Business Analyst HRIS

Senior Business Analyst HR/HRIS

Contract: Long-term contract expected to last 2 years

Work Authorization: US Citizenship REQUIRED (No exceptions and No Corp-to-Corp/C2C)

Remote Options: 100% Remote with minimal travel (annually or quarterly at most)

Clients Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time

Compensation: $60 per hour depending on experience

Job Summary: Our client is seeking a traditional Business Analyst with experience in human resources and/or HRIS for a new ERP implementation. This role will be responsible for documenting the functionality of the CURRENT system identifying and documenting the full requirements including any integration needs of the NEW system building the scope of work required to successfully implement the new system coordinating Stakeholders and project team members etc.

SR BUSINESS ANALYST

Position Summary

Under limited supervision and broad direction provides analysis design ideas development goals and ongoing support for the implementation of short and long-term IT solutions. Serves as a technical expert or technical project lead and participates in problem analysis solution development action planning coordination and evaluation. This position is responsible for making decisions affecting the capabilities feature sets workflows and use cases for supported systems and applications. The position supports business process re-engineering related to changes in systems technical capabilities and provides operational support for incident resolution.

Essential Functions

Essential duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Effectively collaborates with business users to understand their needs requirements and capability gaps then strategizes designs and implements solutions to increase work efficiency and capabilities. Responsible for staying abreast of new technology methodologies and the software roadmaps for supported systems. Capable of refining general user requirements and problem statements into functional and non-functional technical requirements and solutions.

Performs business system software analysis and research appropriate best practices implementation patterns and solution options to maximize benefits and facilitate high user performance. Participates in training events and can competently share knowledge about the functionality and quality of the existing technology solutions at the utility.

Provides technical leadership guidance and subject matter expertise on the supported systems portfolio. Strong competence and knowledge in the capabilities of supported solutions and understands how solutions are implemented and deployed within the environment.

Acts as technical lead on medium-large projects. Supports and conducts quality assurance and control efforts on existing systems and new projects. Coordinates vendor and service provider relationships. Manages and drives project and product lifecycle activity. May participate in multiple projects at once.

Works closely with the System Architecture & Software Engineering as well as other Technology Operations teams to design develop and maintain user interfaces templates data models business intelligence capabilities and data transformations as required to support changing business needs and processes.

Provides software application support including incident and problem management. Conducts performance testing User Acceptance Testing as well as application troubleshooting and backlog grooming. Facilitates user group meetings to discuss roadmaps findings and brainstorm solutions. Documents changes decision-making processes system requirements and work activity. Provides on-call support - after hours / weekends as required.

Performs root cause analysis on reported or discovered problems and analyzes systems to identify capability gaps efficiency improvements and growth strategies. Recommends and implements changes to business processes to utilize new system capabilities and features.

Identifies and implements improvement opportunities for their teams functional area. Proactively engages in larger department transformation initiatives to improve quality and professionalism of work. Analyzes and recommends new tools processes and standards within the team. Mentors other team members.

Demonstrates commitment to organizations mission vision values and strategic plan. The incumbent should be familiar with these organizational priorities and behave in a way that aligns with these expectations.

Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned. Completes all required training. Maintains a working knowledge and comply with organizations safety procedures and specific safety requirements of this position and those in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

Understands and adheres to compliance requirements for this position that may include laws regulations security guidelines organizations policies & procedures.

Actively participates in all aspects of our safety program including but not limited to:

Following all safety policies and procedures.

Alerting supervisors and coworkers to unsafe or hazardous working conditions.

Reporting any safety incidents or close calls within 24 hours to your supervisor.

Accepting feedback from supervisors and coworkers regarding your own safety performance.

Other Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Proficiency with SharePoint Online in an integrated Office 365 environment.

Proficient in monitoring performance issues and troubleshooting.

Understanding of the Power Platform which consists of Power Apps Power Automate and Power BI.

Experience with Azure Dev Ops (ADO) MSSQL databases in addition to SQL Management Studio and/or SQL Developer.

Experience integrating and deploying COTS and SaaS solutions.

High degree of technical competence and a deep understanding of the SDLC methodologies.

Experience in Scrum/Agile and linear project management disciplines.

Experience with Amazon Web Services Azure or other cloud-based systems highly preferred.

Requirements gathering rationalization and development

Experience with Mockup and/or Wireframing tools

Understanding of Project Management principles and terminology

Software quality assurance and testing principles

ITIL Service Management concepts

Agile methodologies (KanBan Agile SCRUM LEAN)

Analyzing and solving problems logically and conceptually

Communication with peers users and stakeholders

Developing and implementing technologies

Effectively mentoring others

Supporting large enterprise COTS systems

Team Foundation Server Git or Other Version Control and Technology Work Management Systems

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) PowerBI or other reporting analytics and visualization technologies

Vendor and support service coordination

Exercising pragmatism in identifying and articulating tradeoffs between features quality and timelines

Applying continuous improvement principles to all aspects of daily activity

Ability to quickly act and triage issues in a crisis to make decisions and keep key stakeholders informed.

Ability to think strategically and identify and understand business needs and translate to strategic direction plans and solutions.

Self-starter and able to work independently in a deadline-oriented environment serving many stakeholders with conflicting priorities.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication skills including the ability to tailor communications based on the audience.

Requirements:

MINIMUM Requirements:

5 years of experience in a dedicated business analyst role with a focus in Human Resources and/or HRIS systems replacement/implementation.

Strong Fundamental IT Business Analysis skills

Azure DevOps

SDLC

Project management knowledge/experience