PeopleSoft Architect

Overview:

Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced PeopleSoft Architect to be a key resource on a technical services team.

Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.

Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check

Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

Responsibilities:

Perform complex computer systems analysis work in support of the Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting (CDER) Project which is similar to a custom Grants Module. Work involves planning and analysis of user requirements, procedures, and process automation. Technical expertise in re-platforming an existing mainframe system to a PeopleSoft Bolt-on module. May provide guidance or supervise the work of others. Work under general to minimal supervision, with moderate to considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment:

Use standard project management methodologies, tools, and techniques to address project needs.

Assist with creating, maintaining, and enforcing global standards.

A resource to vendor/contract staff on client standards and templates.

Conduct Application Design Sessions with customers and IT staff to define system requirements and create PeopleSoft technical system designs.

Communicate with users to confirm alignment of proposed technical solutions with business requirements .

Design system solutions that meet business requirements and align with organizational goals.

Prepare complex and highly detailed designs for CDER (custom Grants module), process models, flowcharts, data mapping and other systems documentation to support processes and enhanced automation.

Develop or assist-in developing test plans and test activities and/or execute test components to ensure new programs meet business requirements and function as needed.

Review and assist in reviewing documentation and performing quality assurance to ensure compliance with program requirements and procedural standards for the assigned project.

Assist in the diagnosis of problems associated with the PeopleSoft Financials application.

Design and implement integrations between PeopleSoft and other systems within the organization's IT ecosystem using Integration Broker, web services, and other integration technologies.

Write detailed specifications to develop and correct the custom module and perform the process as designed.

Comply with all Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, policies, and procedures including IT Handbook and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that govern client's IT.

Contribute to teamwork and communicate effectively.

Promote IT excellence.

Maintain a reliable and predictable work schedule. Worker may be requested to work outside of normal business hours to sustain operations or complete urgent assignments.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

Years

Skills/Experience

8

Experience as a systems analyst in a technical or analytical field

8

Hands-on experience in design, implementation, and production support of applications

8

Experience conducting technical PeopleSoft requirements sessions, PeopleSoft configuration and testing including UAT and assist in developing training documentation

8

Experience creating project documentation such as: system requirement specification, system design specifications, architectural diagrams, flowcharts, screen prototypes, wireframes, interface specifications, data conversion, process workflow, and database record and field specifications

8

SQL, PeopleTools (PeopleCode Language/ Application Engine, Component Interface, SQR), and SaaS application experience

8

Skill in business analysis and developing custom PeopleSoft solutions to complex problems

2

Experience with a Test Tool, such as Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) – Octane (Or earlier versions of ALM)

4

Experience in database management systems (IBM Data Studio, Squirrel)

8

As a Programmer, Analyst, or Systems Administrator

8

Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio

Preferred:

Years

Skills/Experience

4

Certified Analyst or Developer

4

SQL Language

4

Agile or Hybrid Software Development Methodologies

3

Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System for Texas (CAPPS), client’s version Workforce Reporting, Accounting and Procurement System (WRAPS), and State of Texas Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS)

Permanent