Human Resources Information Systems Specialist Remote / Telecommute Jobs

Responsibilities

OBXtek is seeking two Remote Human Resources Information Systems Specialists to support agency-wide Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) for both Civil Service and Foreign Service human capital programs. The primary focus of this position is the ongoing maintenance and transition readiness of the Agency's HRIS portfolio. This includes ensuring system reliability, supporting system sustainment activities, and preparing systems and associated data for transition. The role requires strong capability in data extraction, validation, and analysis to support operational needs, reporting requirements, and transition planning and execution. The incumbent serves as a technical point of contact for assigned functional areas and works closely with subject matter experts to ensure data integrity, develop and execute data extracts, and analyze data flows. The position also supports transition execution activities, including preparing and validating data for migration, assisting with system decommissioning tasks, supporting cutover activities, and helping ensure continuity of operations throughout the transition process. In addition,the position is responsible for developing, maintaining, and organizing system documentation and knowledge management resources. This includes documenting system configurations, data structures, business processes, and standard operating procedures to support sustainment, facilitate knowledge transfer, and ensure continuity during and after transition.

Key Responsibilities

Human Resources System Support and Administration 60%

• Applies Human Resources principles, concepts, methods, and practices to support and administer agency-wide HRIS services for both Civil Service and Foreign Service programs. Ensures the stability, reliability, and ongoing operation of HR systems within the Agency's HRIS portfolio.
• Provides technical expertise to support system sustainment. Identifies and resolves system issues, including data discrepancies, processing errors, and system performance concerns.
• Performs complex data extraction, querying, validation, and analysis to support reporting requirements, audits, and transition activities. Develops and maintains repeatable data extraction processes and ensures data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across systems.
• Produces recurring and ad hoc reports and statistical analyses from HRIS platforms. Conducts data quality assessments and reconciliation activities to identify and resolve inconsistencies across systems.
• Serves as a system administrator for assigned systems, including managing user access, configuring system tables, and supporting security-related activities.
• Supports review, testing, and implementation activities related to system changes, patches, and updates required to maintain system operations. Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure minimal disruption to business processes.
• Coordinates and resolves user issues and requests, providing timely and effective customer support. Communicates system updates, outages, and issues to stakeholders.
• Develops, maintains, and delivers user guidance and training materials to support effective system use.
• Develops, maintains, and organizes comprehensive system documentation and knowledge management resources, including standard operating procedures, data dictionaries, system configurations, interfaces, and transition artifacts (e.g., runbooks, data extraction guides, system inventories). Ensures documentation is current, complete, and supports sustainment, transition readiness, and effective knowledge transfer.
• Serves as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders, including HR offices, payroll, CIO organizations, and system vendors. Human Resources Information Systems Transition Planning and Execution 40%
• Supports execution of HRIS transition activities, including data migration, system decommissioning, and cutover planning.
• Prepares, extracts, transforms, and validates data for migration to target systems.
• Performs data mapping and supports reconciliation between legacy and target systems.
• Assists with development and execution of transition plans, timelines, and milestones.
• Ensures compliance with federal records management requirements and policies during data archiving and system decommissioning..
• Coordinates with stakeholders (HR, CIO, vendors) to support transition execution and issue resolution.
• Supports testing activities related to data migration and system transition (e.g., UAT, parallel testing).
• Monitors transition activities to ensure continuity of operations and escalates risks or issues as needed.
• Contributes to the identification and mitigation of risks related to data integrity, system performance, and transition timelines.
• Develops and maintains transition-related documentation, including data extraction procedures, mapping documents, runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials to support post-transition operations.
• Develops