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About the Role

Responsible for the planning, execution, and support of the PeopleSoft upgrade from version 8.59 to 8.62, ensuring system availability, performance, security, and compliance throughout the upgrade lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Participate in upgrade planning, scope definition, and impact assessment.
• Review existing PeopleSoft architecture, integrations, customizations, and infrastructure readiness.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Build, configure, and validate PeopleSoft environments (Development, Test, QA, UAT, Production).
• Install and configure PeopleSoft tools, middleware, web servers, and application servers.
• Ensure environment consistency and adherence to standards.
• Define and implement database backup, restore, and recovery strategies.
• Coordinate and execute full and incremental backups.
• Support recovery testing and rollback planning.
• Configure and manage PeopleSoft security, roles, permissions, and user profiles.
• Ensure audit and compliance requirements are followed.
• Validate access controls post-upgrade.
• Monitor system performance during upgrade runs, testing cycles, and production cutover.
• Analyze logs and system metrics to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Tune application servers, web servers, and batch processes.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, database, network, and cloud teams.
• Manage server infrastructure, operating systems, storage, and network configuration.
• Ensure infrastructure changes align with the upgrade timeline and change management processes.
• Support technical testing activities, including system, integration, performance, and UAT.
• Resolve system-related issues identified during testing.
• Assist functional teams with environment troubleshooting and configuration.
• Prepare production environment for go-live.
• Execute cutover activities and support the production upgrade.
• Provide post-go-live monitoring and stabilization support.

Requirements

• Strong experience as a PeopleSoft System Administrator.
• Hands-on experience with PeopleSoft upgrades, preferably 8.5x to 8.6x.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft tools, web/app servers, and middleware (e.g., WebLogic).
• Experience with database platforms commonly used with PeopleSoft (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server).
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix or Windows server administration.
• Familiarity with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Skills

• PeopleSoft System Administration
• PeopleSoft upgrades (8.5x to 8.6x)
• PeopleSoft tools
• Web/App Servers
• Middleware (e.g., WebLogic)
• Database platforms (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server)
• Linux/Unix server administration
• Windows server administration
• Backup and recovery practices
• Disaster recovery practices
• Troubleshooting
• Documentation
• Communication