Oracle/PeopleSoft Administrator (Systems Administrator) - LDMO

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​     POSITION SPECIFICS ​ The LionPATH Development and Maintenance Organization (LDMO), a unit of Penn State Information Technology, is looking for a highly motivated, knowledgeable, and proactive individual to fulfill the role of Systems Administrator (Senior Professional).  

Note:   Penn State’s Student Information System (SIS), referred to as LionPATH, is Oracle’s PeopleSoft Campus Solutions.   

Systems Administrators maintain the integrity of various computer systems including operating systems, physical servers, appliances, and specialized application environments; administer, install, and troubleshoot a variety of technical components, perform systems maintenance tasks such as resource utilization checks and back-up and recovery; perform configuration changes to address customer needs; schedule, install, and test system software upgrades; monitor and maintain software licensing and maintenance agreements.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

Install, configure,   maintain , upgrade, and support systems and software  

Develop plans, schedules, and requirements for deployment of systems  

Create custom programs and scripts to aid in systems management  

Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues and/or respond to outages  

Resolve service-related issues;   determine   immediate economic and financial consequences of an incident  

Test and implement upgrades and patches to installed operating systems and software  

Maintain reliability of systems by monitoring, running tests, and troubleshooting  

Monitor backups and plans for installed   systems;   review adequacy of emergency response plans  

Monitor,   maintain , and execute automation processes and procedures  

Monitor threats, alerts, security vulnerabilities; conduct regular reviews of security against policy goals  

Evaluate organizational vulnerabilities within assigned area of responsibility  

Manage, research, and resolve complex end-user escalation incidents  

Evaluate and recommend new or existing system improvements and/or solutions  

Create and   maintain   system documentation of departmental processes, procedures, plans, and configurations  

  PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

Experience with Oracle Peoplesoft products, PeopleTools; managing systems running RedHat Enterprise Linux; Microsoft Visio or other system diagramming tools

Knowledge of Oracle SQL

Familiarity with a programming or scripting language (i.e., Java, Python, shell)

Understanding of basic networking technologies (i.e., firewall, VPN)

  MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree 6+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted Required Certifications: None   REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

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LOCATION T he location of this position is flexible and can operate fully remote within the United States (restrictions may apply). Standard working hours are in the eastern time zone.

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