Job Description

About the Department
Enterprise Application Services (EAS) is in the Office of Information Technology (OIT) division at North Carolina State University. EAS is responsible for the design, implementation, operation, enhancement & maintenance of the University’s enterprise business applications. This includes: development, operation & maintenance of all enterprise administrative systems (Enterprise Document Mgmt, Financials, HR, Identity & Access Mgmt, MyPack Portal, Student Information, REPORTER, Enterprise Research Administration systems, etc.), enterprise data warehousing and analytics, configuration management, database administration and the maintenance, enhancement, and integration of these systems.
Essential Job Duties
The primary purpose of this position is to develop and maintain the University’s Enterprise HR Systems, including building functionality for Workforce Administration, Base Benefits, Position Management, Time and Labor, Absence Management, North American Payroll, Additional Compensation, Job Action Requests, Onboarding, Distributions, Redistributions, Effort Reporting, and Kaba Workforce Management.

The HR Enterprise Applications Developer is an expert in advanced technical solution development and uses this expertise to implement advanced and highly complex software solutions with minimal supervision. This position works with the IT Manager, Project Lead, Team Members, and Functional Offices in order to: evaluate change requests; define technical specifications; develop application code and system integrations; develop and execute unit, system and load test plans; migrate code; provide production support; and perform system maintenance.

As a senior team member, this position also provides senior-level technical guidance and support to more junior members of the team and regularly provides functional and/or technical decision-making with broad and often institution-wide impacts that affect assigned and other systems, students, faculty and staff. This position may also lead initiatives of moderate to high complexity and is expected to interact with leadership positions in customer units to ensure that developed solutions align with business needs.
Other Responsibilities
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
Master’s degree and at least 2 – 4 years of relevant experience OR
Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 – 5 years of relevant experience OR
An equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience
Other Required Qualifications
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both technical and non-technical subjects including the ability to communicate effectively across multiple teams within the organization.
Ability to thoroughly document technical specifications, root cause analysis, and resolutions to technical issues.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage assigned project work and support tasks concurrently, to assist management with task assignments, and to take initiative in the development and completion of projects.
Ability to work within both traditional waterfall and agile project management methodologies.
Ability to follow strict quality control standards and unit/integration test development work to ensure that it meets business requirements.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical and evaluative skills with an ability to resolve complex, difficult technical issues.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in PeopleTools, including PeopleSoft Application Designer, PeopleCode, Application Engine, SQR, COBOL, XML Publisher, Fluid Development, Component Interface, Integration Broker and Web Services integration, Javascript, CSS, HTML, SQL, Oracle RDBMS.
Proficiency in Absence Management and in one or more of the following Oracle PeopleSoft HCM modules: Workforce Administration, Base Benefits, Position Management, Time and Labor, North American Payroll, Additional Compensation, Job Action Requests, Onboarding, Distributions, Redistributions, Effort Reporting.
Knowledge of relevant business processes in assigned areas sufficient to inform technical designs and unit/integration testing.
Ability to follow general industry best practices for business process improvement and user interface design.