ERP Developer (PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Developer)

ERP Developer (PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Developer)

Job ID: JR10012556
Location: Remote, Madison, Wisconsin
Job Category: Information Technology, Academic Staff
Employment Type: Regular, Full-time
Closing Date: July 28, 2026 - 11:00 PM CDT

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) offers a dynamic work environment focused on work-life balance, inclusivity, professional growth, and innovation, aligning with the university's teaching, learning, and research missions. DoIT delivers core IT infrastructure services, develops university-wide solutions, and manages state-wide higher education networks.

We are actively seeking an experienced, dynamic, and mission-driven PeopleSoft Application Developer to join DoIT and support our critical Student Information System (SIS). The ideal candidate will excel both independently and collaboratively within a team. This role is essential for maintaining, enhancing, and integrating the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions environment, ensuring technology supports the university's core missions.

What You Will Do (Key Responsibilities & Impact)

You will collaborate closely with technical and functional stakeholders to design, develop, and deliver high-quality PeopleSoft solutions.

1. Development and Customization

• Design, develop, and implement system enhancements, customizations, and new features within the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions environment.
• Develop and maintain complex interface programs and integrations between PeopleSoft and other campus systems.
• Translate business requirements from key stakeholders into robust, well-documented technical designs and solutions.
• Ensure all development adheres to adopted coding, documentation, and change management standards.

2. Technical Analysis and Support

• Provide ongoing production support, including troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving complex technical issues and defects.
• Work independently to solve complex problems and identify solutions to prevent future occurrences through proactive analysis.
• Lead small projects or complex project steps within larger SIS implementation efforts.

3. Collaboration and Expertise

• Collaborate with SIS functional team members in assessing, analyzing, and testing new or updated functionality.
• Mentor junior team members to foster technical growth and continuous improvement within the team.
• Communicate complex technical concepts, questions, and solutions clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical university stakeholders.
• Develop expertise in at least one SIS module (e.g., Financial Aid, Student Records, Campus Community) and stay informed of trends in Higher Education Student Systems.

This position offers flexibility for 100% remote work, partial remote work, or fully on-site. Remote work requires an approved flexible work arrangement (FWA), reviewed annually. An FWA necessitates successful candidates to possess their own high-speed internet and phone for work on a university-provided computer. Transportation between home and assigned work location is at the employee's expense.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Conducts analysis for the evaluation and selection of vendor software solutions and packages.
• Leads sub-functional teams for application development or enhancement projects.
• Reviews application design specifications, codes new applications, and makes enhancements to existing applications.
• Contributes to the development of data structure and systems performance strategies.
• Trains and provides technical guidance to lower-level staff.
• Prepares program documentation and training requirements.
• Develops, prepares, or modifies technical specifications for complex projects, system integrations, and upgrades.
• Designs and implements test plans, and prepares systems test data.
• Conducts systems analysis, reviews and interprets system requirements, and develops detailed system design specifications for system integration and upgrades.
• Reviews application modules for quality assurance and checks compliance with application architecture standards.

Department

Division of Information Technology, Enterprise Business Systems, Student Applications.

Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) supports administrative units by providing enterprise resource planning (ERP) services to UW–Madison and Universities of Wisconsin constituents. EBS groups focus on supporting ERPs (Madison and Universities of Wisconsin Student Information Systems (SIS), Oracle Exadata, CRM) and key administrative units. EBS delivers business analysis, application design, programming, integration, testing, and project management for cloud applications, on-premise vendor solutions, and custom systems.

Student Applications provides application development support for systems related to the student administrative experience, including the PeopleSoft Student Information System (SIS), used by UW–Madison.

Compensation

Starting salary will be based on experience and qualifications. Well-qualified applicants can expect to earn between $95,000 - $117,500, with final salary based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position receive generous benefits, including vacation, holidays, sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; and retirement benefits. More information on benefits can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated professional experience in PeopleSoft application development supporting HCM, FCM, or Campus Solutions.
• Proven expertise in PeopleTools technologies, including Application Engine, PeopleCode, Integration Broker, and SQR.
• Experience with the full development lifecycle: design, development, testing, and documentation.
• Proven ability to perform complex analysis of ERP systems to identify gaps and develop integration and solution designs.

Preferred Qualifications

In addition to required qualifications, the most qualified candidates may also have the following preferred qualifications:

• Demonstrated professional experience in PeopleSoft application development supporting Campus Solutions modules such as Campus Community, Registrar, Student Financials, or Admissions.
• Demonstrated professional experience in a medium-to-large IT organization.
• Experience with PHP, Java, or other internet development environments.
• Experience working in a higher education environment.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

How to Apply

You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

• Resume
• Letter of Qualifications

Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. Application reviewers will rely on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process.

Please note that successful applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship, on or before the effective date of appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

Contact Information

DoIT Human Resources, [email protected], 608-263-1790
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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