What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Solution Analyst position at Business Needs Inc.?
Job Details
Title: IT Solution Analyst II
Location: Hybrid in Minneapolis, Roseville, Eau Claire (WI), or Denver (in order of preference)
Duration: 12 months
Responsibilities:
- Monitoring ServiceNow Dashboards: Start the day by reviewing incidents in ServiceNow, focusing on real-time dashboards and reports.
- Assessing Impact and Priority: Evaluate incidents for their business impact and prioritize them accordingly. Lower impact incidents are handled by the support team, while Priority 1 (P1) and Priority 2 (P2) incidents require more involvement.
- Troubleshooting Sessions: Participate in troubleshooting sessions for high-priority incidents to help identify root causes and propose solutions. Ensure technical teams are making progress and communicate updates to business stakeholders.
- Preparing System Changes: Work with partners and teammates to prepare for system changes. This involves following a structured change process, including ticket creation, approvals, and documentation.
- Enhancement Activities: Assist with various steps of the enhancement process, from gathering requirements and estimating costs to design, build, testing, deployment, and post-implementation warranty support.
- Daily Standups: Attend daily standup meetings to discuss ongoing work, priorities, and any blockers.
- Change Preparation Meetings: Participate in meetings to prepare for upcoming system changes, ensuring all necessary steps are completed.
- Cross-Functional Work: Collaborate with teams working on related areas, such as outdoor lighting, and get cross-trained if appropriate.
- Incident Triage: Independently triage and prioritize incidents based on business impact.
- Documentation and Reporting: Prepare incident assessment reports, prioritization plans, and enhancement proposals.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Incident Management Experience: 5-7 years of experience in incident management. Strong knowledge of incident management processes, including assessing impact and ensuring the correct technical teams are involved.
- SAP and Meter Lifecycle Management: Experience with SAP Industry Solution for Utilities (ISU) and meter lifecycle management is highly preferred.
- Utility Industry Experience: Background in the utility vertical is beneficial.
- Microsoft Office Suite: Proficient in MS Office applications, including Excel (spreadsheets with data), PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
- ServiceNow: Experience with ServiceNow for incident management.
- SQL Query Skills: Ability to write and understand SQL queries is a plus.
Non-technical skills:
- Strong Communication: Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential for effectively interacting with both technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting: Experience in system troubleshooting and problem-solving to identify root causes and propose solutions.
- Self-Motivated and Driven: A self-starter who is motivated and driven to take initiative and work independently when needed.
- Eager to Learn: A continuous improvement mindset, with a strong desire to learn and adapt to new situations and challenges.
- Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively with team members, providing support and contributing to a positive team environment.
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