Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. POOLCORP is the world's leading distributor of outdoor living products, seeking a Remote JDE Software Administrator to manage the Oracle JD Edwards platform. The role involves day-to-day administration, configuration, and improvement of the JDE system, ensuring it meets business needs and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Administer JD Edwards World A7.3 on a single IBM i (OS/400 / IBM i 7.x) LPAR; use JDE environments, library lists, and restricted-access profiles to isolate changes from production users
- Manage JDE libraries, environments, and the Software Versions Repository (SVR) including version control, change tracking, and disciplined promotion of changes within the shared LPAR
- Schedule, monitor, and troubleshoot batch jobs, sleeper jobs, and subsystem activity; manage job queues, output queues, and spool files
- Maintain DREAM Writer versions, processing options, data selection, and data sequencing for standard and custom reports
- Administer JDE World security: user profiles, group profiles, action code security, function key security, business unit security, and menu locks
- Maintain segregation-of-duties (SoD) controls and produce evidence for SOX, internal audit, and external audit requests
- Document all reports, queries, and configuration changes; follow change-control standards on the shared LPAR
- Manage IBM i user profiles, authorization lists, and object authorities related to the JDE environment
- Review and remediate audit findings; document control procedures and keep them current
- Configure and support core JDE World modules including General Accounting (G/L), Accounts Payable (A/P), Accounts Receivable (A/R), Fixed Assets, Inventory Management, Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Address Book, and Procurement
- Maintain Automatic Accounting Instructions (AAIs), next numbers, user-defined codes (UDCs), vocabulary overrides, and constants
- Partner with functional analysts to translate business requirements into JDE configuration, custom modifications, or report changes
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities including G/L integrity, batch posting, and period close routines
- Note: This position is NOT responsible for RPG development. Program-level modifications are handled by a separate developer or vendor; the administrator partners with that resource to define requirements, test changes, and promote them
- Design, build, and maintain custom reports and inquiries using World Writer and DREAM Writer (versions, processing options, data selection, and data sequencing); use CoolSpools to convert, distribute, and archive spool output as PDF, Excel, CSV, and email
- Write and maintain queries against DB2 for IBM i using IBM Query/400 (WRKQRY), DB2 SQL (RUNSQLSTM, STRSQL), and ODBC/JDBC tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Access) to extract data for finance, operations, and audit consumers
- Partner with the DBA, Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams to ensure the JDE stack meets enterprise standards for performance, availability, and compliance
- Engage with Oracle Support and third-party JDE partners on service requests, escalations, and roadmap planning
- Participate in an on-call for production incidents and after-hours change windows
- Customer-focused mindset with a track record of delivering reliable enterprise services
- Strong ownership and accountability — able to drive issues to resolution across teams
- Calm under pressure during production incidents and tight close windows
- Comfortable balancing project work with break/fix support across multiple priorities
- Continuous-improvement mindset; actively looks for ways to automate, standardize, and document
- Standard business hours with occasional after-hours and weekend work for change windows, releases, and incident response
- Participation in being on-call for production support
- Prolonged periods working at a computer; occasional travel to other company locations as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of hands-on JD Edwards World 7.3 administration experience, with at least 3 years focused on CNC
- Strong working knowledge of package build and deployment, security workbench, and UDO management
- Proven experience supporting at least two JDE functional pillars (Financials, Distribution, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain)
- Working knowledge of change-management practices and IT controls (e.g., SOX, segregation of duties)
- Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills — able to translate technical issues for business audiences
- Experience installing, setting up, configuring, and utilizing Fortra PowerTech Applications
- Experience leading a JDE Tools or Applications upgrade
- Experience applying Oracle PTFs, cumulative updates, and IBM i PTFs
- Discipline operating in a single-LPAR environment without separate test/dev partitions; comfortable applying compensating controls (library isolation, restricted profiles, after-hours testing, documented rollback)
- ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent service-management background
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs
- 401 (k) with generous company match
- 13 days of paid time off (PTO) & 8 Paid Holidays (NOTE: PTO increases with tenure!)
- 100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs
- Bonus Programs that include Employee Recognition and Referrals, Summer Madness, and Annual Performance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Discounts and much more!
- Our comprehensive benefits program offers the flexibility of benefits that meet the needs of our employees and their families.
- Employee assistance and education reimbursement programs
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