ERP Senior Systems Analyst – PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 (Hybrid)

UTHealth Houston is seeking a highly skilled ERP Senior Systems Analyst to join our PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) support team. This position is responsible for full life cycle application development, support, and enhancement of PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 and custom PeopleSoft applications. The ideal candidate operates with minimal supervision, independently determines solutions, and ensures high-quality outcomes that meet institutional needs.

Key Responsibilities include:

Application Development & Support
•Provide full life-cycle development, customization, and support for PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 and related custom applications.
•Troubleshoot and resolve application issues across HCM modules, ensuring system stability and user satisfaction.

Analysis & Design
•Analyze customer requests to assess feasibility, scope, and technical requirements.
•Translate business needs into clear functional and technical specifications for new features and enhancements.
•Design and document system improvements, integrations, and process optimizations.

Technical Development
•Perform technical development independently
•Develop, enhance, and maintain using:
oApplication Engine (AE)
oPeopleCode
oApplication Packages
oSQR
oEvent Mapping
oFluid UI

Customer Support
•Provide end-user support for applications, enhancements, and new system functionality.
•Collaborate with functional teams and end users to ensure successful issue resolution and system performance.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’s resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position based at the University Center Tower in Houston. Employees work a hybrid schedule, combining on-site presence during regular business hours (Monday–Friday) with remote work flexibility.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Leads, organizes, and manages multiple concurrent work tasks related to a project.
• Analyzes requests for service from Business clients to determine the feasibility and cost/benefits of proposed systems. Determines requirements for modification and enhancements to existing systems.
• Designs new systems and enhancements to accurately address user requirements. Includes development of functional specifications and technical specifications as required, as well as cost and resource estimates.
• Programs or configures applications according to design specifications and IT standards and practices. Establishes test plans and data, validates and verifies functions within programs, and prepares necessary technical documentation for implementation.
• Performs development and programming tasks - independently or through leadership/supervision of systems analysts and programmers.
• Provides expertise in enterprise systems and software, including PeopleSoft.
• Coordinates with project manager, systems analysts, user management, and other IT technical providers to ensure that client requirements are met.
• Provides expertise and leadership in the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), such as project scoping, requirements gathering, analysis, design, construction, testing, quality assurance, migration, and maintenance.
• Provides technical support to users about new or enhanced systems or applications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

You must have:

•Strong experience with PeopleSoft HCM 9.2, including development and production support.
•Proficiency with Oracle/PeopleSoft development tools such as AE, PeopleCode, App Packages, SQR, and Fluid UI.
•Ability to analyze complex requirements and independently identify technical solutions.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
•Experience in participating in group discussions and presentations.

Preferred Qualifications
•Experience with ERP implementations and support, particularly within higher education or large enterprise environments.
•Knowledge of Time and Labor and Payroll modules is a significant plus.
•Experience across other PeopleSoft HCM modules—Workforce Administration, Commitment Accounting, Workflow, and Integration Broker—is desirable.

Minimum Education:

At least a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business, or related discipline required. You may substitute required education with equivalent (four) years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.

Minimum Experience:

3 years of relevant experience required. ERP systems implementation, extensibility, integration, and support experience is highly desirable. ERP Systems include PeopleSoft, Coupa, DocuSign, Document Management (Documentum, Onbase), and InfoEd. In this role, PeopleSoft is the one required.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.