Sr HRIS Analyst

PenFed Credit Union; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Education assistance

Job summary

PenFed Credit Union is seeking a Sr HRIS Analyst for a hybrid role at our Tysons, VA location. You will lead HRIS functions across the employee lifecycle, overseeing data governance, reports, and system changes.

You will coordinate HRIS projects, automate HR programs, and act as the technical point-of-contact for HRIS areas. The role requires strong experience with HCM systems, data integrity, and cross-functional collaboration across HR, IT, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business or related field preferred.
• Minimum of three (5) year of experience, eight (8) years' of experience preferred in related functions.
• Five (5) years of experience in HRIS/HCM systems, with experience using ERP solutions like Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle, iCIMS, etc.
• Three (3) years of experience with relational databases, SQL queries/reports, data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead HRIS support for various HCM applications and modules, including configuration analysis, testing, release readiness, post-production stabilization, and optimization.
• Serve as senior HRIS SME and advisor to HR stakeholders, translating business needs into scalable system solutions.
• Lead or support cross-functional HR technology projects from requirements to post-implementation support.
• Partner with HR, IT, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and vendors to support integrations and data exchanges.
• Lead and support IAM implementation and SSO for HR apps.
• Manage software reconciliation updates for HR applications with IT/governance teams.
• Oversee HRIS data governance, data standards, validation, audits, access reviews.
• Create, maintain, validate routine reports using HCM tools or SQL or other platforms.

Skills

HRIS systems

SQL queries

Data analysis

Automation tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR/IS/Business

Tools

Workday

PeopleSoft

Oracle

iCIMS

Job description

Job Overview

PenFed is hiring a (Hybrid) Sr HRIS Analyst at our Tysons, Virginia location. This position will lead HRIS functions including evaluating, analyzing and maintaining the Human Capital Management (HCM) applications across the employee life cycle, to include overseeing data management policies and procedures. Leads and coordinates HRIS projects, the automation of Human Resources programs and the design and production of ad-hoc and scheduled reports. Also serves as the technical point-of-contact for assigned functional areas and assists subject matter experts with ensuring data integrity, testing of system changes, report writing and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities. The Sr HRIS Analyst also supports HCM upgrades, patches, testing and other technical projects as assigned.

Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and the position will perform other duties as assigned.

• Lead HRIS support for various HCM applications and related modules, including configuration analysis, testing, release readiness, post-production stabilization, and ongoing system optimization.


• Serve as a senior HRIS subject matter expert and trusted advisor to HR stakeholders, translating business needs into scalable system solutions, functional requirements, test scenarios, and process documentation.


• Lead or support cross-functional HR technology projects, including requirements gathering, solution design, stakeholder coordination, testing, implementation planning, communications, and post-implementation support.


• Partner with HR, IT, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and external vendors to support system integrations, file feeds, APIs, EIBs, data exchanges, testing, troubleshooting, and ongoing interface monitoring.


• Lead and support Identity & Access Management (IAM) implementation and maintenance of Single Sign-On for HR applications


• Partner with IT and Governance teams to manage software reconciliation updates for HR applications


• Lead and support HRIS data governance practices, including data standards, validation routines, audit controls, exception reporting, access reviews, and ongoing data quality monitoring.


• Create, maintain, and validate routine reports using HCM application reporting tools, SQL-based tools, or other approved reporting platforms.


• Analyze HR processes, data flows, user pain points, and system issues to recommend improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, compliance, scalability, and user experience.


• Identify, evaluate, and implement appropriate automation opportunities using approved tools such as Power Automate, Copilot, EIBs, workflow enhancements, scheduled reporting, or other governed technology solutions.


• Support HR compliance reporting, internal audits, and regulatory requirements, including EEO-1, Aff...


• Administer or support HRIS security roles, permissions, and access controls in alignment with internal policy, least-privilege principles, segregation of duties, and audit requirements.


• Develop and maintain HRIS process documentation, job aids, test plans, training materials, knowledge articles, and user guidance to support adoption, consistency, and operational continuity.


• Supervise, coach, provide work direction, and review the work of junior HRIS staff or project team members as needed.


• Ensure accurate job, position, employee, organizational, department, career level, FLSA, supervisory, and reporting structure data within HR systems.


• Support business continuity for critical HRIS processes by monitoring production issues, coordinating escalations, documenting contingency processes, and driving timely resolution of system-impacting risks.

*This role is responsible for ensuring business continuity.*

Qualifications

Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business or related field preferred. Minimum of three (5) year of experience, eight (8) years' of experience preferred in related functions.


• Five (5) years of experience in HRIS/HCM systems, with experience using enterprise resource planning solutions such as Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle, iCIMS, etc.


• Three (3) years of experience working with relational database applications, writing SQL queries/reports, and analyzing or reporting data.


• Two (2) years' Workday or PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 or experience preferred.


• Experience in using A.I. tools preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will not supervise employees.

Licenses and Certifications

• PHR, SHRM-CP, or HRIP certification strongly preferred.


• Workday certification preferred.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise.

*Most roles require working in an office setting with moderate noise and the ability to lift 25 pounds.*

Travel

Ability to travel to various worksites and be on-call may be required.

Pay Transparency

The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $ 69,000 .00 - $ 153,800.00

This position is eligible for an organizational performance based annual bonus, subject to board discretion and approval.

This position is eligible for an individual performance based annual bonus.

Benefits

At PenFed, we offer a robust benefits package designed to support you both personally and professionally. You'll have access to comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans; paid time off; and family-friendly benefits like paid parental leave, care support, and fitness center access. Financial wellness is encouraged through features like a 401(k) match, employee loan discounts, and fully paid life and disability coverage. We also support growth via education assistance, community involvement, and volunteer opportunities.

Our Purpose

Helping members achieve their dreams since 1935. Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) is one of America's largest federal credit unions, serving 2.8 million members worldwide with $29 billion in assets. PenFed offers market-leading certificates, checking and savings, credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, auto loans, and a wide range of other financial services, always with members' interests in mind. PenFed is federally insured by the NCUA and is an Equal Housing Lender.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PenFed management will maintain and observe personnel policies which will not discriminate or permit harassment or retaliation against a person because of race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status or obligation, the presence of a physical and/or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, and all statuses protected by applicable state or local law in all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, position classifications, work assignments, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and in all other terms and conditions of employment. PenFed will also prohibit retaliation against individuals for raising a complaint of discrimination or harassment or participating in an investigation of same. PenFed will also reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can apply for a job or perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to PenFed. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation at [e-mail].