Senior PeopleSoft Admin/Architect

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.  

 We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of  what we do:  

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner  

• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business  

• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK  

• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW  

• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW  

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!. 

Job Description

You will be working with a range of technical experts as well as with knowledge leaders from the business, giving you exposure to an industry sector embracing innovation and evolution.

You will be responsible for: 

• You’ll have responsibility for the design, installation, upgrade and patching of PeopleSoft environments including PeopleTools components, Mid-Tier components, OpenSearch and have a working knowledge of Oracle and SQL Server Databases. 
• You will be competent in the use of PeopleTools and Application DPKs, the use of customisation YAML and the use of automation to build, update and patch PeopleTools infrastructure.  Experience with shell scripting and Puppet will be expected and the use of orchestration tools like RunDeck, Jenkins and Ansible highly desirable. 
• You will be required to work alone on smaller projects and to lead a team of PS Admins on larger projects ensuring work packages are clearly defined, planned, quality assured and interfacing with the Project Manager.  
• You will have responsibility for planning and executing PeopleTools upgrade and Application PUM upgrade activities. 
• You will Support Technical teams to migrate code and configuration to Production using App Designer, CA, 
• Trouble shooting performance issues across the PeopleSoft system 
• You will be responsible PeopleSoft Quarterly Patching for customer systems and expected to lead on innovations to improve deployments. 
• Maintain PeopleSoft environments troubleshooting fixing all server / application related issues.
• Very good understanding of PeopleSoft Admin technical architecture.
• Drive PUM upgrade activities.
• Should work with Functional and Technical team members effectively.
• Help Technical team to migrate the approved code to Production.
• Planning environment availability for end users.
• Ability to perform post refresh activity on non-production environments.
• Monitor Production Schedule Jobs.
• Trouble shooting performance issues with PS processes and reports.
• Oracle DB installations, Database backup and recovery.
• Database Refresh/cloning.
• PeopleSoft Quarterly Patching
• Oracle DB patching, Maintenance Monitoring (Performance Monitoring and Tuning).
• Create and execute backup/restore and disaster recovery strategy and scripts for databases in specified environment.
• Provide database administration consulting services, including Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Effective Communication / Reporting to end users and Team members.
• Ready to work in shifts mainly in UK business hours but also EST.

Qualifications

• Application Administration and PeopleTools.
• Experience in installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of PeopleSoft Internet Architecture components including App Servers, Process Schedulers, and Web logic Servers on LINUX as well as Windows.
• High-level skills in PeopleTools v854 and higher and with Integration Broker.
• Expert ability with administering Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Have minimum of five years PeopleSoft infrastructure experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (PIA).
• Experience with PeopleSoft 9.x (or above).
• Expert ability with all technical areas of PeopleSoft and/or PS Admin.
• Expert ability in all DBA areas (Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle).
• Demonstrated follow-through on assignments and issue resolution.

Professional skills Required: 

• Resource should have 5-7 years of experience.
• Resource should have good communication.
• Resource should have analytical skills.
• Resource should have ability to handle the pressure.
• Experience on cloud servers.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?  

 At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.  

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits  

• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme  

• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance  

• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme  

• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies  

• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat  

• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.  

• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.  

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.     

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.  

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.  

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.  

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