senior peoplesoft architect.

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior PeopleSoft Architect for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier leadership capacity to oversee, design, and execute comprehensive architecture solutions across the business, technology, application, and security domains for large-scale, complex PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) systems.

As a principal architect, you will bridge the gap between high-level enterprise strategies and complex functional implementations. Operating within a hybrid model, you will provide senior technical expertise to lead technical squads through the entire project lifecycle, optimize platform configurations, and resolve significant system integration challenges to meet critical operational requirements.

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Contract Duration: 12 months (with potential for extension)

Advantages
Enterprise Architectural Leadership: Lead end-to-end technical analysis, design, and deployment for high-visibility, large-scale HCM system initiatives.

Modern Interface Mastery: Deepen your technical footprint by driving user experience modernizations utilizing PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus interfaces.

Complex Integration Scope: Troubleshoot and architect solution roadmaps for intricate application linkages, data streams, and multi-system dependencies.

Strategic Influence: Shape technology blueprints by researching, evaluating, and recommending innovative systems architecture alternatives.

Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Blueprinting: Lead the identification of architectural requirements and drive the development of conceptual, logical, and design-level solutions for large-scale systems.

Technical Lifecycle Leadership: Direct and mentor cross-functional technical teams through complete analysis, design, configuration, and implementation phases across the project lifecycle.

Specialized Solution Engineering: Provide elite PeopleSoft HCM technical expertise to oversee the architecture, build, and modification of core application structures.

Integration Resolution: Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve highly complex integration and technical constraints across multiple intersecting enterprise applications and systems.

Process Optimization: Evaluate existing system designs and modules to identify and suggest continuous improvement opportunities to elevate platform functionality.

Strategic Advisory & Options Analysis: Analyze, prioritize, and manage technical issues, providing structured options, impact analyses, and strategic recommendations to project leadership.

Governance & Standards Management: Support the formulation, evaluation, and rollout of architecture policies, technical standards, guidelines, and engineering best practices.

Stakeholder Forum Facilitation: Coordinate joint architectural reviews and design sessions, translating complex infrastructure configurations into clear business outcomes for diverse stakeholder groups.

Qualifications
Core Technical & Architectural Requirements
Technical Project Leadership: Proven experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams through advanced analysis, system design, and execution for the entirety of an enterprise project lifecycle.

PeopleSoft Upgrade Mastery: In-depth, hands-on architectural knowledge and delivery experience executing enterprise-tier PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 upgrades.

Interface Architecture Acumen: Extensive knowledge of the PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 suite, specifically regarding the design, configuration, and constraints of Fluid and Classic Plus user interfaces.

Functional Module Depth: Comprehensive understanding of functional core modules within enterprise HCM systems, including Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Benefits Administration, Absence Management, and Time & Labour.

Systems Analysis & Integration: Strong experience in systems analysis, business process mapping, and resolving multi-application linkage issues using modern integration strategies.

Consultative & Professional Skills
Structured Framework Design: Demonstrated success developing architecture solutions aligned with complex, multi-year plans spanning multiple internal and external stakeholder networks.

Analytical Problem Solving: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, paired with strong organizational and troubleshooting perseverance.

Communication Excellence: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex technical alternatives, risks, and mitigation strategies clearly to non-technical business partners.

Public Sector Awareness: Prior experience architecting large-scale technology solutions or managing complex systems integration projects within structured corporate frameworks or public-facing enterprise environments is highly preferred.

Summary
If you're interested in the Senior PeopleSoft Architect role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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