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POSITION TITLE: PeopleSoft DBA

LOCATION: Irving, TX

TYPE OF ROLE AND DURATION OF PROJECT: Expected contract through the end of 2016- about 6 months)

INTERVIEW PROCESS: Phone screen, skype or in-person interview dependent if candidate is in town

Job Description: An ARC client is seeking a PeopleSoft DBA in Irving, TX.  This is a contract position with the client. Work with multiple IT teams and functional departments to develop, maintain, and enhance Enterprise PeopleSoft Applications and Oracle databases.

Essential Functions:

·        Manage PeopleSoft environments including installation, upgrades, patches, replication, data refreshes, performance tuning, and monitoring of Web and Application servers. 

·        Manage all production and non-production Oracle databases, including installation, upgrades, patches, backups and recovery, replication, archiving, security, tuning, disaster recovery, monitoring, and validation to support departmental and organizational needs. 

·        Proactively manage the database environment to identify and recommend alternatives to poorly coded applications, including consulting with end users and developers to recommend the most appropriate database solution. Assist application development with database design considerations. Assist in the designs of data security models to help protect the University's data. Comply with existing standards, document and communicate any system changes.

·        Provide service and support determined by the current Service Level Agreements, including on-call support. Provide 3rd level support for database and systems problems, working with IT personnel to resolve database issues.

·        Perform impact analysis on all PeopleSoft and PeopleTools updates, and provide proposals for applying them effectively.

·        Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

·        Peopletools 8.54 experience

·        12c Database experience

·        3+ years plus of progressively responsible computer systems management and analysis experience.

·        3+ years' experience as an Oracle DBA (Oracle 10g/11g) which includes Oracle database replication, database migrations, and upgrades and experience with database backup and recovery (including RMAN); 3+ years' experience as a PeopleSoft DBA and/or PeopleSoft Administrator (PeopleTools 8.x, Database upgrade/Data Management Tools, PeopleSoft Application/Tools Upgrade); 

·        Experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Enterprise Portal, HCM, Financials, EPM, and/or CRM. It is imperative that someone have an understanding how the PS modules integrate together and talk to each other

·        3+ years' experience with UNIX/LINUX Shell scripting. This OS experience is vital so when a performance issue comes up, this resource is able to look at the OS as well as the database.

·        General understanding of all phases of the application development lifecycle and project management disciplines. 

·        Excellent organization, teamwork, problem-solving, and communication (verbal and written) skills. Ability to work well with people in all levels of the organization and handle fast paced, dynamic, sometimes volatile environment.

·        Flexible hours but responsible for support from 7-7 and he prefers someone to work 8-5 or 9-6 but 7-4 could work

·        Someone who communicates and does not work in a silo and collaborates well

·        Higher ed experience big plus

·        Work is in office unless work remote from home in network outage or with weather issues

·        Production environment and have a serious drive for excellence

·        Someone that understands that one wrong move could take down an entire system that affects lots of people so collaboration and communication is key

Preferred Qualifications

·        Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel).

·        Oracle DBA Certifications and Certifications in supported technologies.

·        Experience integrating PeopleSoft with non-PeopleSoft Applications.  

Warm Regards,

Sunil Dixit

Canopy One Solutions, Inc.

Office: 703-831-8282 x257