Senior Systems Analyst -Information/HR Technology (PeopleSoft Payroll/Commitment Accounting)

Job Summary Join our dynamic Technology team as Senior Systems Analyst where you will drive the administration, optimization and strategic support of our enterprise workforce management and core HR applications. You will serve as a technical subject matter expert for PeopleSoft HCM suite, partnering closely with teams across the organization to ensure seamless data integrity and cross‑platform synergy. You will collaborate directly with stakeholders to translate complex operational needs into robust technical configurations, manage multi‑system data integrations and write advanced SQL to maintain fluid ecosystem operations. Location: Hybrid (Incumbent must reside in or be willing to relocate to Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex). Sponsorship: This position does not support H1B visa sponsorship. Benefits PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full‑time employee‑only coverage 100% coverage for preventive healthcare – no copay Paid Time Off, available day one Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Paid Parental Leave Benefit Wellness programs Tuition Reimbursement Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits! Required Experience and Education Education: Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, computer science, or related field. Experience: 5 years business systems and/or project experience with exposure to systems or project development and testing, installation, and training. Preferred Experience and Qualifications Minimum 5 years of progressive business systems analysis, project implementation or application support experience. Proven hands‑on technical exposure to system development lifecycles (SDLC), including requirements gathering, complex configuration, end‑to‑end testing and end‑user training. Direct experience navigating, querying, or troubleshooting enterprise relational database tables and data structures. Proficiency in writing SQL for data validation, query writing and reporting across legacy and cloud environments. Strong technical proficiency in cross‑platform human capital environments (specifically maintaining historical alignment or migration pathways between legacy and cloud layers) Highly Preferred: Direct experience configuring, maintaining, and processing within PeopleSoft Commitment Accounting and Commitment Control. Highly Preferred: Deep functional and technical knowledge of PeopleSoft Payroll (Payroll for North America) including general ledger interface tables, calculations and tax related components. Highly Preferred: Prior technical exposure or integration experience with secondary enterprise systems (such as PeopleSoft and Workday). Core Responsibilities and Job Duties Provide expert‑level system administration and technical support for PeopleSoft HCM, focusing on North American Payroll processing and backend data management. Work with clients to gather and synthesize functional and technical requirements to translate complex payroll distributions into detailed configuration tasks. Facilitate design workshops for end‑to‑end Payroll and Commitment Accounting business processes with business stakeholders to understand business requirements, demonstrate understanding of business needs, and keep sub‑systems in alignment. Provide expertise and guidance on detailed PeopleSoft configuration tasks including department budget tables, encumbrance definitions, fiscal year budgets and related data for positions and employees. Identify, troubleshoot, configure, and resolve application bottlenecks, system bugs, or data integration failures between active platforms (such as integration broker or SQR interfaces). Business Analysis & Data Integration Partner with HR, Compensation, and operational business units to conduct comprehensive fit/gap analyses, evaluate design choices, and map business workflows to technical specifications. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to configure and optimize upstream and downstream HR processes within PeopleSoft, including data conversions, platform integration and cross system reports. Analyze complex data relationships between primary and secondary systems, ensuring flawless data mapping, interface validation and consistent business logic across systems. Validate and manipulate backend data using advanced reports, SQL queries, and data extraction tools while creating comprehensive functional and technical design documents. Plan and organize tasks while providing regular progress updates on project deliverables to leadership. Participate in a 24X7 on call rotation to ensure high availability and timely support of critical production workflows. Project Execution & Lifecycle Support Lead technical aspects of system enhancements, service releases, Redwood UI conversions, interface deployments and cross‑functional HR technology projects. Support the planning and execution of comprehensive multi‑system testing cycles, as well as perform critical cutover activities as required for go‑live preparation. Build, execute and document robust test scenarios, and unit testing protocols to ensure stable code and configuration promotion. Coordinate with internal technical teams and external vendors to escalate and resolve complex application architecture or interface issues. Leadership & Enablement Serve as a mentor to junior staff, system analysts, and subject matter experts; assist in assigning project workloads, monitoring deliverables, and onboarding team members. Author clear, comprehensive documentation, technical specs and interactive training materials to empower end‑users and drive system adoption. Additional Job Duties Provide expertise gained from previous ERP implementations and operational knowledge to lead the team members through the design, configuration and implementation of the ERP application software modules or database and/or technical components. Provide ERP software expertise and operational knowledge to help business process owners and project team members in conducting fit/gap analysis and evaluation of design and process choices to make best practice decisions. Use ERP software expertise and operational knowledge to evaluate and confirm integration and consistency of business process design across the ERP software modules. Identify customization, interface, report, ad conversion requirements. Facilitate decision making process required to successfully execute project plans and contribute to the creation of an accurate project plan and task list. Define user authorization requirements and participate in the resolution of problems, concerns and issues on an as needed basis. Assist with the creation of test scenarios/scripts, coordinate testing efforts, participates in testing of designed solution and verify/ validate results of conversion efforts and testing results. Assist with the creation and delivery of end‑user training and training materials. Provides initial post implementation support to end users on production system. Coordinate with other resources to identify, document, and resolve issues and assist with data mapping and validation. Assist with the internal and external communications regarding the business system implementation project and ongoing support. Develops and maintains project plans. Provides project status reports. Participate in 24 x 7 on‑call rotation to ensure timely support of system. Supervise lower level staff, which may consist of Subject Matter Experts, Business Analyst Supervisors, Sr. Business Analysts, and Business Analysts; interviews, hires, mentors, & counsel employees. Oversees training and determines work priorities of staff; evaluates work progress. Performs other duties as assigned. Security and EEO Statement This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position. 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