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Job Title: Specialist - Senior Applications Support Job Location: Mississauga Job Type: FullTime/ Contract The Specialist-Senior Applications Support is responsible for the support, maintenance, and optimization of Human Capital Management (HCM) systems, primarily PeopleSoft, and other enterprise applications. Responsibilities: Provides Level 3 technical support for HCM systems (e.g., PeopleSoft), including configuration, integration, reporting, troubleshooting, patching, and enhancements. Administers, maintains, and optimizes application databases using Microsoft SQL Server, including writing complex queries, stored procedures, performance tuning, backups, restores, and replication. Collaborates with functional teams, HR, finance, and vendors to analyze business requirements and implement technical solutions. Maintains and monitors PeopleSoft application servers, web servers, and process schedulers, both on-premises and in Azure. Monitors and supports PeopleSoft batch processes, job scheduling, and integration points (e.g., API, SFTP). Applies updates, bundles, fixes, and PeopleSoft upgrades (e.g. PUM and PeopleTools), ensuring minimal downtime and disruption. Develops and maintains documentation, runbooks, and procedures for operational support. Ensures deployments follow properly defined Deployment, Change Management, and Quality Assurance processes. Participates in cross-departmental projects to define, evaluate, and implement application-related requirements. Recommends improvements for supporting application environments, including automation, forecasting, consolidating servers, implementing security enhancements, and decommissioning old applications. Provides expertise on the necessary tools for reporting on all application metrics and analyzing metrics for improvements. Participates in project teams to identify technical requirements and specifications for any new applications to be installed; review project proposals and make recommendations on hardware, software, and licensing. Performs technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the application environments in Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments. QUALIFICATIONS Education/Knowledge - A University Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - One or more certification in the following, or equivalent, required: - Azure Database Administrator Associate - PeopleSoft Human Resources 9.x Certified Implementation Specialist - Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Advanced Administrator II- Azure Solutions Architect Expert If interested, please share your resume at [email protected]

What you’ll do

The role focuses on the support, maintenance, and optimization of Human Capital Management systems, specifically PeopleSoft and SQL Server databases. Responsibilities include providing Level 3 technical support, managing Azure environments, and implementing system upgrades and patches.

Requirements

Candidates must have a university degree in Computer Science or a related field and specific certifications in Azure or PeopleSoft. Experience in database administration, application server maintenance, and technical research in hybrid cloud environments is required.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Quality assurance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• PeopleSoft
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Azure
• HCM Systems
• Technical Support
• Database Administration
• Performance Tuning
• API Integration
• SFTP
• Change Management
• Quality Assurance
• WebLogic Server
• Patching
• Reporting
• Troubleshooting
• System Optimization

Job areas

• Technology
• Software
• Consulting
• Human Resources
• Data & Analytics