Systems Analyst II

Cook County State's Attorney Office•Chicago, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

System Analysts will perform requirements gathering, development, testing, and implementation on multiple applications or platforms, both new and existing. They coordinate with MIS internal teams, such as Infrastructure, to ensure the solution is aligned with the organization architecture and establish support plans, Project Management Office, to provide deliverables to projects, and Data, to understand data collection needs, discuss data structures and capabilities. They engage with different business practices to understand needs, gather requirements and collaborate on development work. They also engage with partner agencies to establish and execute data interchange processes when necessary. It is important they utilize SDLC best practice to establish a complete and thorough approach to developing solutions.

Requirements

Three (3) years of experience in developing .NET, C#, ASP.NET, & JavaScript programming (web services & web API applications)
Three (3) years of experience working with SQL Server databases
Three (3) years of experience developing and maintaining data pipelines
Strong knowledge of data structures and system design
Creative problem solver with the ability to self-teach
Organized with high attention to detail
Experience with data management/analysis
Solid understanding of multi-relational data structures
Comfortable working in an iteration-based environment
Candidate must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, specifically the ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
Self-starter who is comfortable working both independently and with a team
Candidate must have the ability to multi-task and work in a high paced environment

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred in Information Technology, Data Sciences, or other relevant program or other equivalent professional experience
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform and/or Dynamics 365 CE/CRM as a Developer or Administrator.
Previous experience working for a local, county, state, or federal government agency in information technology, especially with legal or justice focused agencies, such as courts or law enforcement.
An understanding of how to design meaningful data visualization

Responsibilities

Work with business units throughout the State’s Attorney’s Office to design, develop, and improve both current and new applications
Use industry-standard relational database best practices including but not limited to primary keys, logical deletes, update timestamps, changelogs, data normalization, and clear naming conventions
Create proper software development documentation, using best practices for product documentation, as well as QA, technical design, source code, API documentation, as needed for the project. Also maintain existing documentation through change processes.
Create front-end interfaces based in user-centered design principles, for ease of use, consistency and helping completion of processes.
Design and implement data replication from applications into a reporting and analysis database
Work with outside vendors employed to help the State’s Attorney’s Office as a team develop and implement applications such as case management systems
Work with other System Analysts to help the team develop high-quality products
Train staff on how to use applications
Develop training documentation around applications
Provide maintenance and issue resolution support for applications.
Stay current on the latest application development technologies
Regular access to confidential information; follow strict confidentiality protocols.
Perform other duties or special projects, as assigned