IFS ERP Administrator

The Planet Group; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking an experienced IFS ERP Administrator to manage user access, security, and system configurations within the IFS environment. You will support upgrades, data integrity, reporting, and BI-focused workflows across ERP modules.

The role requires 3+ years in IFS ERP administration, strong problem-solving, and excellent cross-functional communication for collaboration with IT and business teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in IFS ERP administration.
• Strong knowledge of IFSERP security, permission structures, and data management.
• Experience managing IFS upgrades, patches, and system configurations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to provide advanced user support.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams

Responsibilities

• Create and modify permission sets to manage user access and maintain security.
• Managing system privileges, authentication, and authorization within the IFS environment.
• Manage and Maintain system customizations. i.e.: entities, projections, pages, reports, report definitions, events, lobbies, data elements, navigator, profiles, and any other area to support the business.
• Manage, Maintain and Write IFS Reports.
• Develop and maintain lobbies, lobby datasets, and lobby elements
• Configure and modify page layouts to meet evolving business requirements.
• Manage and update basic data across all ERP modules to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Create and maintain site-level data to support operational needs.
• Support User Requests.
• Manage and resolve IFS support cases, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Oversee IFS upgrades, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal disruption to operations.
• Manage / Maintain IFS Servers – working with network admins to ensure that IFS systems are sized appropriately and working correctly.
• Monitor / manage / troubleshoot technical issues in IFS. Managing message queues, background tasks (Application Server tasks), backups, and overall system health.
• Provide tier 2 and tier 3 technical support to ERP users.
• Use of SQL Development tools like: Toad / SQL Developer
• Partner with business units to identify opportunities to optimize ERP usage.
• Assist in designing workflows, dashboards, and reporting to support business intelligence and decision-making.
• Recommend and implement best practices for ERP administration, governance, and data management.
• Stay up to date with IFS documentation / IFS system changes.

Skills

IFS ERP administration

ERP security management

System troubleshooting

User support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Toad

SQL Developer

Job description

• Create and modify permission sets to manage user access and maintain security.
• Managing system privileges, authentication, and authorization within the IFS environment.
• Manage and Maintain system customizations. i.e.: entities, projections, pages, reports, report definitions, events, lobbies, data elements, navigator, profiles, and any other area to support the business.
• Manage, Maintain and Write IFS Reports.
• Develop and maintain lobbies, lobby datasets, and lobby elements
• Configure and modify page layouts to meet evolving business requirements.
• Manage and update basic data across all ERP modules to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Create and maintain site-level data to support operational needs.
• Support User Requests.

System Maintenance & Support

• Manage and resolve IFS support cases, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Oversee IFS upgrades, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal disruption to operations.
• Manage / Maintain IFS Servers – working with network admins to ensure that IFS systems are sized appropriately and working correctly.
• Monitor / manage / troubleshoot technical issues in IFS. Managing message queues, background tasks (Application Server tasks), backups, and overall system health.
• Provide tier 2 and tier 3 technical support to ERP users.
• Use of SQL Development tools like: Toad / SQL Developer
• Partner with business units to identify opportunities to optimize ERP usage.
• Assist in designing workflows, dashboards, and reporting to support business intelligence and decision-making.
• Recommend and implement best practices for ERP administration, governance, and data management.
• Stay up to date with IFS documentation / IFS system changes.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related field preferred;
• 3+ years of experience in IFS ERP administration.
• Strong knowledge of IFSERP security, permission structures, and data management.
• Experience managing IFS upgrades, patches, and system configurations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to provide advanced user support.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams