The PeopleSoft Technical Lead

Base One Technologies; New City, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base One Technologies is seeking a PeopleSoft Technical Lead to drive NYCAPS upgrade activities and deliver customisations across HCM modules. You will lead design, development, testing, and integration efforts, coordinating with multiple teams and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of PeopleSoft/PeopleTools experience, strong SQL/PS/Query skills, upgrade leadership, and excellent communication. This role requires hands-on leadership in a fast-paced environment within NYC.

Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of experience with multiple PeopleSoft versions and PeopleTools in HCM.
• Experience with PeopleSoft HCM applications and HCM branding.
• Implementation, design and customization for PeopleSoft HCM modules (e.g., Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Absence, Payroll).
• Upgrades: at least 3 major upgrades as Technical Lead.
• Experience analyzing reports, keeping/drop decisions, and designing application flows for customizations.
• Data/work unit rollups and work package creation for upgrades.
• Ability to mentor teams and coordinate cross-functional upgrade activities.
• Proficient in SQL/PS/Query for data verification and testing.
• Strong communication, problem solving and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and embed software development standards and controls in project plans.
• Lead SDLC processes for NYCAPS Upgrade and coordinate across teams.
• Group PeopleSoft objects into work units, estimate packages, and manage developers.
• Create project plans, assign work, review deliverables, and document customisations.
• Ensure deliverables align with fit-gap analysis and business needs.
• Investigate defects and provide timely solutions with technical analysts.
• Track project status and communicate risks and timelines in weekly meetings.

Skills

PeopleTools

PeopleCode

Application Engine

SQR

COBOL

SQL

Oracle

Data Conversion

NYCAPS

HCM Modules

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Tech

Tools

Workflow

Integration Broker

PS/Query

Drop Zones

Application Package

Job description

The primary role of the PeopleSoft Technical Lead includes:

• Establish appropriate software development standards and controls, to embed those standards and controls in the project plan as phase entrance and exit criteria, and to conduct technical reviews of the development work products and software development processes per plan and as necessary throughout the project life cycle.
• Establish and implement SDLC processes for all phases of the NYCAPS Upgrade project.
• Group PeopleSoft objects into work units based on the related components, identify work packages and perform the development estimates based on the work packages, and manage the developers to work on specific objects needed for the work unit.
• Create the development project plan, distribute work package to the development team members, manage and review the work products, create design documents for new customisations related to new release and coordinate with various teams throughout the project life cycle.
• Responsible for the deliverables of the development work products and new customisations based on the fit-gap analysis.
• Investigate and resolve software issues and defects reported, work with technical analysts to research problems and find and implement solutions.
• Track overall project status for key business stakeholders by participating in weekly meetings, identifying issues, identifying risks and tracking overall timeline for each phase of the project.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of Ten (10) years of experience in working with multiple versions of PeopleSoft and PeopleTools across HCM modules.
• Working experience and understanding of PeopleSoft HCM applications (with fluid and Drop Zone technologies) and PeopleSoft Tools (v 8.62).
• Working experience and PeopleSoft applications branding.
• Must have implementation, design and customization experience for PeopleSoft HCM modules such as Recruiting, Talent Acquisition Management, Workforce Administration, Benefits Administration, NA Payroll, Absence Management, Performance Management, Compensation, Position management, etc.
• Must have PeopleSoft HCM upgrade experience (At least 3 major upgrades) as a Technical Lead
• Must have experience in performing analysis of the compare reports and participate in the Keep/Drop decisions, and construct application flows for core Business processes, and create functional design for specific application customizations / enhancements including interfaces and reports.
• Must have experience in building work unit rollups by grouping the PeopleSoft objects based on the PeopleSoft components and creating functional work packages
• Must be proficient in creating Project Plan, distribute work packages to the team, mentor and review work products and coordinate with various teams throughout the upgrade project life cycle
• Experience on performing data/code analysis, creation and review of technical designs, and documentation from the functional design, coding, unit testing, and debugging various PeopleSoft HCM modules
• Experience in customizing COBOL stored procedures
• Programming experience using PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Application Package, and Application engine, Drop Zones, Event Mapping, Workflow, Integration Broker and SQR.
• Experience in creating/modifying data conversion scripts.
• Must be Proficient with SQL and PS/Query for reviewing data, troubleshooting and testing/validating source system data.
• Experience developing complex interfaces into legacy and 3rd party systems
• Strong knowledge of STAT Tool, Oracle, and SQL Server
• Must be Proficient with SQL and PS/Query for reviewing, troubleshooting and testing/validating source system data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (i.e. analysis, recreation and documenting the impact on the system overall)
• Excellent Communications (Oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Report Distribution Tools, such as VISTA Plus, LRS products etc.
• Working with an enterprise wide, large-scale implementations
• Experience working within a matrix environment.
• Certified in Oracle
• Experience working with New York City Automated Personnel System (NYCAPS) is preferred

Education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or in a Technical/Business Discipline is required