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ERP, Cloud System Lead I

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newark, Delaware 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ October 21st, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Delaware is hiring an ERP, Cloud System Lead I. The role is the lead systems specialist for the university's PeopleSoft Financials system, the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that runs its financial operations, within the Department of Enterprise Systems and Cloud Services. The lead develops and supports the system and guides junior programmers.

Highlights
  • Lead use of software development life cycle methods to enhance PeopleSoft Financials and provide primary support for multiple PeopleSoft modules, from requirements analysis through testing, implementation, and documentation.
  • Plan, upgrade, and deploy new PeopleTools and PeopleSoft application versions using the PeopleSoft upgrade assistant, fit-gap analysis, data conversion, and performance and integration testing.
  • Tune the performance of PeopleSoft batch programs, reports, and online pages with SQL tuning, database indexes, and explain plans.
  • Develop, test, deploy, and document custom and delivered batch programs that interface with internal systems, and build reports using PeopleSoft Query and XML Publisher.
  • Provide production support and on-call coverage for the Financials system, maintain the daily production schedule, and analyze and resolve incidents.
  • Manage multiple projects and critical applications, and help junior application programmers with complex problems.
  • Work with users and management to determine needs, recommend solutions, and re-engineer business functions by reviewing policies, procedures, and workflows.
  • Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, engineering, business, or a related field and five years of experience with Oracle ERP tools such as PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleTools, and Oracle Database.
  • Hybrid arrangement with limited telework: on site two days per week in Newark, Delaware.

ERP, Cloud System Lead I Full Description

Job no: 503993
College / VP Area: Vice President for IT
Work type: Staff
Location: Newark, DE
Categories: Information Technology

Acts as the lead systems specialist in the Department of Enterprise Systems and Cloud Services. Leads the implementation of software development life cycle methodologies to enhance the University’s PeopleSoft Financial system and provides primary support for multiple PeopleSoft modules through planning, requirements analysis, design, development, integration, testing, implementation, maintenance, and documentation in accordance with IT-MIS policies and standards. Duties include: manage multiple projects and support multiple critical applications; assist junior Applications Programmers with solutions to complex problems; maintain, tests, and update PeopleSoft ERP systems; improve performance of PeopleSoft batch programs, reports and online pages using techniques such as SQL tuning, database indexes, hints, statistics and explain plans; plan, upgrade, and deploy new PeopleTools versions and PeopleSoft application versions using PeopleSoft upgrade assistant, fit-gap analysis, data conversion, system and database audits, performance & integration testing; test and correct programs to ensure they work properly and to determine that programs meet client needs; develop statistical analysis and data analysis using PeopleSoft Query/XML Publisher reporting tools; coordinate work to develop, test, deploy and document PeopleSoft custom or delivered batch programs to interface with internal systems and to meet the University’s requirements; provide production support for the Financial system and maintains the daily production schedule of PeopleSoft systems; analyze and resolve production incidents; works with users and production control staff regarding schedule and problem resolution; provide on-call support for PeopleSoft systems; work closely with management to ensure adherence to UDIT policies and with users to determine their needs, recommend solutions, and keep them updated on project status; re-engineer business functions by evaluating requests for service and reviews policies, procedures, and workflows to ensure that the best systems are implemented; troubleshoot complex data processing problems and user data entry errors and coordinates problem resolution and testing with other programmers, users, and units; and participate (and may lead) in internal and external training programs.
Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field and 5 years of experience with Oracle ERP and IDE (i.e., PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleTools core technologies, PeopleSoft reporting technologies, PeopleSoft Upgrade/Change Assistant, Oracle Database, Oracle Procurement), programming languages, and database querying and software implementation techniques. Limited telework permitted – must be on-site two days per week
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