System Administrator 3

APR Staffing

Portland, OR(remote)

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Alliance/Partner Marketing, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Services, Auditing, Automation, Background Investigation, Budget Management, Budget Reporting, Budgeting, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, Data Management, Data Processing, Data Quality, Data Warehousing, Driver's License, Error Handling, Financial Planning, Government, Groovy Programming Language, Hyperion, Identify Issues, Information Systems/Technology IS/IT Administration, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Microsoft Windows Operating System, Oracle DBA (Database Administrator), Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Oracle Essbase (fka Hyperion Essbase), Oracle Hyperion Planning, Problem Solving Skills, Process Development, Process Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, REST (Representational State Transfer), Record Keeping, Requirements Management, Root Cause Analysis, SQL (Structured Query Language), Scripting (Scripting Languages), System Operations, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Reliability, Technical Recruiting, Time Management, United States Citizen, Web Forms, Willing to Travel, Windows PowerShell
LOCATION
Portland, OR(remote)
POSTED
6 days ago
Job Title: System Administrator 3 - Oracle EPM Developer
Job Number: 12012
Location: Vancouver, WA and Longview, WA
Remote: - Must live in the service territory of WA, OR, ID, MT. 
Overtime: 5%
Travel: Up to 5% local travel for meetings

Length: 5 years

MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check

 
Requires Real ID and or Valid Passport to interview

SUMMARY
 
This assignment serves as a specialized IT contractor to help maintain the technical health, reliability, and automation of the agency's critical Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud platform. The assignment will act as a technical point of contact for maintaining the stability of daily and nightly data processing cycles, which are essential for the agency's financial planning, budgeting, and reporting functions.
The assignment’s core responsibilities include monitoring system operations, performing advanced troubleshooting of automation failures, and proactively strengthening the existing framework of PowerShell and Windows Batch scripts. This assignment requires a blend of EPM administration skills and advanced scripting capabilities to enhance system reliability, advise in the streamlining of processes, and reduce manual intervention. The successful candidate will be a problem-solver who can work independently and collaborate effectively with both internal business users and the external implementation partner to maintain and improve this system
 
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES 
  • Contribute to the organization, planning, and management of the agency's Oracle EPM Cloud environment to ensure operational health, stability, and reliability.
  • Maintain, troubleshoot, and strengthen existing automation scripts written in PowerShell and Windows Batch to help ensure the reliability of nightly data processing and maintenance cycles.
  • Develop new automation using EPM Automate and REST API to streamline administrative tasks and improve system stability
  • Perform root cause analysis for production issues by investigating server logs and EPM Automate exit codes to resolve failures in a timely manner.
  • Collaborate with technical team members, the third-party implementation partner, and business users to translate requirements into functional capabilities.
  • Manage the migration of EPM artifacts (Calculation Scripts, Web Forms, Business Rules, Security) between environments using Life Cycle Management (LCM).
  • Define data staging requirements and collaborate with data warehouse and source system teams to ensure that data is properly structured, transformed, and validated prior to being loaded into the EPM application.
  • Assist with core application duties, including metadata management, user security provisioning, application maintenance, and performance tuning.
  • Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes 
Education & Experience 
  • A bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field is preferred.
    • 8 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
    • 10 years of experience is required without a degree or an applicable degree.
  • Experience must include direct work experience in information technology performing system administration 
Required Skills & Experience  
  • 3 years of direct, hands-on work experience in the administration and development of an Oracle EPM/Hyperion platform.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with EPM Automate for executing administrative tasks and moving data/artifacts.
  • Advanced scripting experience in PowerShell, Python, and/or Windows Batch Scripting, including creating robust error-handling and logging routines.
  • Experience administering an Oracle EPM Cloud application (e.g., PBCS/EPBCS, FCCS) or a similar on-premises Hyperion Planning environment.
  • Experience troubleshooting EPM data load processes using Data Management / Data Integration.
  • Knowledge of EPM architectural components, including business rules, calculation scripts, and security models.
  • Experience with Life Cycle Management (LCM) for migrating application artifacts.
  • Experience defining data transformation and validation rules for integrating data from relational sources (e.g., data warehouses) into a multidimensional EPM/Essbase application 
Preferred Skills & Experience 
  • Oracle Cloud EPM Planning Certified Implementation Professional certification is strongly preferred.
  • Experience using REST APIs for EPM Cloud within PowerShell or another scripting language.
  • Knowledge of SQL for data validation and troubleshooting.
  • Experience maintaining Essbase Business Rules (Calculation Scripts). Foundational knowledge of Groovy scripting for EPM is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with federal information security (INFOSEC) and data handling standards.
  • Prior experience acting as a liaison with software vendors or implementation partners.
  • General understanding of federal budgeting and financial planning processes 
Additional Requirements:
  • Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required
 
Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
 
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
About APR Staffing

APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have recently been award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
 
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.
 

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