Senior PeopleSoft Administrator

Business Operations

Lausanne - Avenue de l'Avant-Poste 4

About the job

As a Senior Consultant, you have significant experience delivering consulting services. You lead smaller projects independently while contributing substantially to larger ones. You serve as an advisor and mentor to junior colleagues.

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle's expertise has earned recognition as a "Leader" by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management.

With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit www.merkle.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Join our CRM & Loyalty Team as a Senior Platform Administrator in PeopleSoft!

You will lead smaller projects independently while contributing substantially to larger ones. In this role you will monitor and manage incidents, especially during payroll processes. You will actively support quarterly security updates and Linux patching, and handle changes for monthly releases and annual upgrades. You will serve as an advisor and mentor to junior colleagues. Have a look below on project tasks and your general responsibilities in detail.

We offer hybrid working environment, and the location of this role is Lausanne.

Project Tasks:

  • Install, configure, and manage Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13C.

  • Monitor and improve Oracle and PeopleSoft performance.

  • Manage PeopleSoft upgrade projects.

  • Provide Level 2 support to development teams.

  • Configure PeopleSoft integration tools.

  • Administer Oracle databases, WebLogic, and Apache servers.

  • Implement Remote Processing Services (RPS) and set up interfaces.

  • Develop with Application Engine and PeopleCode.

  • Perform PUM and PeopleTools upgrades.

General Responsibilities:

  • Lead digital transformation strategies.

  • Advise clients on digital roadmaps.

  • Mentor junior consultants.

  • Develop expertise in relevant technologies.

  • Manage business backlog items.

  • Act as a subject matter expert in client pitches.

  • Conduct requirements engineering.

  • Support customers throughout digital projects.

  • Collaborate with development, UX/Design, and content teams.

  • Facilitate client workshops.

  • Stay updated on digital trends.

Your Skillset:

  • 5+ years of experience in PeopleSoft administration.

  • Experience in Payroll HR implementation projects and PeopleSoft upgrades.

  • Ideally experience in PeopleSoft HCM data migration.

  • Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems.

  • Knowledge of performance tuning and optimization techniques.

  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

  • Fluent in French and English.

Additional information

We work with motivated people, who support and enrich each other. We live the possibilities of the digital world through home office, meaning you can work anywhere (within Switzerland) with flexible (annual) working hours. We also value face-to-face exchanges - coffee or tea, biscuits or fruit are all welcomed on board and shared throughout our offices.

If you ever feel the need to take a break from the digital world, we love to get hands-on together and use pens, paper, and whiteboards for brainstorming sessions. Need to clear your head? Hit the foosball table, PlayStation, massage bench or yoga mat. For networking and (brain) food, we offer regular exchange formats, like meetings, tech labs and more.

Not enough? We are full believers in education and support training, whether it be internally or externally. We support you.

If you feel inspired by us, we'll probably be inspired by you. Join us now and apply online to make sure we match each other's expectations. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, disability, age, as well as sexual orientation and identity.

We look forward to hearing from you!

#LI-MERKLE #LI-DOMI

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