"Systems Analyst 3"

Job Summary

This position analyzes, implements, and modifies application systems with responsibilities for planning, programming, testing, debugging, and deploying, within established standards, to support the organization's application systems in database, client-server, and internet environments. The incumbent consults with business systems analysts, other systems analysts, and/or users to identify functional and technical requirements. The incumbent acts as the project manager for moderately complex projects by directing the activities of more junior level systems analysts or coordinating activities with other technical teams and may assist business systems analysts with specifications and development of documentation that describes application deployment and operating procedures.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

• ANALYZE PROBLEMS: Analyze business, academic, and research problems and application programming requests as they relate to identity management set-up and integration; develop scope, objectives, and cost benefit analyses for use in determining accepted programming requests; develop project plans for moderately complex systems including task definitions, costs, and time estimates.
• PROGRAM, TEST, AND DOCUMENT: Program, test, and document systems according to team standards in order to minimize system problems and assure quality control. Follow established change enablement processes to deploy application additions and modifications to production environments.
• PROJECTS: Assist on the management/oversight of assigned projects and technical staff engaged in system design, development, and maintenance activities; act as a project manager of large cross- departmental projects as needed.
• TRAINING: Mentor and assist with training technical personnel in ITS and institution-wide, ensuring technical personnel/users possess required knowledge of system applications, standards, operations, and capabilities.
• DOCUMENTATION: Work with business systems analysts to document system specifications sufficient to timely development and implementation of application systems and modifications. Participate in fit-gap studies, reviews of functional requirements, system design, program specifications, test plans, and test results in accordance with established standards. Participate in data governance activities relative to documentation of technical definitions and specifications.
• ADVISE: Advise internal and external system support personnel in the diagnosis and correction of system problems. Advise on application system upgrades and enhancements.
• OTHER DUTIES: Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology or related field of study with seven years' experience in a relevant field of work including five years combination of high-level programming and systems analysis and design including a minimum of two years of programming. OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology or related field of study with ten years' experience in a relevant field of work including six years combination of high-level programming and systems analysis and design including a minimum of three years of programming.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of all phases of the project development cycle project management tools and documentation needs and techniques
Knowledge of structured systems methodologies, data mapping techniques, and of a broad range of relevant multi-user applications

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

ABILITIES
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and through formal presentations at the technical and non-technical level
Proven ability to develop an effective, collaborative working relationship with a variety of representative groups with potentially dissimilar priorities
Ability to design, conduct, and evaluate systems testing with a focus on IDM integrations; research and evaluate the suitability of application software and hardware products
Ability to design, develop, and implement integrated application systems solutions to organizational requirements using relational database client-server, and internet technologies with knowledge and experience specifically focused on identity management and methodologies and solutions instructions.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days/M-F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)
Pay Band: B15
Salary: $82,800/annually - $94,200/annually
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum midpoint) of the position.
Recruitment Period: Until Filled
Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.