Peoplesoft Administrator

Job Description: Mid-Senior PeopleSoft Administrator (PeopleTools Upgrade Specialist)

Position Title: Mid-Senior PeopleSoft Administrator

Department: Enterprise Applications / IT Infrastructure

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Remote

Position Summary

We are seeking a Mid-Senior PeopleSoft Administrator to join our team, with a primary focus on driving and executing our upcoming PeopleTools upgrade initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for the technical lifecycle of our PeopleSoft environments, ensuring seamless system availability, configuration, and performance. You will act as the technical lead for upgrading our core infrastructure, applying patches, and maintaining environment stability across our Development, Test, and Production landscapes.

Core Responsibilities

• PeopleTools Upgrades & Patching: Lead the technical planning, testing, and execution of PeopleTools upgrades [e.g., from 8.5x to 8.6x]. Apply selective updates, bundles, and tax updates utilizing PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) and Change Assistant.
• Infrastructure Management: Configure, maintain, and tune all components of the PeopleSoft internet architecture (PIA), including Web Server (Oracle WebLogic), Application Server (Oracle Tuxedo), and Process Schedulers using psadmin.
• Environment Lifecycles & Migrations: Build, clone, and maintain non-production environments to support upgrade testing cycles. Manage code and definition migrations across environments using Application Designer and Data Mover.
• Troubleshooting & Performance Tuning: Diagnose and resolve complex upgrade-related issues, syntax changes, and connectivity bottlenecks. Optimize server processes (PSAPPSRV, PSQCKSRV) and manage server cache to ensure maximum uptime.
• Integration & Security: Maintain system integration points through Integration Broker gateways. Administer PeopleSoft security, user profiles, and coordinate SSL/TLS certificate updates across environments.

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Experience:5 to 8 years of dedicated experience as a PeopleSoft Administrator, with documented experience successfully executing at least one major PeopleTools upgrade lifecycle.
• Upgrade Tools: Expert-level proficiency with Change Assistant, PUM (PeopleSoft Update Manager), Upgrade Templates, and environment validation processes.
• PeopleTools Architecture: Deep knowledge of psadmin, Data Mover, Application Designer, and PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (PIA) administration.
• Middleware & Platform: Proven experience managing Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Tuxedo domains on Linux/Unix or Windows Server platforms.
• Database: Strong command of SQL for system administration tasks, query auditing, and troubleshooting database connectivity (Oracle DB or MS SQL Server).

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Project Execution: Ability to map out upgrade timelines, identify technical dependencies, and systematically document upgrade steps.
• Problem Solving: Strong root-cause analysis skills to quickly address upgrade failures, compiler errors, or post-upgrade performance regressions.
• Collaboration: Proven track record working alongside Developers, DBAs, and QA teams to validate environments during testing cycles.