Business Analyst

Business Analyst

6 Months Contract

Hybrid (Austin, Texas- 2 days in the office, and the other days working from home)

General Description:

Performs senior-level systems analysis work. This role deliverables include the gathering, development and documentation of user and functional stories for Agile development. The role requires enough technical acumen to research problems in the legacy system using PeopleTools/Code, SQL, etc. Candidate is expected to be able to apply analytical skills to various business and technical processes with emphasis on data migration and data management

Functional Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate would have experience on data conversion projects; has been a hands-on project team member, and have experience as a functional resource; including experience researching processing requirements between systems – both upstream and downstream. Experience with PeopleSoft HRMS is a plus.

• Coordinate cross team analysis of existing application, destination application and ETL.

• Identify user and system requirements and document user stories for SCRUM development

• Identify root cause of data problems and recommend solutions

• Identify process or project risk and suggest mitigation

• Work with outside vendors and contractors to facilitate service delivery

• Lead and coordinate change management process in SCRUM

Preferred requirements:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification(s).

• Functional experience with PeopleSoft HRMS, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, and/or Payroll.

• Project Team experience utilizing Agile Methodologies

Professional Expectations:

Communicates respectfully and works harmoniously with all co-workers, customers and vendors.

• Highly collaborative and transparent

• Ability to quickly grasp the complexities of the client business mission to our members

• Ability to handle multiple competing tasks and meet deadlines, work efficiently and productively, communicate both verbally and written, with a high level of confidence

• Attends work regularly as scheduled; dedicated engagement with client staff and resources

• Actively participates in meeting, scrum sessions and meets deadlines

• Submits all timesheets timely and accurately

WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Skills:

3 Years - Experienced in gathering and documenting requirements and user stories in Agile enviroment

5 Years - Strong SQL skills, ability to write and execute advanced SQL in both Oracle and SQL Server

5 Years - Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel

10 Years - Working in Information Technology

Preferred skills

Ability to manage a Scrum or Kanban team

Experience with Microsoft Azure Dev Ops preferred

Experience in having worked on prior implementations/conversions from a legacy system. Additional

consideration given for PeopleSoft experience

Experience with Defined Benefit Pension Plans preferred

Defined Benefit Pension Plan knowledge to understand data requirements and use

Experience with Base Benefits or Benefits Administration systems

Experience with Pension Administration systems

Experience with Payroll Systems

Provide troubleshooting for isolating functional / technical problems within the PeopleSoft application

Demonstrated superior, current hands-on functional experience in one or more of the following

PeopleSoft modules:

HRMS, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, Payroll