PeopleSoft Administrator

Work with multiple IT teams and functional departments as a subject matter expert to develop, maintain, and enhance Enterprise PeopleSoft Applications., PeopleSoft Technical Administration & Enhancement to include:

• Technical environment support & management of PeopleSoft Internet Architecture on Windows and Linux platforms - this includes planning, installation, configuration, tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting & change management of PeopleSoft Batch, Database, Application & Web servers.
• Configuration & support of multiple Application Server & Web Server Domains for Production and Non-Production environments & multiple Process Schedulers
• Implement software, hardware & configuration changes to improve system performance.
• Network review, troubleshooting & resolution of Proxy Servers, Firewalls, Web Application Firewalls, VPN Servers & Load Balancing.
• Issue review, troubleshooting & resolution for all PeopleSoft components; online & batch including maintenance of an issue repository & coordination of issues & problems with Oracle Global Support.
• Monitoring & maintaining a comprehensive set of performance metrics for all system features.
• Configure & administer EIPs (Enterprise Integration Points) between multiple PeopleSoft applications.

PeopleSoft Technical Environment Maintenance to include:

• Migration of PeopleSoft Objects & Data between PeopleSoft environments as requested by developers.
• Perform detailed comparisons between PeopleTools environments using PeopleSoft Compare reporting capability to make sure migrations are successful.
• Applying PeopleTools updates and patches to all components of technical architecture. Application Engine Batch, Online, Application Server (Tuxedo) & Web Server.
• Applying PeopleSoft application Patches, PUMs, PRPs, DPK to Batch & Online objects.
• Upgrades including PeopleTools minor & major release functional / technical upgrades. Must include move to production test experience & use of PeopleSoft Change Assistant.
• Impact analysis & comparison of PeopleSoft objects during upgrades & communication with Developers over any impacts. Re-integration of project customizations.
• Maintenance and technical support of PeopleSoft tools.

Other PeopleSoft Application Technical Tasks to include:

• Assisting as technical resource with all general support & infrastructure problems & projects.
• Participating in on-call responsibilities & respond to / resolve emergency issues after hours via cell phone / pager & on site as necessary
• Develop PeopleSoft solutions for Access Control and Portal Administration
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Some travel may be required.
• Uses standard office equipment.
• Requires occasional evening or weekend hours.

Physical Activities, 1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.

Bachelor's degree and 4 years of related experience or associate's degree and 6 years of related experience or high school diploma and 8 years of related experience. Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or a closely related field and At least four (4) experience years performing duties similar to those described above & using specific technical tools or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Experience as a PeopleSoft Administrator, with PS version 9.0+.
• Experience & proficiency with PeopleTool & other PeopleSoft tools noted.
• Experience in analysis, design & development of technical architectures & infrastructure to support PeopleSoft implementations.
• Experience in administration of multi-platform distributed processing environments.
• Experience maintaining multiple versions of PeopleTool & PeopleSoft applications.
• Experience installing & configuring PeopleSoft environments (Internet Architecture, WebLogic, Tuxedo & application / batch servers).
• Experience in debugging complex infrastructure, application & database-related issues.
• Experience with PeopleSoft FSCM, HCM, CS.
• Experience with PeopleSoft development
• Experience with Oracle DBA tasks.
• Experience in Higher Education & knowledge of Higher Education business practices
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills., To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.