PeopleSoft Architect/Consultant

Job Description:

Seeking a motivated, experienced IT professional to join the Enterprise Application Services Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a IT professional to join an exceptionally skilled team and contribute to critical statewide initiatives.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in application development; complex hybrid architecture both physical and on cloud platforms; exceptional communication skills and experience collaborating on cross-functional teams; and the skills to effectively troubleshoot, prioritize, and resolve issues to ensure applications remain operational. This position will support daily activities for multiple functional areas and systems that support 24/7 operations and requires the candidate to collaborate with cross functional teams in a fast paced and fluid setting.

The incumbent of this position supports a number of enterprise applications. The selected candidate will perform activities related to the analysis, design, testing, maintenance, and support of the HRCMS - Human Resources/Compensation Management System, an Oracle/PeopleSoft HR and Payroll application. Activities are conducted in conformity with EOTSS standards.

The individual will facilitate change management activities between the project team and IT service groups; and participate in all phases of the project life cycle with emphasis on application development, configuration and thorough understanding of system architecture and design.

Responsibilities:

Configure, Design, Develop enhancements to Peoplesoft HCM application

Stay abreast with the new releases of Images, tax updates and patches

Independently work on tasks end to end, take ownership from Design to Production migration including communication to various teams

Handle all customer requests promptly within the organization’s SLA

Support On-call duties (in rotation) for night support for 24/7 applications.

Ensure that products conform to Section 508 Accessibility requirements.

Provide technical support to Business analysts in production support or new functionality fit-gap sessions.

Collaborate with internal/external teams to ensure development, configuration and implementation is consistent with user specifications and perform follow-up as required

Advise Management on administrative and operating problems pertaining to system administration and management.

Required Qualifications:

6+ years’ experience as a developer working on complex systems.

Extensive experience querying databases and optimizing queries. Proficient in enterprise development and data warehousing life cycles.

Working knowledge of front-end development languages including JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.

Ability to establish and maintain working relationships and contribute within a collaborative team.

Knowledge of collaboration, content management, data analysis and/or testing tools. (Mobius, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Rational and/or similar platforms)

Proficient in Peoplesoft HCM Module.

Proficient in Oracle/Peoplesoft development tools: Application Designer, Application Engine, Component Interfaces, SQR, Shell Scripting, Data Mover; and Oracle database management: Query tuning, development, PL/SQL; Application Change Assistant and Image development life cycle.

Knowledge in Informatica IICS development, User/System connectivity including knowledge of network/firewall rules, Cognos Reporting, Linux shell scripting, and testing methodologies.

Knowledge in IICS, AWS Redshift Querying, Data Warehouse GUI tools, Linux shell scripting, IICS ETL development and configuration, and Structured Query Language (SQL)

Familiar with ITIL framework and service delivery.

Ability to self-manage deadlines and proactively engage with team members and activities.

Current knowledge of industry best practices.

Superior problem-solving skills.