Systems Administrator Senior (PeopleSoft)

Houston City College; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Community College is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator for PeopleSoft to lead daily administration, performance tuning, patch management, and optimization across HR, Finance, and Student Administration environments.

Responsibilities include scripting, monitoring, security hardening, and disaster recovery planning, with mentoring opportunities for team members. Fourteen centers and a distributed campus network may be involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field required.
• 8 years directly related work experience may be considered in lieu of required degree.
• 5 years work experience in a 24/7 Production environment required, including 2 years administering, maintaining, tuning and monitoring information management systems and 1 year administering operating systems and application servers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IT administrators to design, plan and implement the PeopleSoft server environments.
• Write scripts to automate daily administrative tasks.
• Evaluate, recommend and use software tools to monitor and manage PeopleSoft health and performance, and provide management with reports.

Skills

Collaboration

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field

8 years directly related work experience may be considered in lieu of required degree

Tools

PeopleSoft

Windows Server

Shell scripting

Performance monitoring tools

Job description

Systems Administrator Senior (PeopleSoft)

Job Summary

Responsible for the daily administration and optimization of PeopleSoft environments, including but not limited to planning, installation, configuration, change control, patch management and performance monitoring and tuning in a 24x7 environment. Work activities involve all production, development and test environments for PeopleSoft in Human Resources, Finance and Student Administration applications.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with other IT administrators to design, plan and implement the PeopleSoft server environments.
• Write scripts to automate daily administrative tasks.
• Evaluate, recommend and use software tools to monitor and manage PeopleSoft health and performance, and provides management with reports regarding PeopleSoft health.
• Establish requirements and formulate proper documentations to ensure consistency and adherence to standards and policies and procedures, working with product vendors on installations and upgrades.
• Create and adhere to change control and release/configuration management standards and policies.
• Monitor environment for proper operation within established performance and availability expectations.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends and future directions in the PeopleSoft environments.
• Develop strategic technical implementation plans and work plans for technical teams.
• Provide training and mentoring to other team members through knowledge transfer activities.
• Implement and provide support of security measures and products related to PeopleSoft including application installs, upgrades, vulnerability assessment and patch management.
• Participate in the design of the IT departmental procedures regarding implementation and security measures for software and hardware usage within the windows server environment ensuring documentation is maintained accurately.
• Participate in the planning of PeopleSoft and its related utility upgrades and patches, and the development of disaster recovery plans for the PeopleSoft environments.
• Provide input and technical support in troubleshooting complex issues within PeopleSoft application, software and hardware environments, properly sizing and configuring web servers, application servers and database servers.
• Provide applicable support and assistance in defining infrastructure processes and associated components, analyzing improvement opportunities, establishing and troubleshooting enterprise network connectivity.
• Perform other duties, tasks and assignments as required.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field required
• 8 years directly related work experience may be considered in lieu of required degree
• 5 years work experience in a “Production” 24/7 environment required, including 2 years administering, maintaining, tuning and monitoring information management systems, and 1 year administering operating systems and application servers

Licensing & Certification

• Valid Texas Driver License

Special Skills

• MS Office Programs
• Information Management Systems (Human Capital Management, Campus Solutions, ERP)
• Operating Systems
• Network Systems

Competencies

• Delivering High Quality Work
• Accepting Responsibility
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Driving Continuous Improvement
• Acting with Integrity
• Thinking Critically
• Managing Change
• Communicating Effectively

Working Conditions

General office. May frequently be required to walk; stand; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi-functioning printer, photocopier, file cabinets, and calculator. Manual dexterity, ability to lift up to 25 pounds, ability to reach and bend, and use 2-step stool while safely lifting and lowering boxes. Ability to travel to and from meetings, training sessions or other business-related events. May be required to work after hours to include weekends and holidays.

SECURITY SENSITIVE

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

The Organization

Houston Community College (HCC) is composed of 14 Centers of Excellence and numerous satellite centers that serve the diverse communities in the Greater Houston area by preparing individuals to live and work in an increasingly international and technological society. HCC is one of the country’s largest singly-accredited, open-admission, community colleges offering associate degrees, certificates, workforce training, and lifelong learning opportunities.

The Team

Play a central role at HCC as you keep our everyday operations running like clockwork. You’ll get the chance to make things happen and work closely with inspiring leaders across different parts of the institution. Whether your role is supportive, administrative, financial or something else, you’ll be part of a dynamic team that not only provides HCC students with cutting-edge academic and career tools, it also takes care of its people.

Location

Houston is a city with limitless possibilities:

• Fourth-largest city in the U.S. and home to 54 Fortune 500 companies, second only to New York City’s 55.
• Approximately 145 languages are spoken here.
• Overall after-taxes living costs are 5.6 percent below the average for all 308 urban areas recently surveyed.
• Houston is a major-league sports town, and don’t forget the annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.
• The weather is great! Mild winters ensure that outdoor activities can be enjoyed year-round.
• World-renowned medical care. The Houston metro area has long been known for its first‑rate healthcare system, with many Houston area hospitals consistently ranking among the nation’s top institutions.
• With over 150 museums and cultural institutions in the Greater Houston area, museums are a large part of Houston’s cultural scene.
• Houston is the Culture & Culinary Capital of Texas with more than 7,500 restaurants and eating establishments covering 60+ cuisines.

EEO Statement

Houston Community College does not discriminate on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran’s status. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Sandra B. Jacobson, J.D., M.Ed., SHRM-SCP, Interim Director of EEO and Compliance & Title IX Coordinator
Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX
PO Box 667517
Houston TX, 77266
713 718.8271 or [e-mail]

HCC values its employees and their contributions, promotes opportunities for their professional growth and development, and provides a positive working and learning environment that encourages diversity, innovation and creativity, and inclusion.

Individuals with disabilities, who require special accommodations to interview, should contact [phone].