Peoplesoft Administrator

Job Title: PeopleSoft Administrator

Location: Richmond, VA OR McLean, VA

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 21 months

Pay Range: $50.15/hr. to $51.69/hr. on W2 | $60.00/hr. to $67.20/hr. on C2C

Domain: Banking & Financial Services IT Infrastructure

Application Deadline: June 26, 2026

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Primary (Must-Have):

• Core PeopleSoft Administration: 8–10 years of deep, dedicated experience handling all aspects of PeopleSoft infrastructure, environment maintenance, and individual administration single-handedly at an onshore location.

• Lifecycle Tools & Upgrades: Proven hands-on experience executing complex PeopleTools upgrades (v8.60 / v8.61 highly preferred) and leveraging PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM).

• Server & Middleware Management: Full mastery of application servers, web servers, and process scheduler servers, including server configuration, health checks, and routine bounce activities.

• Migration & Tooling: Proficient utilization of Phire for automated object migrations, version control, and strict compliance deployment across multiple environments.

• Integration Broker Support: Strong understanding of PeopleSoft Integration Broker architectures to effectively troubleshoot and maintain messaging interfaces and system integrations.

Secondary (Good to Have):

• Cloud & OS Foundation: Functional engineering knowledge of AWS cloud environments and deep familiarity with UNIX command-line operations and server administration.

• Global Coordination: Experience acting as an onshore technical anchor, seamlessly collaborating with offshore development partners and multi-functional technical teams.

• Targeted Oracle Certifications: Active Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) status in Oracle Database Administration or PeopleTools Technology.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking an elite, customer-facing Senior PeopleSoft Administrator / Infrastructure Specialist to fully own, optimize, and maintain our enterprise PeopleSoft application environment across an extended, long-term timeline. Located permanently on-site in either Richmond, VA or McLean, VA, this highly autonomous engineer will manage a robust environment alongside a cross-functional technical team. The ideal candidate will combine 8 years of technical expertise with impeccable communication skills—driving seamless system upgrades, ensuring absolute high availability across production web/app servers, and advising on security-conscious migration best practices.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the primary, standalone on-site administrator responsible for the operational health, scaling, and up-time of customer PeopleSoft Applications.

• Lead mid-to-large-scale PeopleTools infrastructure upgrades (specifically moving into modern 8.60/8.61 versions) and orchestrate routine PUM patch updates.

• Monitor, adjust, tune, and bounce critical architecture nodes including App Servers, Web Servers, and Process Schedulers to guarantee application stability.

• Drive systematic codebase deployments and object promotions throughout multiple change environments utilizing the Phire migration tool.

• Diagnose and resolve high-priority interface failures and integration deadlocks embedded within the PeopleSoft Integration Broker subsystem.

• Partner closely with upstream database administrators, infrastructure support groups, and a 4-to-6 person team of techno-functional engineers to coordinate business-as-usual (BAU) operational tickets.

BENEFITS

Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k)

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.