Austin Metro Residents OnlyCloses 04/13 Hybrid: Onsite and Telework (local)
I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts requires the services of 1 Business Analyst 3 hereafter referred to as Candidate(s) who meets the general qualifications of Business Analyst 3 Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered works made for hire and are the property of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and may include preselection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts will pay no fees for interviews or discussions which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s). The Candidate will be part of the CPA Contract Administration and Procurement (CAP) team creating requirements and coordinating business area tasks for the agency s Salesforce contract management system. The Candidate will perform the following tasks as a Salesforce Business Analyst: - Work with internal business users in an Agile environment to evaluate business needs analyze processes and document decisions for Salesforce application.
- Identify problems and propose innovative solutions.
- Communicate complex concepts clearly accurately and effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Participate in project management coordination planning and scheduling with CPA staff in an Agile environment.
- Attend standup meetings with developers and business users to coordinate activities.
- Gather business requirements that will be created as user stories for the Salesforce contract management system.
- Prepare mockups charts diagrams and tables that depict the present and/or proposed requirements.
- Analyze Centralized Accounting Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) for business needs.
- Review coordinate and gather historical legacy data for migration into new Salesforce contract management system.
- Participate in user acceptance testing for the implementation of user stories into production environment.
- Take ownership of reported issues and complete assigned tasks in an efficient and timely manner reporting progress to the CAP management team.
- Build Salesforce reports and dashboards for business areas.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. |
Years | Required/ Preferred | Experience |
8 | Required | Experience and hands on knowledge of concepts practices and procedures related to Salesforce based procurement/contract systems of large organizations |
5 | Required | Successful experience as a business analyst leading large organizations in upgrading/modifying a Salesforce based procurement/contract systems |
5 | Required | Experience in use of Salesforce. |
5 | Required | Experience with creating Salesforce reports and dashboards |
5 | Required | Experience with creating and documenting requirements using Agile and/or other SDLC development methodologies. |
5 | Required | Experience in developing a cost saving budget and operating plans |
5 | Required | Experience with unit and system testing and documenting results. |
5 | Required | Proficient with the Microsoft Office products including Outlook TEAMS Microsoft Project Word Visio Excel and PowerPoint |
3 | Required | Experience in project management with IT related projects. |
3 | Required | Experience in providing consultation to business users and technical resources. |
3 | Required | Experience in collaborating and communicating effectively across multiple subject matter groups. |
3 | Required | Experience with highly complex application security requirements and determining security requirements |
2 | Preferred | Knowledge of JIRA environment. |
2 | Preferred | Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint |
2 | Preferred | Knowledge of Microsoft Visio or other workflow software. |
2 | Preferred | Knowledge of facilitation techniques and experience using them in work groups |
1 | Preferred | Certification as Salesforce Administrator. |