Business Systems Analyst (Categorical)

Turn Data Into Decisions-Be a Business Systems Analyst!
Are you a problem-solver who thrives at the intersection of business and technology? As a Business Systems Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in transforming organizational challenges into streamlined, tech-driven solutions. From analyzing processes and designing smarter systems to guiding cross-functional teams and driving innovation, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. If you are ready to turn complexity into clarity and ideas into action this is the role for you!

• Analyze business requirements, select effective solutions, and coordinate work with other Information Technology (IT) staff, including other Business Systems Analysts, Programmers, IT Engineers, and management team members; coordinate work with other IT staff to ensure system integrity as well as efficient and effective systems operations; and work and interact with users to define and identify, analyze, and resolve business and operational problems.
• Serve as a project leader and perform oversight work to enable multiple stakeholders within the District to achieve business, administrative, and academic objectives in an efficient and effective manner.
• Evaluate methods to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness pertaining to business, technical, and operational processes.
• Recommend work processes and operational changes to complement system functionalities; interact and work with users to re-engineer work processes.
• Analyze software license usage in order to optimize use and reduce costs; evaluate user requests and potential software solutions, utilize existing District cloud technologies; research alternatives, determine feasibility, and develop recommendations to ensure that business requirements are met.
• Apply advanced business analysis concepts to identify, evaluate and define highly complex systems scope and objectives based on advanced knowledge of applicable business practices, processes and systems and industry standards to meet end-user needs. Work at the highest technical level of various phases of systems analysis. Consider the business implications of applying technology to the current and future business environment.
• Initiate, design, or modify highly complex systems and procedures where standardized policies or procedures may or may not exist; and create highly technical specifications for systems with broad impact.
• Develop unit integration and acceptance testing plans and scenarios. May lead cross-functional teams to address complex business or systems issues.
• Perform highly complex analysis of business and user needs, documentation of requirements and translation into proper system and process requirement specifications. Provide advanced support and training on new applications.
• Develop process and system implementation plans.
• Consult with end users together and clarify data and reporting needs for complex business intelligence solutions and analytics.
• Write queries; and develop process maps, report templates, and dashboards.
• Perform predictive analysis and forecasting to provide information that supports organizational goals.
• Mine data to quantify relationships and identify issues warranting further analysis.
• Conduct industry benchmarking analysis and develop quantitative business cases. Present recommendations to managers.
• Identify and analyze errors and problems for end users by developing and applying functional solutions and/or conducting specific training for staff as needed.
• Conduct on-going analyses of data sources and data sets. Identify issues and collaborate on developing solutions to data management challenges.
• Participate in developing and/or delivering curriculum for end user training to ensure user competence, data access, and optimal performance of BI tools and processes.
• Serve on internal committees and participates in cross-functional teams to solve business, process, service and / systems issues.
• Meet and interact with vendors to evaluate new products, services, and suggestions; and interact with vendors to discuss, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve problems or issues.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Advanced level of principles, practices, and methods of business processes and system analysis, including business modeling and the use of data and process flow diagrams and maps.
• Project management principles, concepts, methods, tools, and techniques, including the use of varying project management products such as traditional waterfall, Agile, Agile Scrum, UML, UML Enterprise, etc.
• Complex process and systems requirement documentation standards, such as Use Case modeling, User Story creations and narrative description.
• Systems integration and business systems re-engineering concepts.
• Advanced level of IT as it relates to District business functions.
• Inter-relationships of District, campus, or educational departments and their inter-related informational systems.
• Design of processes and software across the organization
• Advanced level of methodologies associated with process and software design, modification and implementation.
• Advanced level of relevant internal databases, BI applications and tools.
• Business process and data modeling.
• Business processes and procedures.
• Practices, methods, and techniques used to conduct unit and system testing, as well as the creation of test cases.
• Leadership concepts, practices, methods, and techniques.

• Perform complex business process analysis and develop sound and logical conclusions regarding essential user needs and requirements.
• Read, understand, interpret, explain, and apply complex technical information on system processes, and interdependencies for technical and non-technical staff or audiences.
• Demonstrate self-motivation and initiative, while working independently and as a member of a team.
• Learn effectively and meet deadlines.
• Produce high-quality reports and documentation.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving methods and techniques when managing complex information, assessing problems, and developing effective solutions.
• Demonstrate in-depth and detail-oriented analytical, problem identification, and problem resolution concepts, methods and techniques.
• Perform multi-tasking in order to effectively manage time and organize competing priorities, while working in a setting with frequent interruptions.
• Communicate technical information to technical and non- technical personnel at various levels in the organization.
• Relay or communicate complex and technical information, verbally and in writing, in a clear, concise manner.
• Communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization.
• Evaluate and interpret end user information requirements.
• Analyze and develop business and technical requirements.
• Serve as a technical resource providing advice and counsel on business intelligence issues.
• Interpret and evaluate client informational needs and determine appropriate alternative solutions.
• Complete journey /process mapping / develop technical business requirements.
• Create reports and presentations for business uses.
• Serve as an effective leader over assigned staff.
• Stay current with new trends and technology.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with all employees and others encountered in the course of work.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, linguistic, and ethnic backgrounds and disabilities of community college students and staff as demonstrated by skills and abilities in cultural responsiveness and cultural humility.

Please Note: Be sure to submit your transcripts to be considered for this position. Any candidate who does not provide transcripts will not move forward in the hiring process.

This position is on-site.