Senior PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

City: Austin

State: Texas

Neos is Seeking a Sr. People Soft Functional Analyst for a contract role with our client in Austin, TX.

*** HYBRID (TEXAS) – ONLY CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE AUSTIN, TX AREA WILL BE CONSIDERED***

This position is hybrid, requiring three days per week in the office
onsite at
200

E. 18th St, Austin, Texas 78701

No calls, no emails, please respond directly to the “apply” link with your resume and contact details.

The Worker must be comfortable working in an Agile/SCRUM environment conducting daily stand-up meetings, maintaining the Azure Dev Ops application in accordance with ERS standards in support of a conversion from the legacy People Soft application to a cloud hosted replacement.

This role is functional in nature and will not require hands‑on coding; the role will however, require enough technical acumen to research problems in the legacy system using People Tools/Code, SQL, etc. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in both the functional and technical aspects of People Soft.

The role will also require heavy Functional Analyst skills. In addition, the candidate must have solid experience working in an Agile/SCRUM environment as part of a data conversion team to include the mapping of data fields and performing root‑cause analysis in the legacy People Soft application identifying the cause of data problems in the system.

The worker must have impeccable oral and written communication skills, solid experience with the integration of the core modules within the People Soft HRMS 8.8 application (HRMS, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, Payroll), including experience researching processing requirements between other systems – both upstream and downstream. This worker must be equally confident conversing with top level management and developers. Finally, the worker must be confident having detailed conversations with the users at the functional level, with developers at the technical level, and be able to accurately read People Code, write SQL, and analyze data.

The ideal candidate would have experience on data conversion projects; has been a hands‑on project team lead, and have substantial experience as a functional resource in Benefits Administration, Payroll, or Pension Administration modules. The worker’s experience would include past development work and would be functional in recent years. Additionally, the Worker would have past development experience with People Soft code, SQL, Application Engine and SQR programs and have the ability to determine how a page or Application Engine is processing data.

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification(s) a plus.
• Communicates respectfully and works harmoniously with all co‑workers, 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

Minimum:

• 5+ years – Project Team experience utilizing Agile Methodologies
• 6+ years – Experienced in gathering requirements towards changes the People Soft application
• 6+ years – Demonstrated current hands‑on functional experience in one or more of the following People Soft modules: HRMS, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, Payroll
• 6+ years – The most recent six years must have been working exclusively as a People Soft Functional Analyst
• 8+ years – Solid understanding of technical aspects of the People Soft application
• 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:

• 2+ years – Past experience as a developer in one or more of the following People Soft modules: HRMS, Base Benefits,…