# Human Resources Information Systems Analyst

*/JobTypes/Human_Resources_Information_Systems_Analyst*

## Neighborhood

### Related (delivered by)

- [Manage and maintain employee data](/Processes/Manage_and_maintain_employee_data) — delivered by · Processes
- [Manage former employees](/Processes/Manage_former_employees) — delivered by · Processes

### Perform

- [Manage HRIS user access and security roles](/Tasks/Manage_HRIS_user_access_and_security_roles) — perform · Tasks
- [Intake Client HR Requirements](/Tasks/Intake_Client_HR_Requirements) — perform · Tasks
- [Document Platform Configuration and Change Records](/Tasks/Document_Platform_Configuration_and_Change_Records) — perform · Tasks
- [Test and Deploy System Upgrades and Releases](/Tasks/Test_and_Deploy_System_Upgrades_and_Releases) — perform · Tasks
- [Troubleshoot Data and Integration Failures](/Tasks/Troubleshoot_Data_and_Integration_Failures) — perform · Tasks
- [Build Custom Reports and Calculated Fields](/Tasks/Build_Custom_Reports_and_Calculated_Fields) — perform · Tasks
- [Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.](/Tasks/Troubleshoot_program_and_system_malfunctions_to_restore_normal_functioning.) — perform · Tasks
- [Gather HR system requirements](/Tasks/Gather_HR_system_requirements) — perform · Tasks
- [Build and maintain security roles and permissions](/Tasks/Build_and_maintain_security_roles_and_permissions) — perform · Tasks
- [Configure HRIS business processes and workflows](/Tasks/Configure_HRIS_business_processes_and_workflows) — perform · Tasks
- [Coordinate HRIS release and upgrade cycles](/Tasks/Coordinate_HRIS_release_and_upgrade_cycles) — perform · Tasks
- [Design system reports and calculated fields](/Tasks/Design_system_reports_and_calculated_fields) — perform · Tasks
- [Manage integrations between the HRIS and other systems](/Tasks/Manage_integrations_between_the_HRIS_and_other_systems) — perform · Tasks
- [Test configuration changes and system updates](/Tasks/Test_configuration_changes_and_system_updates) — perform · Tasks
- [Configure system modules, workflows, and business rules](/Tasks/Configure_system_modules,_workflows,_and_business_rules) — perform · Tasks
- [Build and maintain integrations to payroll and benefits systems](/Tasks/Build_and_maintain_integrations_to_payroll_and_benefits_systems) — perform · Tasks
- [Build advanced and custom reports](/Tasks/Build_advanced_and_custom_reports) — perform · Tasks
- [Troubleshoot system defects and data issues](/Tasks/Troubleshoot_system_defects_and_data_issues) — perform · Tasks
- [Test configuration and coordinate release cycles](/Tasks/Test_configuration_and_coordinate_release_cycles) — perform · Tasks
- [Manage system upgrades and vendor releases](/Tasks/Manage_system_upgrades_and_vendor_releases) — perform · Tasks
- [Maintain system documentation and security roles](/Tasks/Maintain_system_documentation_and_security_roles) — perform · Tasks
- [Gather and document HRIS requirements from HR stakeholders](/Tasks/Gather_and_document_HRIS_requirements_from_HR_stakeholders) — perform · Tasks

### Required knowledge

- [Data Privacy Regulations](/Knowledge/Data_Privacy_Regulations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Systems Integration Concepts](/Knowledge/Systems_Integration_Concepts) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Payroll Procedures](/Knowledge/Payroll_Procedures) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Human Resources Practices](/Knowledge/Human_Resources_Practices) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [HRIS Administration](/Knowledge/HRIS_Administration) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Software Release Management](/Knowledge/Software_Release_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [HR Business Processes](/Knowledge/HR_Business_Processes) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [HR processes and workflows](/Knowledge/HR_processes_and_workflows) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [HRIS Architecture](/Knowledge/HRIS_Architecture) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Data protection and access controls](/Knowledge/Data_protection_and_access_controls) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Data Integration Patterns](/Knowledge/Data_Integration_Patterns) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Access-control models](/Knowledge/Access-control_models) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Integration and data-exchange standards](/Knowledge/Integration_and_data-exchange_standards) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Release and change management](/Knowledge/Release_and_change_management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Required skills

- [Test Case Design](/Skills/Test_Case_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Systems Analysis](/Skills/Systems_Analysis) — requires skill · Skills
- [Requirements Gathering](/Skills/Requirements_Gathering) — requires skill · Skills
- [Report Development](/Skills/Report_Development) — requires skill · Skills
- [Process Mapping](/Skills/Process_Mapping) — requires skill · Skills
- [Report building](/Skills/Report_building) — requires skill · Skills
- [System configuration](/Skills/System_configuration) — requires skill · Skills
- [Test-case design](/Skills/Test-case_design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Troubleshooting](/Skills/Troubleshooting) — requires skill · Skills
- [HRIS configuration](/Skills/HRIS_configuration) — requires skill · Skills
- [Integration design and testing](/Skills/Integration_design_and_testing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Report and query building](/Skills/Report_and_query_building) — requires skill · Skills
- [System troubleshooting](/Skills/System_troubleshooting) — requires skill · Skills

### Requires ability

- [Deductive Reasoning](/Ability/Deductive_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Information Ordering](/Ability/Information_Ordering) — requires ability · Ability
- [Selective Attention](/Ability/Selective_Attention) — requires ability · Ability
- [Attention to detail](/Ability/Attention_to_detail) — requires ability · Ability
- [Logical reasoning](/Ability/Logical_reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Problem sensitivity](/Ability/Problem_sensitivity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Logical and systems thinking](/Ability/Logical_and_systems_thinking) — requires ability · Ability
- [Attention to configuration detail](/Ability/Attention_to_configuration_detail) — requires ability · Ability
- [Methodical troubleshooting](/Ability/Methodical_troubleshooting) — requires ability · Ability

### Type of

- [Computer Systems Analysts](/Occupations/Computer_Systems_Analysts) — type of · Occupations
- [Human Resources Specialists](/Occupations/Human_Resources_Specialists) — type of · Occupations
- [Business Intelligence Analysts](/Occupations/Business_Intelligence_Analysts) — type of · Occupations

### Engage in

- [Build and Maintain Integrations to Payroll and Benefits Vendors](/Activities/Build_and_Maintain_Integrations_to_Payroll_and_Benefits_Vendors) — engage in · Activities
- [Manage HRIS Security Roles and Permissions](/Activities/Manage_HRIS_Security_Roles_and_Permissions) — engage in · Activities
- [Configure HRIS Business Processes and Workflows](/Activities/Configure_HRIS_Business_Processes_and_Workflows) — engage in · Activities
- [Build and maintain security roles and permissions](/Activities/Build_and_maintain_security_roles_and_permissions) — engage in · Activities
- [Manage integrations between the HRIS and other systems](/Activities/Manage_integrations_between_the_HRIS_and_other_systems) — engage in · Activities
- [Configure system modules, workflows, and business rules](/Activities/Configure_system_modules,_workflows,_and_business_rules) — engage in · Activities
- [Build and maintain integrations to payroll and benefits systems](/Activities/Build_and_maintain_integrations_to_payroll_and_benefits_systems) — engage in · Activities

### Uses software

- [SQL](/Software/SQL) — uses software · Software
- [Jira](/Software/Jira) — uses software · Software
- [Workday](/Software/Workday) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Excel](/Software/Microsoft_Excel) — uses software · Software
- [Oracle HCM Cloud](/Software/Oracle_HCM_Cloud) — uses software · Software
- [SAP SuccessFactors](/Software/SAP_SuccessFactors) — uses software · Software
- [Human Resources Information System](/Software/Human_Resources_Information_System) — uses software · Software
- [Integration and middleware tools](/Software/Integration_and_middleware_tools) — uses software · Software
- [Test management software](/Software/Test_management_software) — uses software · Software
- [Reporting and query tools](/Software/Reporting_and_query_tools) — uses software · Software

### Problems this exposes

- [org/position data drifts from approved headcount plans](/Problems/org%2Fposition_data_drifts_from_approved_headcount_plans) — exposes problem · Problems
- [data-quality audits across modules run as one-off SQL each period](/Problems/data-quality_audits_across_modules_run_as_one-off_SQL_each_period) — exposes problem · Problems
- [annual-enrollment config changes lack a regression-test harness](/Problems/annual-enrollment_config_changes_lack_a_regression-test_harness) — exposes problem · Problems
- [security-role provisioning and segregation-of-duties reviewed manually](/Problems/security-role_provisioning_and_segregation-of-duties_reviewed_manually) — exposes problem · Problems
- [HCM integration files to benefits carriers fail silently between cycles](/Problems/HCM_integration_files_to_benefits_carriers_fail_silently_between_cycles) — exposes problem · Problems
- [testing HRIS integration changes against year-end and open-enrollment cycles](/Problems/testing_HRIS_integration_changes_against_year-end_and_open-enrollment_cycles) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reconciling org/position data across Workday and downstream payroll feeds](/Problems/reconciling_org%2Fposition_data_across_Workday_and_downstream_payroll_feeds) — exposes problem · Problems
- [configuring role-based security without leaking sensitive comp data](/Problems/configuring_role-based_security_without_leaking_sensitive_comp_data) — exposes problem · Problems
- [validating effective-dated changes that break retro payroll calculations](/Problems/validating_effective-dated_changes_that_break_retro_payroll_calculations) — exposes problem · Problems