University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1 day ago
Senior Applications Designer/Administrator
Amherst, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst is seeking a Senior Applications Designer/Administrator responsible for the reliable and secure operation of the PeopleSoft Student Administration suite. The role involves implementing and supporting application software, providing ongoing support, and ensuring high quality and maintainable application components.
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Responsibilities
Serves as analyst and lead programmer for the implementation and support of portions of the PeopleSoft applications. May act as Technical Lead for one or more functional modules
Establishes administrative and technical design standards for application developers and technical support staff to ensure the performance reliability, auditability, and maintainability of the PeopleSoft environment
Leads/participates in group reviews for testing plans, documentation, and configuration
Leads technical reviews to ensure that application design decisions meet the long-term objectives of the technical architecture
Ensures that conversion data mapping and from old systems to PeopleSoft software follows principles of sound data management
Serves as the primary technical contact with software vendors for system upgrades, fixes, and problem resolution
Acts as a technical resource for the Project Team(s)
Adapts and configures software to meet the needs of user offices
Develops testing plans and conducts testing for installation and upgrades of PeopleSoft and other system software
Provides training in the use of database tools, application development tools, and reporting tools
Provides Tier II Help Desk support primarily through ServiceNow; respond to end-user questions from students, faculty, academic staff, and functional area staff
Writes documentation as needed; records test results, business processes, problem definition and resolution
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with more than five (5) years of related experience
Experience working with and supporting administrative information systems applications
Experience with data administration, application design, and analysis
Experience directing the work of others in a leadership role
Demonstrated Ability To Manage multiple projects
Learn new technologies and software quickly, without formal training
Meet deadlines and work independently
Communicate well verbally and in writing
Work well in team environment
Experience working with large-scale databases such as Oracle
Extensive programming experience in either a client/server development environment (e.g., PeopleSoft, Oracle Development Tools, Powerbuilder) or a major programming language (e.g., Java, Python)
Preferred
Experience supervising technical staff
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
Co-Founder Center for Personalized Health Monitoring
Alejandro Reuss
Instructor
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