PeopleSoft Programmer/Analyst - Expert, Campus Solutions
Irvine, CA

Job Description

Job Description:

Under the general direction of the Associate Vice President for Enterprise Applications and Digital Transformation, and as part of a team, the candidate is responsible for providing complex technical expertise for the application development, implementation, and maintenance of mission critical enterprise systems including, of Oracle/PeopleSoft all Campus Solution modules, some Human Resource modules and/or other and/or related systems and associated databases to meet user business and campus information needs.

Essential Job Functions

* Demonstrate an in depth understanding and development skills for PS Campus Solution modules of Student Records, Financial Aid, Admissions, Campus Community, and others.
* Capable of developing highly complex application programs and functional solutions utilizing advanced PeopleSoft Application Designer, Integration Broker, PeopleCode, SQR, DataMover, Application Engine, and other Oracle/PeopleSoft tools.
* Independently evaluates and troubleshoots issues, implementing solutions with application programs.
* Perform system design and development of complex application programs. Implement and document complex application and programs based on the policies and procedures of the organizations PeopleSoft (Common Management System) applications.
* Develop and document technical specifications and test plans with consideration of data/system integrity, feasibility, integration needs and security.
* Plans, designs, develops and deploys of enterprise projects, ensures timelines and deliverables are met and technical documentation are completed accurately, using the CMS guidelines recommended by the Chancellor's Office, and the campus development standards.
* Function as a subject matter expert for complex user support tickets and performs assessments. Research user issues and independently resolve technical problems for a diverse constituency of campus users.
* Design and develop of complex applications and programs based on the policies and procedures of PeopleSoft (Common Management System) applications.
* Develop application programs and functional solutions utilizing PeopleSoft Application Designer, Integration Broker, PeopleCode, SQR, DataMover, Application Engine, and other Oracle/PeopleSoft tools.
* Independently troubleshoot issues with application programs.
* Function as a subject matter expert for complex user support tickets and performs assessments independently resolve technical problems for a diverse constituency of campus users.
* Plan, design, development and deployment of enterprise projects, ensuring timelines, projects and deliverables are met, and technical documentation are completed accurately, using the CMS guidelines recommended by the Chancellor's Office, and the campus development standards.
* Leads cross-functional teams with technical projects, facilitation and consultation for campus enterprise systems emerging technology.
* Evaluates, assess and test updates, fixes, and new functionality.
* Consult with campus stakeholders to develop and review requirements and feasibility of technical solutions. Develop and assess project scope, time lines and customer expectations envisioning desired outcomes and integrates into overall plan.
* Interact with a wide variety of faculty, staff, managers and vendors to understand and address problems from a broad, interactive perspective and develop long range technical solutions that combine information and ideas in new and unprecedented ways.
* Prepares technical documentation specifications, including logic/technical diagrams, development of reports and record layouts, detailed program specifications, program instructions, and procedures. Test plans with consideration of data/system integrity, feasibility, integration needs and security.
* Uses query tools such as PeopleSoft Query to create ad-hoc reports on demand. Oversees scheduled jobs (processes and reports).
* Performs other related work as required by the Director of Administrative Information Systems.

Required Education

* Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field plus 5 (+) years of relevant fulltime experience, or
* Masters or above in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or related field and three (3+) years work-related experience.

Required Experience

* Equivalent to seven (7) years of full time related work experience developing and maintaining enterprise-level PeopleSoft Campus Solutions applications.
* Minimum of four years in higher-education experience preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

* Campus-defined systems, applications, and standards
* Structured programming techniques, relational database design, and file structure
* Knowledge and skills in applications programming and systems analysis
* System development life cycle and structured systems development concepts
* Formal data flow analysis methodologies
* Data administration principles and data modeling concepts
* Administrative systems development and workflow processes
* Oracle/PeopleSoft Tools 8x or higher
* Client/server technologies
* System/equipment capability, design restrictions, and security requirement
* Network configuration, programming, and protocols

Abilities to:

* Possess advanced knowledge of the work area demonstrated by an understanding and use of the advanced principles and theories.
* Ability to integrate and apply work related knowledge to achieve innovative solutions.
* Ability to anticipate the impact of problems and solutions on other systems.
* Ability to investigate and research new systems and technologies and develop complex information technology systems and solutions.
* Ability to understand problems from a broad perspective and explore, conceive, and implement solutions and ideas in new ways.
* Ability to predict and anticipate problems and be proactive when creating solutions.
* Demonstrated communication expertise using persuasion and negotiation.
* Ability to teach and transfer knowledge and skills to others.
* Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, specifically to communicate technical computing related topics and solutions to a nontechnical audience.
* Ability to work independently, as well as in a group, in some instances lead and motivate others
* Possess excellent written and verbal communications skills with the ability to take initiative to complete work assignments.
* Ability to research and evaluate the functionality of vendor software to meet user needs

Skill in:

* Development and support experience in a CMS and PeopleSoft environment. Experience with Oracle/PeopleSoft 9.x or higher tools: Application Designer, PeopleCode, Application Engine, Component Interface, Integration Broker and Messaging, PeopleSoft Portal, Data Mover, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
* Knowledge of relational database design and implementation.
* Hands on expert experience developing and/or programming SQR, Crystal Reports, XML Publisher, Application Engine, Oracle Stored Procedures, PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Component Interface, Business Interlinks, PeopleSoft Application Designer, Oracle Database and Oracle development tools such as PL/SQL.
* Knowledge of PeopleSoft Portal and web development tools such as Java, HTML, XML, and AJAX.
* Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to communicate technical computing related topics and solutions to a nontechnical audience.
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
* Ability to take initiative and willingness to work long hours when necessary.
* Ability to understand business processes for Human Resources, Finance and Academic units in an academic environment across various departments.
* Using systems work flow and logic flowchart techniques
* Applying and using operations analysis and structured design analysis techniques
* Additional Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
* Development and support experience in CMS and PeopleSoft environment.
* Experience applying patches and fixes.

Who We Are:

ThoughtFocus is a privately held IT services, software engineering and business process management firm with offices in the US, India and the Philippines. It helps clients in the financial services, manufacturing, education, aerospace and technology industries with their key business and technology challenges. ThoughtFocus brings critical program acceleration to client initiatives while minimizing costs and risks with intellectual capital, technical and process frameworks, operating models and software infrastructure.

We have 1,800+ employees globally and are growing rapidly across all office locations. In the US, ThoughtFocus has facilities in California, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Georgia and Texas. As an organization, ThoughtFocus strives to build lasting relationships. ThoughtFocus was founded in 2004 and continues to be an employee-owned company with a minority investment from the Blackstone Group.

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