PeopleSoft Administrator

Experience: 4–10 Years
Level: Administrator / Lead Administrator (L2–L3)
Work Model: Dallas, TX Remote
Employment Type: W2
Location: USA

Job Summary

We are seeking an experiencedPeopleSoft Administrator to manage and support PeopleSoft environments across development, test, and production landscapes.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience withPeopleSoft installation, configuration, administration, upgrades, patching, environment refreshes, security, performance tuning, and production support. The role will ensure high availability, stability, security, and performance of enterprise PeopleSoft environments.

Key Responsibilities

Environment Administration

• Install, configure, and maintain PeopleSoft environments across development, QA, and production.
• AdministerApplication Servers, Web Servers, Process Schedulers, Integration Gateways, and PeopleSoft Search Framework.
• Perform environment refreshes, cloning, configuration management, and troubleshooting.
• Manage domain startup, shutdown, configuration, and server health.

Upgrade & Maintenance

• PerformPeopleTools upgrades, PUM image maintenance, patching, and security updates.
• Work with Change Assistant, Change Packages, DPKs, and retrofit deployments.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance windows, backups, and production releases.
• Follow change-management and environment-control procedures.

Performance & Monitoring

• Monitor system health, resource utilization, application performance, and batch processing.
• Troubleshoot application and server performance issues.
• Perform SQL and application/server tuning.
• Analyze logs, caching, and Performance Monitor (PMU) data.
• Support load balancing and batch-performance optimization.

Automation & Scripting

• Automate administrative tasks usingUnix/Linux shell scripting.
• Develop scripts with appropriate logging, error handling, and scheduling.
• Manage scheduled jobs usingcron, AutoSys, Control-M, or similar enterprise schedulers.

Security & Production Support

• Administer PeopleSoft users, roles, permission lists, and access controls.
• SupportLDAP/SSO integrations and security audits.
• Provide L2/L3 production support and resolve technical incidents.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of PeopleSoft Administration experience.
• Strong hands-on experience supporting complex enterprise PeopleSoft environments.
• Experience with PeopleSoft installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and production support.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Required Technical Skills

• PeopleSoft / PeopleTools
• PSADMIN
• PeopleSoft Application Server
• Tuxedo
• WebLogic Web Server
• Process Scheduler
• Integration Gateway
• PeopleSoft Search Framework
• Elasticsearch / OpenSearch
• BI Publisher
• nVision / Report Manager
• PeopleTools upgrades and PUM
• Change Assistant / Change Packages
• Deployment Packages (DPK)
• Data Mover
• Application Designer project migration
• ADS

Database & Operating Systems

• Oracle Database fundamentals
• SQL and SQL performance tuning
• Unix / Linux administration
• KSH / Bash scripting
• Cron and enterprise job scheduling

Environment & Migration

• Environment refreshes and cloning
• Configuration management
• Data migration and deployment
• Backup and recovery
• Production environment management

Security

• User provisioning
• Roles and permission lists
• Access control
• LDAP / SSO
• Security audits and compliance
• Disaster recovery support

Preferred Skills

• Git / version control
• CI/CD and automation
• Agile / Scrum
• ITIL processes
• OCI / AWS / Azure hosting
• PeopleSoft Upgrader / Lead Administrator experience
• Experience implementing automation for PeopleSoft