Salesforce Business Analyst - Hybrid (Dallas or Houston, TX) - AECOM

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The Salesforce Business Analyst position will be part of an Enterprise Application team supporting a global user community as well as internal departments.  It is a fast paced environment where individuals that take initiative and are self-driven will excel.  It requires the ability to participate in meetings and support users across time zones around the world, so flexibility and availability at early morning and evening hours is sometimes necessary.

The primary function of the Business Analyst III is to serve as an IT subject matter expert (SME) for AECOM’s sell process, the company’s CRM system, custom apps supporting the sell process, and related integrations with Oracle EBS Project Finance modules and business intelligence data repository.

The person in this this role will be primarily responsible for understanding the business processes that support the bid proposal process as well as understanding Marketing Cloud and its management of contacts. The role also requires a technical understanding of how Salesforce is configured to support the process.  Knowledge and understanding of validation rules, formulas, custom settings, and custom APEX code is essential to reaching the depth of understanding that is required to succeed in this role.  An understanding of integration patterns is also an important need for this role.

The role provides career growth in application architecture.  The candidate will have the ability to provide input to the development of product roadmaps, design solutions, as well lead implementation efforts on large initiatives.

In this role, the Business Analyst III partners with users and stakeholders to identify opportunities and needs for continuous improvement that will streamline work efforts.  Management of user expectations is a critical skill for the person in this position.

This role requires attention to detail and the ability to multi-task effectively across various initiatives.  It also requires the ability to develop relationships with different levels of employees and team members.

The ideal candidate understands the software development lifecycle and is willing to engage on all stages.

If serving as an analyst/ technical resource responsible for creating solutions on the Salesforce platform with integrations to Oracle EBS is of interest, we’d like to hear from you.

This position will offer flexibility for hybrid work schedules (including a combination of both in-office presence and telecommute/virtual) in either Dallas or Houston, TX.

MAJOR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and priorities
• Partner with team members to understand and document enhancement requests
• Build process flows to illustrate current and future processes Interpret data schema diagrams produced by Salesforce to understand data relationships between objects
• Collaborate with Oracle DB teams and business analytics teams when necessary to make integration updates
• Engage in design and code reviews for new enhancements with an offshore development team
• Engage in testing activities to confirm requirements before passing on testing to business stakeholders
• Assist with release management duties by enforcing the release process and conducting component review meetings.
• Monitor the test process for monthly releases by tracking statuses and completion activities
• Ensure adherence to security requirements and processes to maintain highest level of protection for source code, secure interfaces, passwords, data, etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, or similar plus at least 4 years of relevant work experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• 3+ years of experience in end-to-end SDLC processes and methodologies in both custom application and non-custom application environments
• Proven ability to perform large scale Systems Analysis, including data mapping and requirements translation into functional solutions
• Ability to communicate business needs to technical people and to communicate and simplify complex technical information for non-technical people.
• Ability to manage expectations with business partners and technical teams
• Must have experience with custom Platform and professional services solutions.
• Prior experience with solutions that integrate with other applications or solutions
• Experience in waterfall and agile hybrid methodologies
• Strong project management skills and ability to work independently and report out as needed
• Ability to collaborate across IT disciplines and teams including 3rd parties
• Experience delivering results using an offshore application development model
• Broad knowledge of technology and how to connect technology to business problems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in similarly large, complex, and global organizations is a plus
• Salesforce certifications is a plus.
• Data modeling experience preferred Apex and Visual Force coding experience preferred
• Experience with Salesforce Lightning components is a plus
• Prior experience connecting Salesforce or Oracle EBS is a plus

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position
• Sponsorship for US work authorization is not available for this position, now or in the future

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.