PeopleSoft Technical Lead &OCI Cloud Architect
Employment Type: Full-Time
Target Start Date: October 15, 2026
Base Salary: $135,000+ annually, commensurate with experience
Additional Compensation: Performance-Based Bonus
Benefits: Medical, Dental, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Other Company Benefits
About Astute Business Solutions
Astute Business Solutions is an Oracle-focused cloud advisory, modernization, and managed
services firm helping organizations transform and extend their enterprise applications through
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), automation, and AI.
Founded in 2006 by former PeopleSoft professionals, Astute combines deep PeopleSoft
expertise with Oracle Cloud architecture, migration, modernization, and managed services
capabilities.
Our PeopleSoft and Oracle Cloud practice helps organizations modernize complex enterprise
environments while protecting their existing ERP investments. Astute has extensive experience
migrating PeopleSoft applications to OCI and supporting customers across higher education,
healthcare, government, financial services, manufacturing, and other industries.
Learn more about Astute Business Solutions at www.beastute.com.
Our Core Capabilities
Astute's services and solutions include:
● PeopleSoft Lift & Shift to OCI – Architecture, migration, re-platforming, optimization,
and cloud transformation of PeopleSoft environments.
● PeopleSoft Modernization & Upgrades – PeopleTools upgrades, PUM updates,
database upgrades, infrastructure modernization, and application lifecycle management.
● OCI Architecture & Cloud Migration – Design and deployment of secure, scalable,
highly available Oracle Cloud environments.
● Cloud Managed Services – Ongoing administration, monitoring, patching, performance
optimization, backup, disaster recovery, and operational support.
● AI-Powered ERP Modernization – Extending PeopleSoft and other Oracle ERP
platforms with GenAI, AI agents, intelligent automation, and modern cloud services.
● Automation & Cloud Management – Using PeopleSoft Cloud Manager, Terraform,
scripting, monitoring, and Oracle Cloud services to automate deployment and
administration.
Position Summary
Astute Business Solutions is seeking an experienced PeopleSoft Technical Lead & OCI
Cloud Architect to lead the architecture, migration, upgrade, administration, and ongoing
management of enterprise PeopleSoft environments.
This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role. The successful candidate must be
equally comfortable designing an OCI architecture, leading a PeopleSoft migration or upgrade,
troubleshooting a complex production issue, and working directly with customers and Astute's
technical teams.
The individual will play a key role in migrating legacy and on-premises PeopleSoft environments
to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, modernizing existing PeopleSoft environments, performing
PeopleTools and application upgrades, and supporting Astute's growing Oracle Cloud Managed
Services practice.
Key Responsibilities
PeopleSoft Architecture & Administration
● Architect, install, configure, maintain, and support PeopleSoft 9.2 environments and
current PeopleTools releases.
● Serve as a senior technical lead and Subject Matter Expert for PeopleSoft Internet
Architecture (PIA), application servers, web servers, Process Scheduler, Integration
Broker, and related PeopleSoft technologies.
● Build and configure development, test, UAT, training, disaster recovery, and production
environments.
● Lead PeopleSoft application upgrades, PeopleTools upgrades, PUM updates, patching,
and environment refresh activities.
● Configure and administer PeopleSoft Cloud Manager where applicable.
● Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot WebLogic, Tuxedo, COBOL, Java/JDK,
and other required PeopleSoft technology components.
● Configure and optimize Fluid UI, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Kibana, and related search
and analytics components.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure – OCI
● Design and implement secure, scalable, highly available OCI architectures for
PeopleSoft and related enterprise workloads.
● Lead PeopleSoft Lift & Shift migrations from on-premises data centers and other
cloud environments to OCI.
● Design OCI Compute, Networking, Storage, Load Balancing, IAM, Security, Database,
Backup, and Disaster Recovery architectures.
● Configure OCI networking, including VCNs, subnets, routing, security lists/NSGs, load
balancers, VPN/FastConnect connectivity, and related services.
● Design and implement High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions using
appropriate Oracle and OCI technologies.
● Support infrastructure automation using Terraform, scripting, PeopleSoft Cloud
Manager, and other automation technologies.
● Participate in OCI architecture assessments, migration planning, cutover planning,
performance optimization, and post-migration support.
Oracle Database & Performance Management
● Install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Oracle databases supporting PeopleSoft
environments.
● Support Oracle 12c/18c/19c and newer supported Oracle Database releases as
appropriate.
● Perform database upgrades, patching, cloning, backup, recovery, and performance
tuning.
● Configure and manage RMAN backup and recovery processes.
● Work with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery
configurations.
● Diagnose application, database, operating system, and infrastructure performance
issues across the complete PeopleSoft technology stack.
Security & Integration
● Configure and support PeopleSoft Integration Broker and enterprise integrations.
● Configure Single Sign-On using LDAP, SAML, and other enterprise identity
technologies.
● Support integration between PeopleSoft and OCI IAM/identity services where
appropriate.
● Work with security teams to implement secure cloud and application architectures based
on enterprise and Oracle best practices.
Automation & Technical Leadership
● Develop and maintain UNIX/Linux shell scripts for administration, monitoring,
automation, patching, backup, and operational activities.
● Understand PeopleSoft development technologies—including Application Designer,
PeopleCode, Application Engine, Component Interfaces, Integration Broker, and
PeopleSoft Security—from a senior technical administration perspective.
● Develop technical architecture documents, migration plans, runbooks, installation
documentation, cutover plans, and operational procedures.
● Lead troubleshooting sessions involving PeopleSoft, Oracle Database, WebLogic, Linux,
networking, and OCI.
● Mentor technical team members and establish repeatable implementation and managed-
services standards.
Customer & Project Leadership
● Work directly with Astute customers to understand technical requirements and
recommend appropriate PeopleSoft and OCI solutions.
● Participate in discovery workshops, architecture reviews, project planning, migration
planning, and technical presentations.
● Lead technical activities during PeopleSoft migrations, upgrades, cloud implementations,
and production cutovers.
● Coordinate closely with Astute's U.S. and international delivery teams.
● Communicate project risks, dependencies, technical issues, and recommendations
clearly to both technical and executive stakeholders.
● Ensure assigned projects and technical deliverables are completed according to agreed
schedules and quality standards.
Required Qualifications
● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a
related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
● Extensive hands-on experience administering and supporting enterprise PeopleSoft
environments.
● Strong experience with PeopleSoft 9.2 and PeopleTools 8.58 or later.
● Demonstrated experience with PeopleSoft installation, administration, upgrades, PUM
updates, patching, cloning, and troubleshooting.
● Strong hands-on Oracle Database administration experience.
● Strong Linux/UNIX administration and shell scripting skills.
● Hands-on experience with WebLogic, Tuxedo, Process Scheduler, PIA, Integration
Broker, and PeopleSoft application architecture.
● Experience designing, implementing, or supporting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
environments.
● Strong understanding of enterprise networking, security, load balancing, High
Availability, backup, and Disaster Recovery concepts.
● Experience supporting large, complex enterprise environments for U.S. and/or
international customers.
● Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and problem-solving capabilities.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
● Ability to work effectively with customers, project managers, architects, DBAs,
developers, functional consultants, and infrastructure teams.
Highly Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in several of the following areas:
● OCI Architect Associate or OCI Architect Professional Certification.
● Multiple PeopleSoft-to-OCI Lift & Shift migrations.
● PeopleSoft Cloud Manager.
● Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
● Oracle RAC and Data Guard.
● OCI networking and security architecture.
● PeopleTools and PeopleSoft application upgrades.
● Oracle Database upgrades and migrations.
● Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and Kibana.
● PeopleSoft performance tuning.
● Large-scale PeopleSoft Managed Services environments.
● High Availability and Disaster Recovery architecture.
● PeopleSoft FSCM, HCM, Campus Solutions, and/or Interaction Hub environments.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for more than a traditional PeopleSoft Administrator or Oracle DBA.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on PeopleSoft technical leader who understands the
complete technology stack—from PeopleSoft and Oracle Database through Linux,
WebLogic, networking, security, and OCI architecture.
You should be comfortable taking ownership of complex technical environments, leading
migrations and upgrades, troubleshooting critical production issues, interacting directly with
customers, and helping Astute develop repeatable solutions for PeopleSoft modernization on
Oracle Cloud.
Compensation & Benefits
Astute Business Solutions offers a competitive compensation package that includes:
● Base Salary: $135,000+ per year, based on experience and qualifications
● Performance-Based Bonus
● Medical Insurance
● Dental Insurance
● 401(k) Retirement Plan
● Paid Time Off
● Company Holidays
● Professional Development and Oracle Certification Opportunities
● Other company-sponsored employee benefits
Target Start Date: October 15, 2026
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply through this job posting or submit their resume to
[email protected].
Please include relevant experience with PeopleSoft administration, PeopleTools upgrades,
Oracle Database, PeopleSoft-to-OCI migrations, and OCI architecture in your resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Astute Business Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any
other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.