PeopleSoft Developer

Overview

Our mission is simply stated: ERS offers competitive benefits to enhance the lives of its members. Each team member across the agency contributes to our ongoing success. ERS operates in a hybrid work environment, with flexible work schedules available to all employees.

• Programmer III:
  Writes high quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines.
• Writes, tests, debugs complex People Soft programs like SQR, Application Engine, People Code, COBOL, etc.
• Understands client requirements and how they translate into application features.
• Performs highly advanced analysis and development of all ERS People Soft applications and modules.
• Performs unit and integration testing before launching and conducts functional and non-functional testing; troubleshoots and debugs applications.
• Performs on-call or scheduled after-hours work as required and other duties as assigned.
• Maintains data integrity within Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, Core HR, Financials People Soft applications.
• Prepares detailed analyses, plans, diagrams and procedures within a technical design document for existing and proposed People Soft applications.
• Prepares and provides recommendations for technical solutions to enhance business processing efficiency of existing and/or new processes.
• Demonstrates developed functionality to agency staff prior to implementation and offers advice and guidance during the implementation process.
• Determines the level of effort in implementing changes or enhancements to existing People Soft systems due to changes in user requirements, legislative mandates, and new software releases.
• Provides quality control through the application of ERS standards, procedures and guidelines and ensures that user requirements are met.
• Assists with identifying areas for change, maintenance and tuning to meet performance standards and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Assists in developing standards, procedures and guidelines related to Information Systems.
• Assists in resolving data-related issues and troubleshooting user inquiries.
• Attends work regularly in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.
• Complies with all applicable agency policies and procedures, including safety and standards of conduct.
• Programmer IV will complete all tasks as level III, and also collaborates with a team of IT professionals to set specifications for new applications.
• Provides technical advice and assistance to management and technical staff in matters relating to People Soft benefits administration, pension administration, core HR, and Financials development activities.
• Assists business analysts and users in defining a project or problem, feasibility of the project and provides estimates for a project or problem solution.
• May act as a development lead for project teams, assisting and guiding other developers on technical solutions and reporting status and roadblocks to management as necessary.
• Programmer V will complete all tasks as level IV, and also performs project management; project coordination; systems integration; planning programming projects; analyzing proposed computer applications; writing complex programs; and giving technical assistance to programming personnel.
• Serves as a mentor for other ERS programmers and works with ERS consultant resources to provide knowledge transfer.
• Designs and implements new or revised methods that more effectively meet agency needs.
• Other Duties and Responsibilities
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  Performs other duties as assigned and may work overtime on occasion, as needed.