Business Analyst / Systems Analyst

Role: Business Analyst / Systems Analyst

Location: Remote

Type: Contract (Multi-Year)

Top Skills

• 5+ Years State of Texas Agency Experience
• CAPPS
• PeopleSoft HCM 9.2
• Application Designer
• Integration Broker
• SQR / SQL
• BI Publisher
• SAP Business Objects
• FMLA
• NIST
• ITIL
• PUM
• Fluid
• Elastic Search

Job Description

MUST HAVE

• Required Extensive knowledge and understanding of State of Texas applicable policies.
• Required Extensive knowledge of federal labor laws.
• Required Extensive technical skillsets needed with App Designer, Integration Broker, assorted SQR/SQL, BI Publisher, SAP Business Objects, etc.
• Required Extensive knowledge and experience performing system configuration changes.
• Required Extensive knowledge supporting and providing oversight with batch jobs, i.e., Run My Jobs (RMJ).
• Required Extensive knowledge of security best practices, NIST standards, and multi-tenancy applicability for a statewide ERP instance.
• Required Extensive Texas public sector experience, directly working for or supporting a large network (30 or more) of Texas state government agencies.
• Required Extensive experience creating and managing a strategic roadmap by combining strong planning skills, functional insight, and effective cross-functional communication.
• Required Extensive experience supporting the CAPPS HR/PY tower in PeopleSoft HCM version 9.2.
• Required Extensive familiarity with support tools such as PUM, Fluid and Elastic Search.
• Required Experience performing functional project management activities in support of CPA’s CAPPS program.
• Required Experience planning and coordinating the Fiscal Year Process at a statewide level.
• Required Experience providing Tier 2 Service Desk Support for a large network (30 or more) of agencies with a Managed Services vendor providing Tier 3.
• Required Experience supporting Priority 1 and Priority 2 incidents in coordination with the Major Incident Management (MIM) process.
• Required Experience participating in Disaster Recovery exercises.
• Required Experience preparing and presenting executive-level presentations.
• Required Experience gathering and presenting applicable data in support of a variety of audits and open records requests.
• Required Experience in interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows, while consistently holding vendors accountable to contractual requirements.
• 8 Required CPA experience performing SQL actions needed to keep CAPPS and SPRS systems in sync.
• 8 Required Subject Matter Expert for configuring and coding to remain compliant with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
• 8 Required Experience preparing WCAG 2.1-compliant materials for distribution.
• 3 Required Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles and practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of the business.

PREFERRED

• Preferred Experience with and knowledge of production support activities for CPA’s legacy Statewide Financial Systems.

OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Have experience in gathering business requirements for large projects.
• Work independently in a diverse team environment with on-site and remote team members.
• Have strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Have knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Have knowledge of technical and functional attributes of Oracle PeopleSoft.
• Have problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask with readiness to put in extra efforts when necessary.
• Have experience with Agile and other SDLC methodologies.
• Have experience with ITIL methodologies.
• Have experience with or knowledge of information security frameworks (i.e., NIST).

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Services Overview. The selected Vendor''s Candidate will be part of CPA''s Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team, supporting the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program. The CAPPS Program for this engagement comprises the following components: HR/Payroll (inclusive of Recruit functionality), Financials, STARR, and all ancillary systems. The selected Vendor''s Candidate must be adaptable and able to learn and integrate new systems and platforms as needed, such as CGI Advantage.

CAPPS System Defined. CAPPS HR/Payroll is the State of Texas Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, built on Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) version 9.2, Image 53. The system includes Human Resources, Payroll, Position Management, Commitment Accounting, Time and Labor, Performance Management, and CAPPS Recruit (TAM/CG).

The ideal candidate will possess deep, comprehensive knowledge of all deployed modules and their functional integration across the CAPPS HR/Payroll tower.

The position includes responsibility for:

• CAPPS HR/PY Functional Expertise
• FMLA Compliance
• Functional Design Documents (FDDs)
• PeopleSoft Configuration
• AWE Workflow Management
• Application Designer
• Integration Broker
• SQR
• BI Publisher
• SQL
• PeopleSoft Security
• NIST Security Controls
• Batch Job Monitoring
• PUM
• Change Assistant
• Fluid UI
• Elasticsearch
• Requirements Gathering
• UAT
• Regression Testing
• ServiceNow
• BOSSDesk
• Fiscal Year-End Coordination
• Disaster Recovery
• Tier 2 Service Desk
• WCAG 2.1 Compliance
• ITIL / ITSM / ITAM
• Major Incident Management (MIM)
• SOC-1 Audit Participation
• CAPPS User Group Presentations
• Steering Committee Presentations

Please share your updated resume and a good time for a quick conversation.

Looking forward to your response.