Senior Peoplesoft Developer

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB). MNIT MMB supports critical business operations for the State of Minnesota, including enterprise human resources and payroll, state employee insurance, and benefits administration. The team also provides the technical expertise necessary to manage the state budget and provide economic forecasts to policymakers.

*This position is eligible to receive a $5,000 Hiring Bonus! This bonus will be paid in two increments, with the first payment made after successfully passing the probationary period. **In order to qualify, you must not currently work for the State of Minnesota.

Job SummaryThe purpose of this position is to provide project leadership for the enhancement, maintenance, and operation of the statewide Oracle/PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) and Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) Information Systems. Provide team leadership for feasibility/upgrade studies, system designs, implementation and enhancement of the complex ELM and HCM Information Systems. Provide advanced technical guidance, advice and assistance to state technical staff, state functional staff, and others as needed. Perform advanced developer duties including system design, programming, testing, and troubleshooting. Provide expertise to other technical or functional groups as needed (ELM, FMS, EPM, etc.). Participate in development for legislative and bargaining issues affecting the labor negotiation process. Incumbent will have access to, and be exposed to, bargaining related material and discussions without censure.This position acts as the HCM Application Technical Lead of the Statewide Human Capital Management Information Systems. HCM includes Recruiting Solutions, Human Resources, Benefits Administration and Payroll Oracle/PeopleSoft modules. These functions are mission-critical for the State of Minnesota. Errors and problems in these modules could have significant cost, penalty, and legal impacts. The incumbent of this position will serve as the lead in maintaining, improving, and troubleshooting HCM/ELM functionality. They will provide expertise and project management to other technical and functional staff in support of this area. The state acronym for HCM is SEMA4 (Statewide Employee Management), and the terms SEMA4 and HCM are often used interchangeably not only within this document but also within the teams that use it.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies.Candidates residing outside of Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) require additional review prior to telework approval upon becoming a finalist.Candidates located in Minnesota, or a bordering state, do not require additional review.

***This vacancy is being posted at the Information Technology Specialist 4 and Information Technology Specialist 5 classification levels. Only one vacancy will be filled, and the classification level will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications

QualificationsPosition requires a minimum of four (4) years of experience in an information technology role with primary responsibility for advanced application development using PeopleSoft Technologies.

Experience must include:Oracle/PeopleSoft HCM software.Oracle/PeopleSoft application development tools, i.e., PeopleTools.SQL.Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A Master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field substitutes for three years of experience, OR a related Bachelor’s degree substitutes for two years, OR a related Associate’s substitutes for one year.

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Key Skills

• SQL