Title: PeopleSoft Administrator

Location: Hyderabad

Exp Level : 10+ Years

Education: Any Degree

Job Description: PeopleSoft Administrator

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced PeopleSoft Administrator to lead the administration, architecture, and support of enterprise-wide PeopleSoft HCM environments. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in PeopleSoft infrastructure with proven record in end-to-end upgrade programs and managing customer relationships without escalations.

Key Responsibilities

- Own the administration, architecture, and support of enterprise-wide PeopleSoft HCM environments

- Define technical standards, governance, and best practices for PeopleSoft administration

- Act as the technical escalation point for critical production issues

- Review architecture and recommend modernization strategies

PeopleSoft Administration:

- Install, configure, administer, and maintain multiple PeopleSoft environments (Development, QA, SIT, UAT, Performance, DR, Production)

- Install and configure:

- People Tools

- Application Server

- Process Scheduler

- Web Server (PIA)

- Integration Broker

- Elastic Search

- Kibana

- Oracle SES/OpenSearch (where applicable)

- Perform People Tools upgrades and patching

- Apply Oracle Critical Patch Updates (CPU)

- Implement PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) Images

- Manage DPK deployments and Change Assistant activities

- Perform environment cloning, refreshes, and production migrations

End-to-End PeopleSoft Upgrade

- Lead complete upgrade programs including:

- Planning

- Upgrade strategy and roadmap

- Infrastructure assessment

- Compatibility analysis

- Risk identification

- Downtime planning

- Capacity planning

- Upgrade estimation

Execution

- People Tools upgrades

- HCM application upgrades

- Oracle Database upgrades

- WebLogic upgrades

- Tuxedo upgrades

- JDK upgrades

- Elasticsearch implementation and upgrades

- UM Image adoption

- Tax Update implementation





Testing Support

- SIT coordination

- UAT support

- Performance testing

- Security validation

- Integration testing

- Production readiness reviews

- Cutover & Go-Live

- Cutover planning

- Production migration

- Rollback planning

- Hypercare support

- Post-production stabilization

Performance & Capacity Management

- Monitor and tune Application Server, Web Server, and Database performance

- Conduct capacity planning based on usage trends and business growth

- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across environments

- Establish performance baselines and proactive alerting/monitoring

Integration Management:

- Administer and support Integration Broker, web services, and file-based integrations

- Coordinate with functional and technical teams on inbound/outbound interface reliability

- Troubleshoot integration failures and ensure data integrity across connected systems

- Support third-party integrations related to HCM processes (payroll, benefits, time & labor, etc.)

Production Support:

- Provide L2/L3 production support and root-cause analysis for critical incidents

- Manage batch job monitoring, scheduling, and failure resolution

- Own incident, problem, and change management processes for PeopleSoft environments

- Ensure system availability, security, and compliance with SLAs

- Work directly with customers/stakeholders during incidents — resolving issues promptly and professionally, with a demonstrated track record of zero escalations

Documentation:

- Maintain comprehensive documentation of system architecture, configurations, and workplace topology





- Document upgrade plans, runbooks, cutover checklists, and rollback procedures

- Create and maintain knowledge base articles and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

- Ensure documentation remains current through each release/upgrade cycle

- Required Skills & Experience

- Extensive experience as a PeopleSoft Administrator, with deep expertise in the HR/HCM module

- Proven track record leading end-to-end PeopleSoft upgrades (People Tools, application, and infrastructure components)

- Strong hands-on experience with PeopleSoft architecture: Application Server, Web Server (PIA), Process Scheduler, Integration Broker, Elastic Search/Kibana

- Experience with Oracle Database administration in a PeopleSoft context, WebLogic, and Tuxedo

- Familiarity with DPK (Deployment Packages), Change Assistant, and PUM Image adoption

- Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance-tuning skills

- Excellent client-facing communication skills, with demonstrated success managing customer relationships without escalations

- Experience defining governance, standards, and best practices for a PeopleSoft environment

- Ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex, high-stakes upgrade programs

Preferred Qualifications:

- 9+ years of Experience with PeopleSoft Fluid UI and People Code/Application Engine

- Exposure to cloud-hosted PeopleSoft environments (OCI, AWS, or Azure) is preferred.

- Prior experience in a client-facing / consulting or managed-services environment

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field

- Soft Skills

- Strong customer service orientation and calm, solutions-focused demeanour under pressure

- Clear, proactive communicator across technical and business stakeholders

- High ownership and accountability for issue resolution

- Strategic thinker capable of balancing day-to-day support with long-term modernization goals

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