Enterprise Resource Planning Technical Specialist

Department of Technology and Information (DTI) is an award winning Information Technology organization in Delaware State Government.  If you are looking for a career opportunity to work with the best and brightest, thrive in a high energy, entrepreneurial environment, then we have what you are looking for.

 

We offer market competitive wages (outside the state merit system), great benefit package, job security, and work/life balance.

 

The ERP Technical Specialist is responsible for Enabling Excellence in Delaware State Government by participating in the development, implementation and post-implementation support of ERP software in the state.

Primary responsibilities include the ability to identify and solve technical issues, accommodate any new legal or policy changes with a minimum of software customization, implement additional functionality as new modules are approved.

Position will be responsible for providing programming support in all modules, writing organizational data interfaces, creating adhoc reports, analyzing and applying vendor patches and fixes, tuning programs to enhance performance.

 

Selective Requirements:
* Candidate must have a minimum of 3 years recent experience actively supporting a PeopleSoft Financials system.
* Candidate must have General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Asset Management, Billing, Inventory, Purchasing, and Budget experience within PeopleSoft Financials 8.x.
* Must have in-depth experience using SQL, SQR, People Tools, Application Engine, Crystal Reports, Nvision, and Object Oriented Programming.
* Experience with reporting tools like Cognos, BI etc is preferable.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:
* Analyze new requirements thoroughly to determine potential impact on existing functionality.

* Write program code where Delaware-specific requirements are applicable.

* Create test cases for unit & system test and perform successful test scenarios.

* Write ad hoc queries and reports on an as-needed basis. 

* Analyze and apply vendor updates and fixes to existing software, ensuring there are no negative impacts on existing functionality. 

* Provide technical expertise for the comparison of database environments, debugging, and migration of objects. 

* Communicate effectively with other teams and functional users when solving critical issues. 

* Follow methodology standards for design, coding, testing and implementation. 

 

Qualifications:

* Bachelor degree preferred, with emphasis on Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Database Management or related field.

* Formal training on ERP-specific languages, databases, utilities.
* Technical certification not necessary, but beneficial.
* Minimum 4 years of technical experience with public sector software
* Candidate must have participated in a major implementation of ERP software.
*Possess a thorough working knowledge of the integration of all modules to be implemented or supported.
*Candidate is encouraged to generate new ideas or efficient ways to solve system requirements.

* Position does not supervise; however, it is expected that candidate will share experience and ideas with other team members when questions arise or assistance is needed in solving critical issues.
* Must apply strong analytical skills (daily) as problems arise and new requirements are approved.
* Must have the technical expertise to understand and apply ERP integrated software business practices to Delaware business processes.

* May become involved in writing conversion programs or interface programs to other systems and modules.
* Must have in-depth knowledge of ERP language (PeopleCode, etc) and be proficient in database management.
* Candidate is accountable for producing reliable program code, comprehensive unit and system testing.
* Candidate reports to a senior project team leader.


The ideal candidate will have the ability to:
* communicate effectively with team members and team leader;
* participate successfully in system testing with end-users;
* disseminate information as needed when working with vendor technical support personnel;

* follow design specifications or detailed instructions with minimal supervision.

 

 

To apply, please visit our website to access the employment section:  dti.delaware.gov

 

Please Note:  State does not offer Relocation benefit.