Business Analyst 3

Role: Business Analyst 3

Location: Austin TX 78701 (Hybrid Onsite 2 days/week)

Duration: 6 months Contract with possibility to extension

The Worker must have very strong experience working in an Agile/SCRUM environment eliciting requirements conducting daily standup meetings maintaining the Azure DevOps application in accordance with Clients standards in support of data conversion from a legacy application to a cloud hosted replacement.

General Description:

Performs seniorlevel 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 handson 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 coworkers customers and vendors.
• Highly collaborative and transparent
• Ability to quickly grasp the complexities of the Employees Retirement System of Texas 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 ERS staff and resources
• Actively participates in meeting scrum sessions and meets deadlines
• Submits all timesheets timely and accurately

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 3 years Experienced in gathering and documenting requirements and user stories in Agile environment
• 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/Experience:

• 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 handson functional experience in one or more of the following PeopleSoft modules: HRMS Base Benefits Benefits Administration Pension Administration Payroll