Sr. Staff Solutions Architect – Supply Chain (R6251)

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai . Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn , X , Instagram , and YouTube .

Shield AI is seeking a senior Solutions Architect – Supply Chain to serve as the functional and technical authority for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP across Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay, with strong working depth in Supply Chain Planning. This role owns the design, configuration, and continuous improvement of Oracle Fusion Order Management, Procurement, Inventory, and Supply Chain Planning capabilities, ensuring the two core commercial flows — selling and buying — operate as a single, well-architected system.

This is a hands-on, business-facing role. The Solutions Architect is expected to be the trusted advisor and go-to resource for business stakeholders on any process change involving Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, or Supply Chain Planning — translating business need into a scalable, well-architected solution, and then configuring and implementing that solution directly for medium-complexity projects. For large, complex initiatives, this person leads solution design and partners with Shield AI’s implementation partner to deliver, while remaining the accountable architect and voice of the business throughout.

Beyond core ERP, this role holds ownership of adjacent enterprise systems and solutions for example, Salesforce as it relates to order and quote-to-cash touchpoints, and maintains a close working relationship with Solutions Architect for Manufacturing for supplier quality and shared planning data — ensuring Procure-to-Pay and supplier performance issues are resolved jointly with Manufacturing’s QMS and MES ownership. Partnership with finance Solutions Architect to ensure end-to-end integration with Finance/Accounting.

What you'll do:

Solution Architecture & Business Partnership

• Designs and delivers technical solutions, creates detailed solution designs, specific integration points, and selects appropriate tools and frameworks. Collaboration with developers and engineers to implement solutions, conducts technical reviews and resolves design challenges.

• Documents architectures, provides technical guidance during development, and ensures solutions adhere to performance, security, and interoperability requirements. Prototypes new approaches and evaluates emerging technologies for project suitability.

• Serve as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for business partners across Sales Operations, Order Management, Procurement, and Supply Chain Planning on process design and system capability questions.

• Act as the lead advocate for business stakeholders in all Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay discussions, ensuring their operational needs, constraints, and priorities are represented in solution design.

• Become the go-to resource for any proposed Order-to-Cash or Procure-to-Pay process change, evaluating impact, feasibility, and fit within the Oracle Fusion ERP data model and integration landscape before implementation.

• Translate business requirements into scalable solution designs that balance standard Oracle Fusion functionality against configuration, extension, or integration needs.

• Maintain a working command of Supply Chain Planning (demand/supply balancing, MRP inputs/outputs) to ensure Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay designs do not create downstream planning conflicts or gaps.

Hands-On Configuration & Delivery

• Directly configure Oracle Fusion Order Management, Pricing, Procurement (Purchasing, Sourcing, Supplier Portal), Inventory, and Supply Chain Planning modules for medium-sized projects, enhancements, and break/fix work.

• Build, test, and deploy configuration changes, including setup of Fusion functional areas, security, approval hierarchies, workflows, and data structures related to order and procurement processes.

• Author functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and process/procedure documentation to support changes made in the environment.

• For large or highly complex initiatives, define solution architecture and requirements, then partner closely with the implementation partner to execute — remaining accountable for solution quality, business fit, and knowledge transfer.

• Participate in and help lead workshops, fit-gap sessions, and design reviews with business stakeholders and implementation partner teams.

Order-to-Cash & Procure-to-Pay Ownership

• Own the end-to-end Order-to-Cash cycle in Oracle Fusion: quote/order capture, pricing, fulfillment, billing handoff, and returns, including the Salesforce-to-Fusion order and quote touchpoints.

• Own the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay cycle in Oracle Fusion: requisitioning, sourcing, purchase orders, supplier management, receiving, and invoice-matching handoff to Finance AP.

• Maintain a supplier-quality touchpoint with the Manufacturing Solutions Architect, ensuring Procure-to-Pay data (supplier performance, non-conformance, receiving issues) flows cleanly into QMS-driven supplier corrective action processes.

• Ensure Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay designs remain consistent with upstream/downstream Supply Chain Planning and MRP signals owned by the Manufacturing Solutions Architect.

Integrations

• Design and help implement integrations between Oracle Fusion ERP and Salesforce, banking/payment platforms, EDI/supplier networks, and other Order-to-Cash or Procure-to-Pay-adjacent systems.

• Define integration requirements, data mappings, and error-handling/reconciliation approaches in partnership with technical/integration teams.

• Evaluate integration patterns (API, middleware, file-based, EDI) and recommend approaches appropriate to data volume, latency, and criticality.

• Support testing, cutover, and hypercare activities for integration-related changes.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain configuration standards, documentation, and change control discipline for the Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay functional areas.

• Identify opportunities for process simplification, automation, and improved data quality across order, procurement, and planning cycles.

• Stay current on Oracle Fusion quarterly releases relevant to Order Management, Procurement, and Supply Chain Planning, and assess/recommend adoption of new features.

• Mentor junior functional/technical resources and contribute to a growing internal ERP center of excellence.

Required Qualifications:

• 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise ERP systems, with significant depth in Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay functions.

• Hands-on experience configuring Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP (Order Management and Procurement pillars); comfortable working directly in the application, not solely at a requirements level.