PeopleSoft Tech Lead / Senior Developer (New)

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Our culture, driven by agility, passion, and teamwork, empowers you to shape your career, make a significant impact, and take ownership of your future. Discover how you can unleash your potential with us! Job Summary:   The PeopleSoft Tech Lead / Senior Developer is responsible for the technical design, development, integration, and operational stability of the institution's PeopleSoft platform, covering Campus Solutions, Contributor Relations, and custom-built modules. At Tech Lead level the role owns architecture decisions and reviews the work of other developers; at Senior Developer level it focuses on hands-on delivery and contributes to design. The platform supports the full student lifecycle from admissions to graduation, after which alumni records transition to the institution's CRM platform. It also underpins faculty teaching management, degree-programme billing and payment (integrated with a third-party payment gateway), and identity management through its integration with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), where the institutional email address serves as the primary digital identity. The platform exposes a large number of business interfaces to other enterprise systems. The role keeps the platform secure, scalable, maintainable, and fully integrated within the wider digital ecosystem, providing hands-on expertise and technical direction across PeopleCode development, application design, upgrades, integrations, security, and production support. Close collaboration with the Platform Administrator is essential for infrastructure upgrades, PeopleTools and PUM updates, environment management, and new enterprise integrations. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership and Architecture Lead or contribute to the technical architecture and evolution of the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and Contributor Relations platform, and support roadmap planning for future platform evolution Design scalable and maintainable PeopleCode solutions aligned with the institution's architecture standards Define development standards, coding guidelines, and technical best practices, and maintain documentation that eases onboarding of new technical resources Review technical designs and code quality produced by internal and external development teams Identify technical debt and define modernisation initiatives Support transactional reporting requirements Development and Customisation Lead the design, development, and maintenance of PeopleSoft customisations using PeopleCode, Application Engine, Component Interfaces, Integration Broker, SQR, SQL, and the Fluid Framework where applicable Configure, enhance, and support the Campus Solutions and Contributor Relations modules to meet functional and operational requirements Develop reusable technical components and frameworks to improve consistency, maintainability, and development efficiency Optimise application performance through code tuning, SQL optimisation, and technical best practices Ensure all developments meet high standards of quality, security, maintainability, and documentation Integration and API Development Design, develop, and maintain REST and SOAP APIs and web services, using tools such as Postman for testing and validation Own the technical integration with the identity platform (Microsoft Entra ID), the alumni CRM platform, the payment gateway, and faculty-related systems Manage source code in GitHub for developments not natively version-controlled within the PeopleTools Application Designer project repository Business Partnership and Process Improvement Collaborate with functional experts to translate business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions that leverage standard PeopleSoft functionality wherever possible Identify opportunities to simplify business processes and improve user experience, proposing enhancements that align with academic and administrative needs while minimising unnecessary customisation Platform Operations and Production Support Partner with the PeopleSoft Platform Administrator on infrastructure upgrades, PeopleTools and PUM updates, and environment management Provide third-line production support, incident resolution, and root-cause analysis Coordinate with external vendors on delivery, upgrades, and support activities Required Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field Significant PeopleSoft development experience as a Senior Developer, Technical Lead, or Technical Architect Strong hands-on experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Proven expertise in PeopleCode, Application Engine, Component Interfaces, Integration Broker, SQR, and SQL Experience designing and integrating REST/SOAP web services with enterprise systems Experience with Oracle Database (5+ years) Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Preferred Qualifications Experience with PeopleSoft Contributor Relations Experience in the Higher Education sector Familiarity with PeopleSoft Fluid Framework Experience with identity and access management integrations (Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD) Experience with Git-based source control (GitHub) Certifications (preferred) Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools Certification Oracle Campus Solutions Certification Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Certification (optional) Technical Skills Summary Area Technologies and Tools PeopleSoft modules Campus Solutions, Contributor Relations, custom modules PeopleTools development PeopleCode, Application Engine, Component Interfaces, Integration Broker, SQR, Fluid Framework Database Oracle Database, SQL tuning and optimisation Integration REST/SOAP web services, Integration Broker, Postman Identity Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) Platform lifecycle PeopleTools upgrades, PUM image updates, environment management Source control PeopleTools Application Designer projects, GitHub Cloud (desirable) Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure       Any personal data you share with us during the application process will be processed strictly in compliance with applicable data protection laws and our Privacy Notice .