Systems Analyst 2718

Sistema Technologies

Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Austin TX
Systems Analyst - Solicitation# 304FM202718
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA)
Services Overview. The selected Vendors Candidate will be part of CPAs Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team supportingthe 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 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 Labor Performance Management and CAPPS Recruit (TAM/CG).
The ideal candidate will possess deep comprehensive knowledge of all deployed modules and their functional integration across the CAPPS HR/Payroll tower.
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 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 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 supportingthe CAPPS Program.
Responsible for functional CAPPS HR/PY tower expertise including but not limited to:
- Workforce Administration
- Payroll Interface
- Commitment Accounting
- Time and Labor
- TAM/CG
- HR Security Set-up and row-level security
- Interpret and apply state statutes HR policies and labor regulations
Responsible for ensuring CAPPS adheres to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) including but not limited to:
- Defining and refining FMLA plans and entitlements
- Customizing appropriate leave types
- Ensuring module integration with Payroll and the Time and Labor modules
- Assisting with compliance reporting and auditing
Responsible for providing functional support for the CAPPS HR/PY applications 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 functional configuration skills including but not limited to:
- Setting up tables (job codes positions departments compensation etc.)
- Understanding HR business units Set IDs and Table structures
- Configuring workflow (AWE-Approval Workflow Engine)
- Creating queries using PS/Query and SAP Business Objects
Additionally responsible for overseeing and coordinating AWE Approval Workflow Engine including but not limited to:
- Workflow Configuration and Setup
- User and Role Management
- Notifications and Worklist Management
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Customization and Extensibility
- Performance and Maintenance
- Testing and Documentation
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 monitoring all 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 (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 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 project-level coordination and 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 overseeing and coordinating the Fiscal Year-End including but not limited to:
- Planning scheduling and communicating
- Reconciliations and Verifications
- System Configurations and Maintenance
- Mass Salary Loads as requested by agencies to assist with the large number of changes required.
- Benefit Enrollment Web Services to ensure that we have successfully integrated with ERS to establish the correct benefit plans and premiums for the next fiscal year for state resources on CAPPS Central (over 100 agencies and 80000 employees).
Responsible for coordinating the CAPPS Annual Disaster Recovery exercise with the Managed Services vendor in accordance with contractual obligations and timelines including but not limited to:
- Define the test scope and objectives
- Validate backups and data integrity
- Execute the recovery procedures
- Test integrated systems
- Facilitate business user validation
- Document results and deviations
- Review and improve future disaster recovery plans
- Provide compliance report
Provides 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 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 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.

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 extraeffortswhen 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).

The working position is Telework.

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.
Actual Years Experience	Years Experience Needed	Required/ Preferred	Skills/Experience
	15		Extensive knowledge and understanding of State of Texas applicable policies.
	15		Extensive knowledge of federal labor laws.
	15		Extensive technical skillsets needed with App Designer Integration Broker assorted SQR/SQL BI Publisher SAP Business Objects etc.
	12		Extensive knowledge and experience performing system configuration changes.
	12		Extensive knowledge supporting and providing oversight with batch jobs i.e. Run My Jobs (RMJ)
	12		Extensive knowledge of security best practices NIST standards and multi-tenancy applicability for a statewide ERP instance.
	10		Extensive Texas public sector experience directly working for or supporting a large network (30 or more) of Texas state government agencies
	10		Extensive experience creating and managing a strategic roadmap by combining strong planning skills functional insight and effective cross-functional communication
	10		Extensive experience supporting the CAPPS HR/PY tower in PeopleSoft HCM version 9.2
	10		Extensive familiarity with support tools such as PUM Fluid and Elastic Search.
	10		Experience performing functional project management activities in support of CPAs CAPPS program
	10		Experience planning and coordinating the Fiscal Year Process at a statewide level
	10		Experience providing Tier 2 Service Desk Support for a large network (30 or more) of agencies with a Managed Services vendor providing Tier 3.
	10		Experience supporting Priority 1 and Priority 2 incidents in coordination with the Major Incident Management (MIM) process.
	10		Experience participating in Disaster Recovery exercises.
	10		Experience preparing and presenting executive-level presentations.
	10		Experience gathering and presenting applicable data in support of a variety of audits and open records requests.
	10		Experience in interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows while consistently holding vendors accountable to contractual requirements
	8		CPA experience performing SQL actions needed to keep CAPPS and SPRS systems in sync
	8		Subject Matter Expert for configuring and coding to remain compliant with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
	8		Experience preparing WCAG 2.1-compliant materials for distribution.
	3		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
	10	Preferred	Experience with and knowledge of production support activities for CPAs legacy Statewide Financial Systems

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Austin TXSystems Analyst - Solicitation# 304FM202718Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA)Services Overview. The selected Vendors Candidate will be part of CPAs Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team supportingthe Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program. The ...

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 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 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 supportingthe CAPPS Program.
Responsible for functional CAPPS HR/PY tower expertise including but not limited to:
- Workforce Administration
- Payroll Interface
- Commitment Accounting
- Time and Labor
- TAM/CG
- HR Security Set-up and row-level security
- Interpret and apply state statutes HR policies and labor regulations
Responsible for ensuring CAPPS adheres to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) including but not limited to:
- Defining and refining FMLA plans and entitlements
- Customizing appropriate leave types
- Ensuring module integration with Payroll and the Time and Labor modules
- Assisting with compliance reporting and auditing
Responsible for providing functional support for the CAPPS HR/PY applications 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 functional configuration skills including but not limited to:
- Setting up tables (job codes positions departments compensation etc.)
- Understanding HR business units Set IDs and Table structures
- Configuring workflow (AWE-Approval Workflow Engine)
- Creating queries using PS/Query and SAP Business Objects
Additionally responsible for overseeing and coordinating AWE Approval Workflow Engine including but not limited to:
- Workflow Configuration and Setup
- User and Role Management
- Notifications and Worklist Management
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Customization and Extensibility
- Performance and Maintenance
- Testing and Documentation
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 monitoring all 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 (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 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 project-level coordination and 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 overseeing and coordinating the Fiscal Year-End including but not limited to:
- Planning scheduling and communicating
- Reconciliations and Verifications
- System Configurations and Maintenance
- Mass Salary Loads as requested by agencies to assist with the large number of changes required.
- Benefit Enrollment Web Services to ensure that we have successfully integrated with ERS to establish the correct benefit plans and premiums for the next fiscal year for state resources on CAPPS Central (over 100 agencies and 80000 employees).
Responsible for coordinating the CAPPS Annual Disaster Recovery exercise with the Managed Services vendor in accordance with contractual obligations and timelines including but not limited to:
- Define the test scope and objectives
- Validate backups and data integrity
- Execute the recovery procedures
- Test integrated systems
- Facilitate business user validation
- Document results and deviations
- Review and improve future disaster recovery plans
- Provide compliance report
Provides 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 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 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.

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 extraeffortswhen 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).

The working position is Telework.

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.
Actual Years Experience	Years Experience Needed	Required/ Preferred	Skills/Experience
	15		Extensive knowledge and understanding of State of Texas applicable policies.
	15		Extensive knowledge of federal labor laws.
	15		Extensive technical skillsets needed with App Designer Integration Broker assorted SQR/SQL BI Publisher SAP Business Objects etc.
	12		Extensive knowledge and experience performing system configuration changes.
	12		Extensive knowledge supporting and providing oversight with batch jobs i.e. Run My Jobs (RMJ)
	12		Extensive knowledge of security best practices NIST standards and multi-tenancy applicability for a statewide ERP instance.
	10		Extensive Texas public sector experience directly working for or supporting a large network (30 or more) of Texas state government agencies
	10		Extensive experience creating and managing a strategic roadmap by combining strong planning skills functional insight and effective cross-functional communication
	10		Extensive experience supporting the CAPPS HR/PY tower in PeopleSoft HCM version 9.2
	10		Extensive familiarity with support tools such as PUM Fluid and Elastic Search.
	10		Experience performing functional project management activities in support of CPAs CAPPS program
	10		Experience planning and coordinating the Fiscal Year Process at a statewide level
	10		Experience providing Tier 2 Service Desk Support for a large network (30 or more) of agencies with a Managed Services vendor providing Tier 3.
	10		Experience supporting Priority 1 and Priority 2 incidents in coordination with the Major Incident Management (MIM) process.
	10		Experience participating in Disaster Recovery exercises.
	10		Experience preparing and presenting executive-level presentations.
	10		Experience gathering and presenting applicable data in support of a variety of audits and open records requests.
	10		Experience in interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows while consistently holding vendors accountable to contractual requirements
	8		CPA experience performing SQL actions needed to keep CAPPS and SPRS systems in sync
	8		Subject Matter Expert for configuring and coding to remain compliant with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
	8		Experience preparing WCAG 2.1-compliant materials for distribution.
	3		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
	10	Preferred	Experience with and knowledge of production support activities for CPAs legacy Statewide Financial Systems

I need Three References

Reference Name ():
Title (Optional)
Company Name ():
Phone Number ( include area code):
E-mail address (Optional):
Professional Relationship (Optional):

Peer Co-Worker Supervisor

Customer End-User Subordinate

Reference Name ():
Title (Optional)
Company Name ():
Phone Number ( include area code):
E-mail address (Optional):
Professional Relationship (Optional):

Peer Co-Worker Supervisor

Customer End-User Subordinate

Reference Name ():
Title (Optional)
Company Name ():
Phone Number ( include area code):
E-mail address (Optional):
Professional Relationship (Optional):