Systems Analyst 5 - support

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

As a Senior Principal Systems Engineer, you will serve as a technical expert and thought leader across the full Oracle technology stack — from application to infrastructure — with a focus on PeopleSoft HCM solutions. This role demands deep domain expertise, a strategic mindset, and the ability to operate independently on complex projects involving design, implementation, integration, and production support. You will set the overall technology direction for your area of focus, build and share internal expertise, and guide the Support organization in achieving the highest levels of service quality, performance, and customer satisfaction. This role also includes mentoring senior technical advisors, reviewing solution designs, and helping resolve the most complex technical challenges across multiple product areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and executing complex PeopleSoft HCM projects involving configuration, customization, and performance optimization.
• Collaborating with functional and technical teams to deliver end-to-end solutions across Time & Labor, Absence Management, and Payroll for North America.
• Providing expert-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical escalations and performance issues.
• Driving automation and innovation to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency across systems.
• Engaging with senior stakeholders to define architecture, roadmap, and best practices.
• Supporting and guiding patching, upgrades, and PUM activities.
• Mentoring team members and contributing to organizational knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Required skills and experience:

Core PeopleSoft HCM Expertise

Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in PeopleSoft HCM implementations and support. Proven experience in the following modules:

• Time and Labor – Hands-on experience with Rules Engine, TRCs, Time Administration, and integration with Payroll.
• Absence Management – Configuration and customization of Take/Entitlement rules, complex accrual policies, and retroactive processing.
• Payroll for North America – Payroll setup, Pay Confirmation, Payroll Interface, handling payroll errors, tax updates, and W-2 activities.

Technical Proficiency

Expertise in PeopleCode, Application Engine, Component Interfaces (CI), Integration Broker, SQR/BI Publisher, and COBOL. Experience designing or supporting inbound/outbound interfaces with third-party systems. Strong debugging, performance tuning, and optimization skills. Proven ability to extract and apply PUM updates and resolve bugs across environments.

General and Soft Skills

Experience leading full lifecycle implementations or major upgrades. Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a global delivery model. Familiarity with Agile or hybrid delivery environments. Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Why join us? This is an opportunity to be part of Oracle's elite engineering team, working on mission-critical PeopleSoft environments that support large-scale, high-visibility customers. You will have the chance to innovate, collaborate across regions, and shape the future direction of PeopleSoft HCM support and modernization initiatives.

Disclaimer: Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates. Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only. US: Hiring Range in USD from $46.30 to $95.91 per hour; from $96,300 to $199,500 per annum. May be eligible for equity. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following: medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion; short term disability and long term disability; life insurance and AD&D supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child); health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts; pre-tax commuter and parking benefits; 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match; paid time off; 11 paid holidays; paid sick leave; paid parental leave; adoption assistance; Employee Stock Purchase Plan; financial planning and group legal; voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance.

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted. Career Level - IC5

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