Business Analyst

Overview:

Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Business Analyst to be a key resource on a technical services team.

Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.

Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check

Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

Responsibilities:

Performs senior-level 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 hands-on 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 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

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

Qualifications:

Minimum (Required):

Years

Skills/Experience

3+

Experienced in gathering and documenting requirements and user stories in Agile environment

5+

Strong SQL skills, ability to write and execute advanced SQL in both Oracle and SQL Server

5+

Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel

10+

Working in Information Technology

Preferred (Optional):

Years

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 hands-on functional experience in one or more of the following PeopleSoft modules: HRMS, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, Payroll

Permanent