Sr. PeopleSoft Developer

About the Job

Consider a career with one of the nation’s largest Universities! The Office of Information Technology (OIT) develops and maintains mission-critical applications for the University of Minnesota. The ERP Support team in OIT is seeking a People Soft developer who will serve as a technical resource for a mission-critical People Soft enterprise system. The position requires excellent communication and collaboration skills, commitment, self-direction and development, an ability to multitask, strong analytical skills, and a comprehensive knowledge in a specific area or multiple areas of People Soft ERP systems.

The ideal candidate will also have experience in Higher Education and a desire to support enterprise information management, business intelligence, machine learning, data science, and other business interests.

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Offer:

• University paid contribution (10% of your salary) to your retirement account - vested immediately.
• 22 paid vacation days per year, in addition to sick leave and 12 paid holidays.
• Reduced tuition opportunities covering 75% - 100% of eligible tuition.
• Excellent and affordable health care benefits (2023 Enrollment Guide).
• Wellbeing program with opportunity to earn lower health care rates.
• Free disability insurance and employer-paid life insurance.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity.
• Financial counseling services.
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost.
• Employee Transit Pass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area.
• Annual merit increase program.

Please note, this position is not eligible for H-1B or Green Card sponsorship.

The University of Minnesota is committed to fostering local talent through employment opportunities. While this position utilizes a hybrid work modality, prospective applicants must be located either in the state of Minnesota or near the Wisconsin border OR otherwise open to relocation.

• Design, develop, review and test code and scripts.
• Review system requirements, design, and business processes to ensure alignment with IT and business strategies.
• Analyze business processes and prioritize user development requirements to ensure maximum efficiency.
• Generate and execute accurate and efficient SQL statements for production data fixes.
• Perform code and design reviews for development team members.
• Participate in the scheduling of build and test cycles with the project team.
• Perform People Soft patch analysis, technical customizations and/or recommendation of removals of modifications.
• Explain technical implementations to end-users, business customers, management and other OIT departments, either verbally or in writing.
• Perform technical research on defect reports and enhancement requests to determine the true nature of the work required.
• Provide support for business and/or systems analysts during requirements definition meetings and creation of functional designs.
• Negotiate skillfully with both internal and external groups, ensuring successful results.
• Collaborate with functional partners, developers and support to define and understand both functional and technical requirements for People Soft Systems.

Required Qualifications (must be documented on resume):

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 4 years of experience or Master's degree plus at least 2 years of experience.
• Experience with Application Tools:
  Application Engine, People Code, Workflow, Integration Broker, Process Scheduler, PIA, Data Mover, Change Assistant, Security Administration, nVision, Component Interface, Application Designer and Query Manager, People Tools Portal Technologies.
• Skilled in People Tools 8.59 (or higher) as well as functional background in People Soft Campus Solutions 9.2, People Soft HCM 9.2 and/or People Soft Finance 9.2.
• Experience with Oracle Databases and writing SQL to perform table updates.

Preferred Qualifications (please document on resume, if applicable):

• Working experience and/or training on People Tools Fluid framework
• Advanced analytical, decision-making, and learning capabilities.
• Experience in creating custom bolt-on applications.
• Experience in change requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, customization, implementation, upgrade, maintenance, and support of People Soft.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a diverse environment. Willing to adapt to a changing System Development Life Cycle.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is the University's central IT unit and provides enterprise-level technologies and services that are broadly consumed, core to central administrative business operations, and tend to offer substantial economies of scale. We are part of a larger ecosystem of IT professionals who work in academic and support units systemwide. Local or collegiate IT units often offer discipline-specific, niche, and complementary services to the OIT central services.

Pay Range: $120,000 - $130,000; depending on…