Sr. PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

City: Austin

State: Texas

Job Title: Sr. People Soft Functional Analyst (Contract)

Hybrid Requirement: Three days per week in office. Only candidates currently residing in Texas (Austin area preferred) will be considered.

Work Location: 200

E. 18th St, Austin, Texas 78701

Application Notes: No calls or emails. Please respond directly to the apply link with 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 and will not require hands‑on coding; however, the role will require enough technical acumen to research problems in the legacy system using People Tools/Code, SQL, etc.

The candidate will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and skills in both the functional and technical aspects of People Soft. The role will also require heavy Functional Analyst skills and solid experience working in an Agile/SCRUM environment as part of a data conversion team, including mapping of data fields and performing root‑cause analysis in the legacy People Soft application and identifying the cause of data problems.

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. The worker must be equally confident conversing with top‑level management and developers, and be able to accurately read People Code, write SQL, and analyze data.

Ideally, the candidate should have experience on data‑conversion projects, have been a hands‑on project team lead, and have substantial experience as a functional resource in Benefits Administration, Payroll, or Pension Administration modules. Prior development experience with People Soft code, SQL, Application Engine and SQR programs is required.

• 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.

• 5+ years Project Team experience utilizing Agile Methodologies
• 6+ years experience gathering requirements towards changes to the People Soft application
• 6+ years hands‑on functional experience in HRMS, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, Payroll
• 6+ years most recent six years 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 Oracle and SQL Server
• 5+ years proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel
• 10+ years working in Information Technology

• 2+ years past experience as a developer in HRMS, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, Payroll
• 2+ years solid People Tools skills, including Application Engine, People Code, and SQR
• 3+ years ability to manage a Scrum or Kanban team
• 5+ years experience with Microsoft Azure Dev Ops
• 5+ years experience in prior implementations/conversions from a legacy People Soft application
• 5+ years experience with Defined Benefit Pension Plans
• 5+ years Defined Benefit Pension Plan knowledge to understand data requirements and use
• 5+ years experience with Base Benefits or Benefits Administration systems
• 5+ years experience with Pension Administration systems
• 5+ years experience with Payroll Systems
• 10+ years provide expert troubleshooting for isolating functional / technical problems

• Attends all meetings, meets delivery deadlines and is available during ERS office hours.
• Logs in and remains on agency Jabber during work hours.
• Attends remote meetings with camera on unless prior arranged for camera off.
• Coordinates leave and vacation with ERS lead.
• Must dress appropriately for a business/business casual environment.
• Communicates respectfully and works harmoniously with all co‑workers, customers and vendors.
• Provides exceptional customer service.
• Is flexible; able to work under pressure and adapt to change; able to work on multiple problems and tasks.
• Takes initiative to prevent and solve problems.
• Background check required.