PeopleSoft Technical Analyst

Division Name: Finance and Planning
Department: Application Services

Job Summary

A PeopleSoft Technical Analyst works within a team environment to provide technical analysis, design, coding, testing and support of PeopleSoft applications. They partner with business liaisons and other technical teams to cover PeopleSoft HCM and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions.

Technical duties include:

1. Provide technical analysis around how we use and should adopt and/or modify various functionalities of assigned applications.
2. Perform technical support & incident management leveraging vendor support contracts providing subject-matter expertise on application best practices.
3. Create and maintain application specific documentation.
4. Provide data analysis including ad-hoc queries for analysis and reporting.
5. Create test plans and perform testing on application changes.

Additional Information

Technology Solutions provides information technology products and services for the administrative and business functions of Illinois State University. Through our Technology Support Center and our highly trained staff, Technology Solutions looks to improve the campus experience for all students, faculty, staff, and the rest of the campus community. https://techsolutions.illinoisstate.edu/ 

The Application Services (APPS) team develops, administers, and delivers quality application services to the University. They work on enterprise and business applications, such as PeopleSoft, ReggieNet, and others.

Position Highlights:

• There is the potential for 100% remote work or a hybrid arrangement in this position, within the State of Illinois. Illinois residency is required. Eligibility is based upon employee performance, appropriate remote working environment, and business needs.

University Benefit Highlights:

• Insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, and life
• Retirement and supplemental retirement planning options
• Tuition waiver benefits available to staff as well as their eligible dependents
• Paid holiday/administrative closures during Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks
• Paid benefit time

For more University Benefit information: https://hr.illinoisstate.edu/benefits/ 

Information regarding eligibility for participation in the State Universities Retirement System and the State of Illinois Group Insurance program can be reviewed here https://hr.illinoisstate.edu/benefits/insurance/ 

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

$55,000 - $70,000 annual

Required Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent
2. Any one or any combination totaling two years (24 months) from the following categories:
   a. College coursework which includes Information Technology, IT Management, Business Information Systems, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
        - 30 semester hours equals one year (12 months)
        - 60 semester hours or Associate’s degree equals 18 months
        - 90-120 semester hours or Bachelor's degree equals two years
   b. Progressively more responsible work experience in a technical related profession
3. Two years of experience using ERP systems, such as PeopleSoft, to support HR, Payroll, Student Information Management, and Finance.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Bachelor's or more advanced degree in Technical or related field
2. Two (2) or more years of work experience working in PeopleSoft in HCM and Campus Solutions
3. Strong project, analysis, and research skills
4. Experience in/with:
   a. software testing including creating test plans, creating test cases, test execution, and documenting defects
   b. collecting technical requirements and designing appropriate process and/or software solutions
   c. developing and debugging Software
   d. higher education administrative systems
   e. Modeling Techniques: UML (Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Usability)
5. Knowledge/understanding of:
   a. Source Control, Defect Management, and Incident Management Software Tools
   b. relational database concepts, quer