Oracle/PeopleSoft Developer/Architect

What We Offer

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Aside from our base salary range, an employee with this position will also be eligible for the following:

• Educational Incentive – An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree, 3.5% for completion of a bachelor’s degree, OR 5.0% for completion of a graduate degree.
• Flexible Workweek – A compressed work schedule (e.g., 9/80 workweek) may be available for some positions.
• Vacation Accrual: Initially 14 days per year; after approximately five (5) years of service increasing to 19 days a year; after approximately 11 years increasing to 10 days per year and then increasing 1 day a year, through 15 years of service; topping out at 26 days per year after approximately 20 years of service with a maximum accumulation of 400 hours
• Annual Leave Redemption – Ability to “cash in” or redeem up to 100 of Annual Leave per year after using 80 hours in the preceding twelve months. 
• Health Plans – You are afforded an annual flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental and vision care expenses.
• Pension Plan – Participation in County’s defined benefit pension plan, which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
• Holidays – 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional Benefits – Tuition Reimbursement, Disability Plans, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Wellness Program.

The Department

The Information Technology Services Department (ITSD) works with every Ventura County department/agency to provide the necessary technology infrastructure and consulting/contracting services to meet ongoing and emerging business needs, including project management, business process improvement, applications support, voice/data infrastructure, data security, threat and vulnerability/risk management, and extended staffing.

Payroll Title: PeopleSoft Architect

The Position
Under general direction, incumbents are responsible for planning, leading and/or performing all aspects of the technical PeopleSoft infrastructure, including instance/databases; application servers and process schedulers; patches, upgrades and modification planning and implementation; migration and propagation; infrastructure stability and system integrity. Coordinate and enforce standards. May supervise a small technical team as part of a larger project.

Distinguishing Characteristics
This position differs from the Data Systems Architect in that it is specific to the maintenance of the PeopleSoft environment. The PeopleSoft Architect is responsible for leading and/or performing the day-to-day management of the technical environment of all PeopleSoft systems, including security setup for developers in the development environments. It differs from that of the PeopleSoft Analyst in that the Analyst may perform less complex analyses and does not have any supervisory functions assigned to it.

The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have recent technical experience in a Human Capital Management (HCM) ecosystem, such as Oracle PeopleSoft applications, including designing its architecture, developing, testing, implementing, and integrating with other applications and/or platforms.  The candidate will be a team player, a strong communicator, and a detailed business analyst with technical skills and an appetite for learning new technologies and high-level customer support skills.

The PeopleSoft Architect position is represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and is eligible for overtime compensation.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including temporary and Fixed Term), Intermittent, and Extra-Help vacancies within the Information Technology Services Department. There is currently one (1) Regular, Full-time vacancy.
 
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: Thursday, March 20, 2025
CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Interact with user department personnel to assess and analyze their needs.

• Advise users on the feasibility, alternatives, cost, and timing of modifying, developing, or implementing new software functionality.

• Develop and define system requirements to include system and program specification, project timetables, task assignments, and testing criteria.

• Code, test, and refine computer programs. Develop and update system, subsystems, and operation documentation.

• Coordinate installation, maintenance, and upgrades of support software and third-party products (such as WebLogic, Tuxedo, SQR, etc. with UNIX system support).

• Assist with production problems and troubleshoot technical issues.

• Provide timely customer support.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING and EXPERIENCE 
Extensive education, training and/or experience in PeopleSoft system analysis, design, and programming which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel within Ventura County to conduct studies or troubleshoot;
• Ability to work long hours to resolve production problems or meet project deadlines;
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on an on-call basis;

• Possession of or ability to obtain a valid California driver license

• Excellent written communication skills must be demonstrated in the completion of the employment application and supplemental questionnaire.

DESIRED

• Oracle PeopleSoft University certification.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft functional and technical knowledge related to HCM systems
• Experience with PeopleSoft tools and PUM upgrades.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Thorough knowledge of:

• Application deployment cycle;
• Creating, modifying, and maintaining application packages;
• UNIX
• Windows Server facilities

 Knowledge of:

• HCM application development technologies preferable in an Oracle environment (PeopleCode, PeopleTools, Application Designer, Application Engine, SQL scripting)
• Web server fundamentals;

Comprehensive ability to:

• Analyze complex procedures/data and develop logical conclusions;
• Develop plans and achieve objectives
• Participate in the analysis, programming, testing, and/or implementation of the HCM system, and provides lead technical direction to staff;
• Gain knowledge of client’s (oracle) database and its current and potential uses, prepare system and program documents and handbooks;
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing;
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with others.

FINAL FILING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested.  Your application must be received by the County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply online, please refer to our website at www.ventura.org/jobs. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.
 
Note to Applicants: Sufficient information must be provided under the Education/Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire to thoroughly and accurately demonstrate your qualifications in order to determine eligibility.  A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above-referenced sections; however, it may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

INFORMATION FOR TRANSFER CANDIDATES: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible.  If interested, please click here for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying
All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination at the time of filing. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration. 

APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying
All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met.  Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the examination process.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:

A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather, the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E, applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently, when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong, many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam, which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E), contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E, your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background, experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason, it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence. Responses such as "See Resume" or "Refer to Resume" are not acceptable and may disqualify an applicant from further evaluation.
 
ORAL EXAMINATION – 100%: 
A job-related oral examination will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating candidates' knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job.  Candidates must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list. 
 
NOTE: If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, an examination will not be conducted.  Instead, a score of 70% will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough post offer, pre-employment background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record may be required for this position. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

For further information regarding this recruitment, please contact Crystal Zendejas by email at Crystal.Zendejas@ventura.org or by telephone at (805) 654-7608.

Salary : $96,889 - $134,481