Systems Analyst

Role:
Systems Analyst 3

Location:

LBJ State Office Building, 111

E. 17th Street, Austin, Texas 78711
Remote work

Job description:

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 People Soft 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).
Annual Professional Training Requirement. In addition to other CPA training requirements, the following professional training requirement applies on an annual basis during the CPA Contract Term, including each renewal term, under the CPA Contract resulting from this solicitation:
For no compensation from CPA, the selected Vendor's Candidate shall be required to complete a minimum of ten (10) hours of professional training in a relevant area of expertise associated with the Services provided under the CPA Contract.
The professional training, as determined by the Vendor and/or the selected Vendor's Candidate, shall be conducted and completed by the selected Vendor's Candidate on personal time. If the professional training is intended to be conducted during the CPA-approved work schedule, the selected Vendor's Candidate must coordinate the associated time off with the CPA Supervising Manager, as applicable.
The Vendor and/or the selected Vendor's Candidate shall be fully responsible for all associated costs, including but not limited to tuition, materials, conference fees, and/or travel expenses. CPA will not approve or make payment for any hours associated with the professional training requirement.
By July 31st of each CPA Contract Term, the Vendor shall provide the CPA Contract Manager (
Position Requirements. The CPA Work includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Performing highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and functional assistance work related to supporting the CAPPS Program.
Responsible for functional CAPPS HR/Payroll Time and Labor (T&L) module subject matter expertise, including, but not limited to:
Module Ownership and Expertise
Production Support and Issue Resolution
Configuration and Maintenance
Business Process Leadership
Change Management and Enhancements
Testing (Functional and UAT coordination)
Integrations Oversight
Compliance and Policy Alignment
Training and User Support
Reporting and Analytics
Release Management and Patch Release
Responsible for functional configuration skills, including, but not limited to:
TRCs
Programs
Work groups
ORCs
Task Profiles
Task Groups
Schedules
Value List
Security Groups
Building Time & Labor Rules and Rule Programs, including Rule Definitions
Responsible for implementing and supporting Fluid timesheet functionality, including, but not limited to:
Project Planning and Requirements Gathering
System Configuration in the Time & Labor module
Fluid timesheet setup
Security and roles
Integrations
Testing
Training and Documentation
Expansion and Change Management
Ongoing support and maintenance
Responsible for technical skillsets for applicable tools, including, but not limited to:
Understanding Application Designer (records, fields, pages, components)
Integration Broker (Web Services, REST/SOAP Integrations)
SQR and BI Publisher report customization
SQL Proficiency
Understanding of People Soft security, inclusive of State of Texas multitenancy requirements
Planning, designing, developing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining the information technology security measures to safeguard system information.
Responsible for monitoring all T&L batch jobs, including, but not limited to:
Tracking job schedules
Monitoring job execution
Detecting and responding to failures
Validating output
Managing dependencies
Performance tuning
Documentation
Proper communication and escalation
Ensuring compliance when schedules must be altered
Responsible for tools and environment knowledge, including, but not limited to:
PUM (People Soft Update…