"SENIOR STUDENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPER, Student Systems Applications"

Job Description

SENIOR STUDENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPER, Student Systems Applications

Category: Charles River Campus → Professional

Job Location: BOSTON, MA, United States

Tracking Code: 25500894040628

Posted Date: 7/1/2025

Salary Grade: Grade 51

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Boston University Information Services & Technology (IS&T) is seeking applicants with diverse skills and experiences to join our innovative and inclusive community. You will join as a Senior Student Systems Developer where you will be responsible for PeopleSoft Campus Solutions application development on strategic and operational projects, student systems support, and continual improvement. As part of the Student Systems Application Development team, you will report to the Associate Director of Applications Development and work in a cross-functional, matrixed team. This is a hybrid working team. Details will be discussed during interview.

You Will:

• Participate in Student Systems strategic and operational projects as a developer, subject matter expert, release engineer or other technical project role.
• Define, document, estimate, develop, and unit test student systems customizations, extensions, and integrations in alignment with overall solution architecture and client requirements.
• Assist peers, functional leads/testers, and other project members throughout the project lifecycle including design, unit test, integration test, training, and general implementation of Student Systems projects.
• Support Student Systems in alignment with Boston University's Software Development Lifecycle and Service Management structure.

Required Skills

You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Peoplesoft and Peoplesoft development tools, such as PeopleSoft Application Designer, PeopleCode, SQL, Integration Broker, Query and other Oracle/PeopleSoft tools.
• Have experience working in a client-oriented team environment.
• Knowledge in software development methodologies.
• Ability to analyze, understand and effectively communicate between business requirements and technical design.

Bonus Qualifications: If you meet some, but not all, you are still encouraged to apply; we value employees with a willingness to learn.

• Experience working on Peoplesoft Campus Solutions
• Experience with Financial Aid in Campus Solutions.
• Experience with Budgeting, Equations and Packaging
• Experience with Activity Guides and Workflow in Campus Solutions.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes including service management, configuration management, incident management and change management.

Boston University offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Time Off: In addition to PTO and leave policy, BU employees have a paid intersession break and 13 paid holidays.
• Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with full vesting after 2 years of eligible service.
• Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive tuition assistance program for yourself and family members. Check out https://www.bu.edu/wellness/ and https://www.bu.edu/hr/part-time-employee-perks/ for more information!