Lead PeopleSoft HR Developer (Techno-Functional)

Lead PeopleSoft HR Developer (Techno-Functional)

Position Summary Reporting to the Sr. Director, Finance, HR & EDM Applications; the Lead PeopleSoft HR Developer (Techno-Functional) will work with the People at Columbia (PAC) PeopleSoft HRMS & Payroll Functional and Development teams to develop application code, unit test and troubleshoot issues for Columbia University's PeopleSoft Human Resources application. The Lead PeopleSoft HR Developer (Techno-Functional) will have deep functional knowledge of Oracle/Peoplesoft, TLAM, Human Resources and Payroll business processes and will act as the senior business analyst for the PAC team.

Responsibilities

• Act as Subject Matter Expert and primary contact for system users for functional and technical support covering various HCM modules like TLAM and Payroll.

• Provide ongoing support and expertise PeopleSoft TLAM/Payroll.

• Strong Knowledge of TLAM configuration management principles.

• Conducts impact analysis, application development and unit testing to ensure the quality of the PAC systems application's current design and development standards.

• New process/code development; custom enhancements to existing code, application patches/fixes/upgrades.

• Data and/or process analysis; code documentation; performance tuning; enhancements.

• Works closely with the project managers, functional team members and system administration teams to design, develop, test and implement project related changes.

• Works in a technical and business analyst capacity with a good understanding of HRMS and Payroll business processes, functionalities, relational databases and PeopleSoft table structure.

• Develops business requirements documentation, process workflow diagrams, and functional specifications, user acceptance test scripts, and other supporting documentation required for HRMS and Payroll changes.

• Prepares functional and technical documentation necessary to support business process changes or creation.

• Quickly understand the business issues and data challenges of the client's organization and industry.

• Leads testing efforts.

• Updates documentation and modifies impacted processes for database platforms when necessary.

• Creates and reviews Technical and Functional Designs; unit testing; bundling/un-bundling of code using PeopleTools 8.58 or later versions of Tools and Oracle.

• Weekend and off-hour work may be necessary on occasion.

• All other duties as assigned.

• Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and/or its equivalent required.

• Minimum 5-7 years’ related experience.

• 5+ years’ relevant work experience with PeopleSoft 8.x (v. 9.0 is plus) development experience with People Soft HR applications.

• Experience working on enterprise wide projects a must.

• Two full lifecycle PeopleSoft HR, Payroll and/or Finance implementation experience.

• 5 years’ experience with PeopleSoft development tools and Oracle SQL.

• 5+ years’ PeopleSoft development and integration experience with upgrades and patches.

• 5+ years’ experience developing PeopleSoft interfaces into legacy and 3rd party systems.

• Strong knowledge of application development tools.

• Excellent knowledge of PeopleSoft HR Database model.

• 5 years’ experience on full PeopleSoft implementations with recent experience (prior 2yrs) using PeopleSoft HR.

• Excellent understanding of a systems development life-cycle methodology.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

• Demonstrated excellence in a variety of competencies including teamwork/collaboration, analytical thinking, communication and influencing skills, and technical expertise.

• Ability to work with changing priorities and with multiple projects.

• Ability to be precise and attentive to detail is essential.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Ability to work weekend and off-hour work on occasion.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Working with an enterprise wide, large-scale implementation.

• Experience working with PeopleSoft Implementations in a Higher Education or Public sector environment.

• Experience in supporting application release management or project roll-out or occasional operational. processing during the non-business hours or weekends.

• Experience working within a matrix environment.

• Demonstrated leadership ability.

• Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

• Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.