PeopleSoft Solution Architect

PeopleSoft Architect

Version 1 seeks an experienced PeopleSoft Architect to lead and evolve Enterprise PeopleSoft landscapes within a fast‑paced, multi‑customer consulting environment. The role focuses on architecture, upgrades, integrations, and optimisation, and requires deep PeopleSoft expertise with optional OCI knowledge.

SC Clearance

SC clearance is required (or eligibility). Candidates must have lived in the UK continuously for the last five years.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the PeopleSoft technology capability, defining roadmap, services, and best practices
• Act as senior escalation point for complex PeopleSoft technical challenges
• Mentor and govern technical consultants, developers, and DBAs
• Drive adoption of latest PeopleTools features, automation, modernisation and monitoring best practices
• Continuously enhance delivery standards, tooling, and frameworks
• Own end‑to‑end architecture across PeopleSoft environments (application design, customisation strategy, integration patterns, security, lifecycle)
• Define and enforce architecture standards, patterns and best practices
• Provide expert guidance on PeopleTools upgrades, PUM & selective adoption strategy, configuration and release management
• Support cloud and hybrid architecture decisions where relevant
• Oversee multi‑client delivery, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable and supportable
• Review and assure technical designs, code quality, integration approaches, performance optimisation strategies
• Support pre‑sales and solution shaping, including technical input and estimations
• Ensure enterprise‑grade standards for security & compliance, disaster recovery, performance and availability
• Work closely with Managed Services teams to drive operational excellence
• Build trusted relationships with senior customer stakeholders and translate business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions
• Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews and governance forums, influencing customer technology strategy and PeopleSoft roadmaps

Qualifications

• Deep technical knowledge of PeopleSoft architecture & PeopleTools, Integration Broker, OpenSearch, security frameworks
• Proven experience delivering PeopleTools upgrades, PUM/Selective Adoption programmes, complex integrations
• Strong capability in performance tuning, optimisation and troubleshooting across the full stack
• Experience leading teams in a consulting or managed services environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with ability to influence senior audiences
• Proven ability to shape services, improve delivery and support business growth and pre‑sales
• Experience designing on‑premise and hybrid architectures
• Nice to have: OCI experience, cloud‑hosted PeopleSoft environments, migration or modernisation programmes, IaC (Terraform), monitoring and automation in cloud environments
• Additional skills: Oracle Database (RAC, Exadata, Autonomous Database), DevOps tooling (Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Puppet), FinOps and cost optimisation awareness, exposure to other cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Who You Are

• A PeopleSoft expert who thrives on solving complex technical challenges
• A hands‑on architect with a strategic mindset
• A collaborative leader who enjoys mentoring and developing others
• Analytical, proactive and delivery‑focused
• Comfortable operating in a client‑facing consultancy environment

Benefits

• Quarterly performance‑related profit share
• Hybrid / Remote working flexibility
• Pension, private healthcare, life assurance cover
• Certified Great Place to Work for 10+ years running

This role is hybrid with occasional travel to your nearest base office.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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