PeopleSoft Solution Architect

Job Description

PeopleSoft Architect

SC Clearance Required (or Eligibility)

To be eligible, you must have lived in the UK continuously for the last 5 years.

Practice Leadership & Ownership

• Lead and develop the PeopleSoft technology capability, defining roadmap, services, and best practices
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex PeopleSoft technical challenges
• Mentor and provide governance to technical consultants, developers, and DBAs
• Drive adoption of:
  • Latest PeopleTools features
  • Automation and modernisation approaches
  • Improved monitoring and performance practices
• Continuously enhance delivery standards, tooling, and frameworks

Solution Architecture & Design

• Own end-to-end architecture across PeopleSoft environments:
  • Application design
  • Customisation strategy
  • Integration patterns
  • Security and lifecycle management
• Define and enforce architecture standards, patterns, and best practices
• Provide expert guidance across:
  • PeopleTools upgrades
  • PUM & Selective Adoption strategy
  • Configuration and release management
• Support cloud and hybrid architecture decisions where relevant

Delivery Excellence

• 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 across:
  • Security & compliance
  • Disaster recovery
  • Performance and availability
• Work closely with Managed Services teams to drive operational excellence

Client Engagement & Influence

• Build trusted relationships with senior customer stakeholders
• Translate business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions
• Lead:
  • Technical workshops
  • Architecture reviews
  • Governance forums
• Influence customer technology strategy and PeopleSoft roadmaps

Qualifications

Core PeopleSoft Expertise (Essential)

• Deep technical knowledge of:
  • PeopleSoft architecture & PeopleTools
  • Integration Broker & integrations
  • 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

Leadership & Consulting Strength

• Experience leading teams within a consulting or managed services environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence senior audiences
• Proven ability to:
  • Shape services and improve delivery
  • Support business growth and pre-sales
• Experience designing on‑premise and hybrid architectures

Nice to Have

Cloud & OCI Experience

• Experience working with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Exposure to:
  • Cloud‑hosted PeopleSoft environments
  • Migration or modernisation programmes
  • Infrastructure as Code (e.g. 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 Include

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

We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | Version 1 Careers.

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