University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1 month ago
Senior Peoplesoft Database Administrator (Hybrid Opportunity)
Amherst, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expThe University of Massachusetts Amherst is a nationally ranked public land-grant research university that is seeking a Senior Peoplesoft Database Administrator. This role is primarily responsible for the reliable and secure operation management and support of the PeopleSoft software, Oracle database, and related software components, including leading software development and managing multiple database instances.
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Responsibilities
Leads software development, testing, and release management cycles for PeopleSoft application software and underlying Oracle databases. Ensures that all operating system, database, and application software updates and patches are applied and coordinated with development, testing, and production requirements. Maintains source code control libraries and other release management software as necessary
Manages multiple PeopleSoft and database instances and sets up new PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Server instances and new integrations. Creates and documents procedures for maintaining these systems
Reviews critical software updates and new releases for PeopleSoft Campus Solutions servers, application and underlying Oracle databases
Consults and works with other IT units on best practices for automation and process improvements to ensure that they are consistent across the board. Documents best practices and procedures
Acts as technical resource and primary support for other third-party software such as the University's document management system ImageNow, Oracle EPM Data Warehouse, job scheduling software Control-M and others and serves as primary technical contact with software vendors for system upgrades, fixes, and problem resolution
Creates and maintains regression testing plan and associated test programs, scripts, and data which covers both vendor-supplied and locally developed software
Establishes administrative and technical design standards for application developers and technical support staff to ensure the performance, reliability, audibility and maintainability of the PeopleSoft environment. This includes detailed coding style guides, naming specifications, and technical documentation standards. Coordinates periodic reviews to verify compliance with standards
Leads and participates in group and technical reviews for testing plans, documentation, and configuration to ensure that application design decisions meet the long-term objectives of the PeopleSoft technical architecture
Triages more complex user issues and handles daily ServiceNow tickets, handles issue escalations from Peoplesoft Database Administrators, and triages failed PeopleSoft Campus Solutions server agent jobs, including backups and maintenance jobs. Implements improvements to existing processes to prevent issues from resurfacing
Reviews existing major processes to determine if improvements are needed. Assist Lead Peoplesoft Database Engineer to make recommendations to management
Mentors and provides training in the use of databases, tools, application development tools, and reporting tools for the Peoplesoft Database Administrators
Develops back-up and recovery plan and monitors compliance
Participates in off-hours on-call rotation for urgent problem resolution
Performs other related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree with six (6) years of relevant experience -OR- an Associate's Degree with eight (8) years of relevant experience
Experience with vendor ERP software, including installation, implementation and administration
Experience with Oracle or SQL products (MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL)
Experience and knowledge of Linux or Windows Operating Systems
Demonstrated ability to work well in team environments
Preferred
Experience and ability to develop and maintain source code libraries and manage formal software releases for production environments
Experience with Oracle database administration using Oracle administrative tools
Experience with replication and clustering
Experience with PeopleSoft software application is strongly preferred
Experience with using DevOps tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins, GitLab, Vagrant, etc
Experience with diagnostic tools such as network packet, hardware performance, and storage analyzers, etc
Company
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$137.34MKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyThe Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2024-09-18Grant· $7.9M
2024-07-16Grant· $6.37M
2023-11-16Grant· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Christopher Salthouse
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Alejandro Reuss
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