PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 Functional Consultant

Position: Senior PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 Functional Consultant

Location: Austin Texas 78711 (100% Remote Work)

Duration: 12 Months

Required Skills:

• 8 Years of Extensive experience creating and managing a strategic roadmap by combining strong planning skills functional insight and effective cross-functional communication.
• 8 Years of Extensive experience supporting the Time and Labour module in PeopleSoft HCM version 9.2.
• 8 Years of Extensive knowledge and experience performing system configuration changes.
• 8 Years of Extensive technical skillsets needed with App Designer Integration Broker assorted SQR/SQL BI Publisher SAP Business Objects etc. to support functional responsibilities.
• 8 Years of Extensive knowledge supporting and providing oversight with batch jobs i.e. Run My Jobs (RMJ)
• 8 Years of Experience planning and coordinating the Fiscal Year Process at a statewide level.
• 8 Years of Experience preparing WCAG 2.1-compliant materials for distribution.
• 8 Years of Extensive knowledge of security best practices NIST standards and multi-tenancy applicability for a statewide ERP instance.
• 8 Years of Experience participating in Disaster Recovery exercises.
• 8 Years of Experience preparing and presenting executive-level presentations.
• 8 Years of Experience gathering and presenting applicable data in support of a variety of audits and open records requests.
• 8 Years of Experience in interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows while consistently holding vendors accountable to contractual requirements
• 5 Years of Subject matter expert for Fluid timesheet functionality
• 5 Years of Extensive familiarity with support tools such as PUM Fluid and Elastic Search.
• 3 Years of Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles and practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of the business

Preferred Skills:

• 10 Years of Experience performing functional project management activities in support of CPAs CAPPS program
• 8 Years of Extensive Texas public sector experience directly working for or supporting a large network (30 or more) of Texas state government agencies
• 8 Years of Extensive knowledge and understanding of State of Texas applicable policies.
• 8 Years of Experience providing Tier 2 Service Desk Support for a large network (30 or more) of agencies with a Managed Services vendor providing Tier 3.
• 8 Years of Experience with and knowledge of production support activities for CPAs legacy State-wide Financial Systems
• 8 Years of CPA experience performing SQL actions needed to keep the CAPPS and SPRS systems in sync

OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Have experience in gathering business requirements for large projects
• Work independently in a diverse team environment with on-site and remote team members.
• Have strong written verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Have knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Have knowledge of technical and functional attributes of Oracle PeopleSoft.
• Have problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask with readiness to put in extra efforts when necessary.
• Have experience with Agile and other SDLC methodologies.
• Have experience with ITIL methodologies.
• Have experience with or knowledge of information security frameworks (i.e. NIST).

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

SCOPE OF SERVICES.

Services Overview. The selected Vendors Candidate will be part of CPAs 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 Vendors 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 PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) version 9.2 Image 53. The system includes Human Resources Payroll Position Management Commitment Accounting Time and Labour 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 Vendors 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 Vendors Candidate shall be conducted and completed by the selected Vendors Candidate on personal time. If the professional training is intended to be conducted during the CPA-approved work schedule the selected Vendors Candidate must coordinate the associated time off with the CPA Supervising Manager as applicable.
• The Vendor and/or the selected Vendors 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 () with an annual professional training report documenting the completed professional training hours and courses.

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.
• Provide support for the CAPPS HR/PY Time and Labor (T&L) module in alignment with direction from module and tower leads CPA management and in coordination with the Tier 3 Managed Services vendor.

Provide support for functional configurations including but not limited to:

• TRCs
• Programs
• Workgroups
• ORCs
• Task Profiles
• Task Groups
• Schedules
• Value List
• Security Groups
• Building Time & Labor Rules and Rule Programs including Rule Definitions

Provide support for implementing and supporting the Fluid timesheet functionality including but not limited to:

• 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 PeopleSoft 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 supporting T&L batch job issues and/or failures.

Responsible for tools and environment knowledge including but not limited to:

• PUM (PeopleSoft Update Manager) and Change Assistant
• Fluid UI changes and page navigation
• Lifecycle management and selective adoption
• Elasticsearch/Search Framework
• Data migration and compare reports
• Responsible for providing functional support for the CAPPS HR/PY application and shall be a point of contact for CAPPS agencies as applicable.
• Responsible for the CAPPS HR/PY functional design phase which includes creating and/or reviewing Functional Design Documents (FDDs) performing functional configuration system changes and other functional activities assigned. Functional configurations include but are not limited to PeopleSoft delivered features (e.g. Page and Field Configurator Drop Zones Event Mapping Page Composer and others).

Responsible for cross-functional collaboration including but not limited to:

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting
• Ability to interpret the State of Texas HR policies into system configuration and code modifications
• Requirements gathering for applicable break/fix or system enhancements
• Documentation and testing (UAT regression testing)
• Incident management in systems like ServiceNow and BOSSDesk with the ability to keep multiple systems synchronized with timely updates
• Communication skills when working with policy personnel other analysts 100 agencies and our Managed Services Tier 3 vendor.
• Understanding and accounting for interdependence on legacy systems (SPRS HRIS etc.).
• Providing structured cross-training to support junior analyst capability growth.
• Providing comprehensive training and support to agency personnel in accordance with established requests and organizational requirements.

Responsible for active project participation including but not limited to:

• Expansions that include additional module implementations or enhancements for agencies
• Cyclic processes such as fiscal year-end calendar year-end 1095-C creation and distribution State of Texas legislative changes federal mandates and third-party integrations.
• Performs all duties following CPAs processes policies and procedures within project scope and on schedule in accordance with milestones deliverables and due dates.

Responsible for supporting and assisting with the Fiscal Year-End including but not limited to:

• Planning scheduling and communicating
• Annual sick leave conversion from USPS to CAPPS
• Time & Labor Fiscal Year End Leave Liability File processing
• Loading leave data to the Emergency Leave Reporting application
• Provides Level 2 Service Desk support including complex ticket handling advanced troubleshooting clear documentation and basic system configuration all following established auditable processes in coordination with a Managed Services vendor responsible for Tier 3 work.
• Responsible for ensuring that all digital products and content meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. This includes maintaining perceivable operable understandable and robust experiences for all users regularly reviewing content for compliance and implementing updates or remediation whenever accessibility issues are identified.
• Works under minimal supervision relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals independently performing a variety of complicated tasks. Established processes and procedures must be followed.
• Responsible for overseeing and acting as the first line of support to ensure that only accurate data is produced security including multi-tenancy is enforced that the system performs efficiently and that all applicable policies are enforced.
• Performs all work in accordance with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles and practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of the business.
• Actively participates in CPAs Major Incident Management (MIM) process for P1 and P2 incidents according to module responsibilities.
• Participates in Disaster Recovery and Upgrade Testing activities.
• Makes presentations at CAPPS User Groups and the CAPPS Steering Committee as requested.
• Participates as directed in an annual SOC-1 attestation audit designed to ensure that controls are effectively designed and operated to ensure the accuracy and security of all information contained/processed via CAPPS. Any enhancements process changes or system fixes consider security availability processing integrity confidentiality and privacy as solutions are suggested approved and implemented.
• Performing other related Work as assigned.