Business Systems Analyst (Senior) - Health & Social Services

Solano County • Fairfield, CA

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About The Position

Under general direction, identifies, plans, analyzes, develops, tests and implements information technology system solutions to address the business needs of Solano County Departments. Levels in this classification are flexibly staffed and are allocated based on the level, nature, and complexity of assignment. This is the advanced journey level classification in the Business Systems Analyst job series. This class is distinguished from the journey level Business Systems Analyst classification by the level of responsibility employees assume, the complexity of duties assigned, and the independence of actions taken. Incumbents within this class are responsible for supporting and working with the most complex County departments and systems including managing large technology projects. The eligible list created as a result of this recruitment will be used to fill full-time and part-time regular, limited-term or extra-help positions as vacancies occur in the Department of Information Technology.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree, preferably in information technology, or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of full-time experience in business systems analysis, business process re-engineering, workflow analysis, data modeling, or system implementation/upgrade activities, or a combination of the above functions.
• Applicants may be required to possess a valid California Driver’s License, Class C.
• All candidates must submit a copy of their college diploma (verifying the degree, date earned and area of specialization) or official/unofficial transcripts (verifying institution, student, date, degree and area of specialization conferred) by the final filing deadline.

Nice To Haves

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in information technology may be substituted for two years of experience.
• Additional experience may substitute on a year for year basis for the educational requirement.

Responsibilities

• Performs requirements definition, workflow analyses, data modeling and logical system design to resolve business problems and exploit integrated technology opportunities; creates formal documentation of functional specifications describing customer business requirements; analyzes data and information trends to support system capacity and performance planning or diagnose issues related to assigned systems.
• Plans and performs business systems analysis of major business activities and functions; meets with department management to review existing processes and procedures and determine needs; develops recommendations to improve processes; translates business objectives into application requirements.
• Develops specific technology plans with assigned departments within established County Technology standards, as a department/customer interface and liaison; assists departments in defining requirements for proposed business applications; facilitates system set up and configuration activities; establishes reporting and data requirements.
• Oversees system design, development, and implementation; coordinates with third party vendors to resolve scheduling, delivery, installation, and configuration issues; performs packaged software fit-gap analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree