Oracle WACS and PPM. They basically have an MVP of the platforms now with 70% functionality complete - needs someone to come in, understand the business needs and get the products setup the rest based on solving business needs. Super smart, driven, go getter, little direction, can solve problems.

What the acronyms usually mean

Oracle WACS

WACS is most used to refer to WebCenter Administration / Content Services (part of the Oracle WebCenter suite), though in some organizations it can be customized terminology.

In practice, when you see “Oracle WACS,” it usually points to:

• Oracle WebCenter (Content / Portal / Sites / Services)
• Content management and document handling
• Workflow and collaboration features
• Enterprise content repositories and integration layers

Think: document management enterprise content portal/workflow layer sitting on top of Oracle infrastructure.

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Oracle PPM

PPM = Project Portfolio Management

This is a well-defined Oracle Cloud application suite:

• Project financial management
• Project costing and budgeting
• Resource management
• Project planning and execution tracking
• Portfolio-level reporting and governance

In Oracle Cloud ERP, PPM is used to manage the full lifecycle of projects from funding → execution → cost tracking → reporting.

Think: enterprise project finance governance system.

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What’s typically needed for a PPM / WACS MVP consultant role

For an MVP (minimum viable product) implementation or consulting role, the expectation is usually hands-on implementation experience, not just advisory.

1. Oracle PPM MVP Consultant Skills

You typically need:

• Oracle Cloud ERP PPM implementation experience
• Strong understanding of:
• Project Costing
• Project Billing
• Grants / Capital Projects (if applicable)
• Resource Management
• Configuration of:
• Project structures (WBS, tasks, budgets)
• Financial setups (rates, cost plans, billing rules)
• Data migration experience (projects, budgets, historical costs)
• Integration experience (ERP, HCM, Procurement)
• Reporting (OTBI / BI Publisher)

MVP expectation:

• Can stand up a working PPM instance quickly
• Configure core project lifecycle end-to-end
• Support basic integrations and reporting
• Work independently with minimal architecture guidance

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2. Oracle WACS / WebCenter MVP Skills

For WebCenter/WACS-related roles:

• Oracle WebCenter Content / Sites experience
• Document management configuration:
• metadata models
• security roles
• content workflows
• Integration experience:
• APIs / REST / SOAP
• ERP or external system document flows
• Basic Java / middleware understanding (often WebLogic-based stack)
• Migration of documents/content repositories

MVP expectation:

• Can deploy and configure a functional content management or portal environment
• Set up document workflows and permissions
• Enable basic integration with enterprise systems
• Deliver a usable “first version” content/workflow platform

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When WACS PPM show up together, it often means:

• Enterprise Oracle Cloud transformation program
• PPM handles project financials
• WACS/WebCenter handles documents, approvals, or project content workflows
• Integration between project data and document/workflow systems is key