Senior Business Systems Analyst
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Senior Business Systems Analyst for their Portland, OR location. In this role, you will be assigned to project teams to implement and support HR business applications, including PeopleSoft modules, upgrades, patches, maintenance, and system data feeds. This work will include conducting fit/gap sessions and analysis, recommending solutions and drafting functional specifications for gaps, data conversion, and/or reports, configuring setup tables, writing, and executing test scripts, as well as creating/drafting and editing reports, and training materials. This position will serve as a primary point-of-contact (POC) for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and training users of both existing and new modules.
This remote position is a one-year renewable contract. If you think you d be a good fit, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Senior Business Systems Analyst:

• Provide business analysis expertise to software applications in support of the HR function and HR systems.
• Design solutions to automate business processes, provide data, and support client staff through business applications and related tools.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources to reconcile conflicts, deconstruct high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
• Participate in the continuous improvement process by providing input and recommendations for process efficiencies, designing, and testing improvements, assisting with implementation of client management approved efforts and initiatives.
• Develop, draft, and recommend system change requirements/specifications according to client standards.
• Collaborate with, and provide technical input and assistance to, developers and subject matter experts to analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs and to document the technical vision.
• Partner with DOE IT developers, functional teams, and subject matter experts (SMEs) to coordinate integration and implementation of client management approved solutions.
• Work closely with DOE, OPM, HR, and/or other client organizational personnel to document business needs and provide recommendations on possible solutions; collaborate with IT in reviewing, analyzing, and documenting different options; present solution options and weighted recommendations for client management consideration.
• Work with HR groups (including managers, SMEs, and other stakeholders) to develop/draft and analyze business cases to consider viability.
• Facilitate business stakeholders through the processes of identifying and prioritizing business needs, identifying measurable objectives for a solution, and assisting in determining the appropriate business solutions.
• Assist HR to distinguish a problem s symptoms from its root cause and help uncover true root causes.
• Meet with service providers and customers to document and improve business process and to define and manage detailed requirements to improve business systems.
• Verify that issues encountered during system testing are captured, resolved, and their resolutions documented.

Requirements for Senior Business Systems Analyst:

• U.S. citizenship and valid driver s license.
• A degree in Computer/Information Technology, Business Systems or closely related technical field is preferred.
  • With an applicable Bachelor degree, 8 years of experience is required
  • With an applicable Associate degree, 10 years of experience is required
  • Without an applicable degree, 12 years of experience is required
• Experience should be consistent with the specific requirements of Information Technology, Business Systems, or other related IT specialty.
• 8 years of demonstrated analyst experience using technical product life cycle and requirements management concepts, among other applied skills and knowledge.
• Functional knowledge of the various modules of PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 application including two or more of the following: Federal Workforce Administration, Workforce Development, Health and Safety, Benefits, Recruitment, ePerformance, Training Administration, Profile Management, Self Service, and working experience using the Peoplesoft query, report, and analytics capabilities.
• Technical understanding of PeopleTools sufficient to perform configurations and facilitate customizations with the technical team.
• Technical writing skills required to author, modify, or facilitate development of design specification documents, job aids, user guides, standard operating procedures, and similar materials.
• Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Experience/ability to model processes, determine requirements, analyze alternatives, and verify solutions to meet business needs.
• Intermediate skills/experience with SharePoint, sufficient to support, manage, edit, and maintain sites, document repositories, workspaces, libraries, lists, views, etc.
• Intermediate level proficiency in Visio.

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc: Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
LF BH12446