General Employment ♦ Position
Announcement
POSITION: Business
Systems Analyst
DEPARTMENT: Information
Technology
HOURS: Monday
- Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(some after
hours/modified work hours may be required)
HIRING RANGE: $3,799.17 - $4,369.05/month
– DOQ (Exempt)
SALARY RANGE: $3,799.17
- $5,128.92/month
CLOSES: 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 19, 2010
Job
Summary:
Position
supports department and county-wide applications. Functions as liaison between various user
departments, Information Technology (IT) staff and management, contractors, and
vendors. Investigates, analyzes,
evaluates, and manages business processes, user requirements, and prospective
solutions (including hardware, software, training and maintenance) for work efforts
or IT projects. Provides support for
office applications, analyses, and evaluation for assigned aspects of most
business processes.
ESSENTIAL
JOB FUNCTIONS: (The
following duty statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the
job and do not include other non-essential or marginal duties that may be
required. The County reserves the right to modify or change the duties or
essential functions of this job at any time. All responsibilities may not be
performed by all incumbents.)
Performs
project administration duties, including; work scheduling, contract management,
cost estimates, budget planning, delegation of tasks, coordination of work,
review of work and approval of application designs and tasks.
Coordinate
with multiple internal customer groups supporting multiple existing business
applications and processes and analyzes the degree to which they meet customer
needs; explores opportunities to leverage existing applications to expand their
efficiency and effectiveness.
Examines
existing business models and data flows, identifies information opportunities
and practical solutions, and discusses findings and designs appropriate
solutions through use of existing and/or new business systems technology
individually or in a team setting.
Participates
in and oversees implementation of new systems and enhancements to existing
systems, monitoring appropriate schedules and budgets. Develop user manuals and
documentation as necessary. Oversee user, IT staff, and supervisory training as
necessary to implement technical solutions.
Provides ongoing customer support and training as needed.
Coordinates
feasibility analysis, planning, development, and implementation of business
systems to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.
Develop
and manage project startup and implementation plans. Develop business process
maps and data flow diagrams as needed. Develop proposed interfaces to existing
county data systems as needed.
Work
with internal personnel and external vendors in the development of solutions;
work with other county departments in analyses of supporting documents and
functions, such as contracts and procurement.
Develop
testing and implementation schedules, being sensitive to customer needs and
other I.T. projects. Communicates with affected users and groups, as well as
the I.T. Helpdesk, concerning application downtime during updates and upgrades.
Provide
hardware and peripheral installation and support. Provide “second tier” application support as
needed, receiving help requests via the Helpdesk tracking system. Coordinates
with the Help Desk concerning these requests.
Documents
operations and procedures for IT application usage and maintenance. Develop
application and process standards and procedures.
Document
application specific backup and recovery procedures to assure a timely recovery
in the case of a failure or disaster recovery.
Provides
user training via training classes, seminars, “bring your own lunch” sessions,
over the shoulder and one-on-one training.
Work
with vendors and internal personnel in the maintenance and operation of
applications.
Maintain
user manuals and documentation as necessary.
Performs
other related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Education
and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree
computer science or a related field and two (2) or more years of
responsible related experience in an information systems environment, including
computer programming and systems analysis, design, integration, and
implementation desired.
Any combination of
education, training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills and
abilities required for the job.
Driving
Requirement:
Marginal - based on
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
This position
requires standing, stooping, sitting, bending, twisting, and lifting up to 25
pounds.
Work
is generally confined to a standard office environment. Employee may be exposed to possible bodily
injury from electrical shock.
Some
after hours/modified work scheduling may be required to accomplish project
goals.
TO APPLY: Send completed application with cover
letter/resume to Mesa County Human Resources, P.O. Box 20000, Grand Junction,
CO 81502-5021. Job postings and
applications available at