PeopleSoft Advanced Software Engineer

Veteran Firm Seeking a PeopleSoft Advanced Software Engineer for an Onsite Assignment in New York, NY

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.

We seek to fill a PeopleSoft Advanced Software Engineer role in New York, NY

The ideal candidate is a New York resident with 8 or more years of relevant experience, a professional software engineering certification, and expertise in supporting PeopleSoft Timekeeping and HCM modules, along with proficiency in App Designer, PeopleCode, and SQL.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications.

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced PeopleSoft Advanced Software Engineer to support the IT Product Development group by leading requirements management, software engineering, system testing, and acceptance testing activities for complex software development and integration initiatives.

Position Description: The Advanced Software Engineer leads software engineering, system testing, and integration initiatives across all stages of development. This role involves drafting support processes, resolving complex issues, conducting application security and disaster recovery verifications, and managing operational relationships with suppliers.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leads requirements management, software engineering, system testing, and acceptance testing activities across all stages and iterations for complex software development and integration initiatives. Assists with the organization's selection, adaptation, and adoption of new models, methods, and tools. Collaborates across parties involved in product, systems, or service design.
• May own high-value services and or products. Leads the definition, documentation, and successful completion of large projects within business objectives and resource constraints, ensuring adherence to agreed enterprise architectures, and the application of effective change-, release-, risk, and quality-management processes.
• Drafts and maintains software support processes and documentation. Prioritizes and diagnoses incidents, investigates and resolves complex issues, leads root cause analysis, and proposes corrective actions. Conducts application licensing, security, backup, and disaster recovery verification initiatives.
• Develops system and acceptance testing criteria related to functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, features, business processes, and business rules. Designs, specifies, and executes test cases and scenarios.
• Plans and leads user experience design activities for large programs and products, providing expert advice to ensure that usability, accessibility, and visual design requirements are satisfied.
• Develops, maintains, and applies tools and documentation to track, log, and maintain accurate and complete system information. Audits complex software systems for adherence to configuration standards.
• Plans, organizes, conducts, and oversees assigned quality and safety assurance assessments involving complex systems and cross-functional teams. Provides expert advice on assurance activities.
• Manages the operational relationships with suppliers to ensure potential disputes or conflicts are raised and resolved. Contributes technical elements of RFP RFIs and negotiates contract terms and SLAs. Manages suppliers to meet key performance indicators.
• Continuously develops and maintains personal knowledge of software engineering practices, emerging trends, and technologies.
• Provides technical advice to project teams and mentors less experienced staff to foster talent development.
• Performs other duties and tasks.
• May need to work outside of normal work hours, supporting operations on a 24 7 basis.
• Travel may be required to other locations or other external sites.
• Observing the work performed by the contractor.
• Reviewing invoices and approving them if the work meets contractual standards.
• Addressing performance issues with the contractor when possible.
• Escalating issues to other parties as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must possess a minimum at least one of the following professional certifications in subject domain including but not limited to: Certified Scrum Developer (CSD), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP), Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), Amazon Certified: AWS Certified Developer, Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer, Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP).
• Experience in supporting PeopleSoft Timekeeping and HCM modules.
• Proficient in PeopleSoft App Designer, PeopleCode, SQR, and Integration Broker.
• Strong in BI Publisher Reporting.
• Expertise in Jira tool and preparing metrics.
• Experience implementing any other PeopleSoft applications.
• PeopleSoft Integration and change management experience.
• Portfolio & Program Management (multi-project oversight, prioritization, resource balancing)
• PeopleTools: (Application Designer, Application Engine, Component Interface, Integration Broker, Query Manager, Process Scheduler).
• Proficient in SQL.
• Hands-on programming experience in a business setting.
• Proficiency in at least one software engineering methodology, including but not limited to: Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, DevOps, Extreme Programming (XP), Kanban, Lean, Rapid Application Development (RAD).
• Experience applying a structured validation and testing method, including but not limited to: Unit Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing.
• Collaboration skills to ensure design specifications are seamlessly implemented by the development team.
• Familiarity with version control.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and navigate organizational ambiguity.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Programming experience with the following language(s): Job Specific (e.g., Ruby, Python, Java, C++, COBOL, etc).
• Familiarity with the following vendor-specific platforms: Job Specific (e.g., Azure, Windows Server platforms, RESTful APIs, or Linux).
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Advanced in technical Skills, tech-savvy, values diversity.
• Adept customer focus, cultivates Innovation.

Details:

Job Title: PeopleSoft Advanced Software Engineer

Location: New York, NY 10001 (This position is eligible for teleworking, which is currently 2 days per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.)

Salary Range: $140,828 - $166,223