What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Business Systems Analyst, Senior position at Dakota County, MN?
Salary : $75,760.00 - $118,375.00 Annually
Location : Hastings, MN
Job Type : Full-Time
Job Number : 63113.25.001
Department : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADMIN - 2300001
Opening Date : 01 / 07 / 2025
Closing Date : 1 / 22 / 2025 4 : 30 PM Central
General Description
POSTING TYPE : Open competitive
DEPARTMENT : Information Technology
HOURS : Full-time M-F
SALARY RANGE : $78,981- $123,408 / year (Grade 109)
LOCATION : Hastings ADC
UNION : None
CLOSE DATE : 4 : 30 p.m. on 1 / 22 / 2024
The Senior IT Business Analyst is responsible for advanced perform Project Coordinator roles when needed, must be able to adapt and be responsive to changes quickly, work on multiple projects concurrently with prioritization in mind, works well with all levels of staff within a department / division and across Dakota County. Facilitate and maintain a supportive partnership between the business needs and technology delivery in an agile or traditional business environment. Engage and advise customers in developing and documenting business requirements and defining / refining business work processes. Recommend information system functionality, enhancements, and / or other technology required to support, enable and advance the strategic plan of Dakota County. Facilitate the design, test, and release cycles for the solutions / products across all Dakota County departments.
Who We Are
Dakota County is Minnesota's third largest county and home to more than 400,000 residents. Our motto is "Be More" and we strive every day to achieve excellence in public service, with a focus on four values : Service, Integrity, People, and Innovation. Dakota County aims to create an environment that is welcoming and inclusive of diverse people, backgrounds, and experiences. Our goal is to have a workforce that is reflective of the communities and individuals we serve. We promote an equitable and culturally aware work environment where everyone can be their authentic selves.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in the field of business administration, computer science, accounting, management information systems or 5 years of experience in a business analysis role
- One to three years of progressive responsibility in analysis, design, and development
- Four years of demonstrated proficiency with process improvement and systems thinking
- One to two years of working knowledge of project management techniques and best practices
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS BEYOND MINIMUM REQUIRED :
Duties & Responsibilities
These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this classification. Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required for all positions.
Business Analysis
1. Liaison between technical and business staff.
2. Formal requirements gathering and documentation. (Use Case, BRD or User Story)
3. Lead and document a planning session.
4. Demonstrate up-to-date expertise in Information Systems and apply this to the development, execution and improvement of action plans by providing advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices.
5. Perform Project Management role in smaller projects.
Perform the Organization line-of-business specific Duties
6. Develop a working knowledge of the various line-of-businesses current IT uses and applications and the line-of-business areas and practices
7. Assist in the development of communications of system constraints and requirements to staff to resolve day-to day and long range conflicts in system design that arise due to competing interests
8. Research system processes and requirements and propose responses to system questions from Dakota County line-of-businesses
9. Inform IT management when an opportunity arises to utilize an enterprise approach to new or existing systems
10. Lead teams of stakeholders, regular users, and IT staff on projects.
Systems and Service Improvement
11. Perform other duties to enhance the overall quality of Dakota County IT application systems
12.Develop a working knowledge of data processing technology, department policy and federal and state policies and regulations that are required for our industry.
Project Coordinator / Lead (PC) and Quality Assurance (QA)
13. Perform as project coordinator or lead (including estimating task duration and setting target dates on small projects)
14. Develop project team and define roles to meet agreed upon deliverables. Lead the team through the entire life cycle of the project.
15. Coordinate the work of the project resources and technology partners to ensure projects are completed on schedule and on budget.
16. Provide ongoing communication to all stakeholders, committees, and organizational teams on project status.
17. Identify and communicate process changes needed as a result of changes. Assist process owners in developing necessary process changes in their areas.
18. Create and maintain test scripts and / or plans
19. Ensure quality assurance verification checks and acceptance of project deliverables are completed successfully
20. Monitor results against project ROI, business functional requirements, and technical specifications.
21. Manage client expectations throughout the life cycle of the project
Professional and Person Development
22. Participate in meetings, working sessions and conferences as required by the department manager.
22. Mentor and coach Business Analysts or IT staff suggest learning curriculum and training paths and provide peer review analysis.
23. Participate in special projects under the direction of the Deputy CIO
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS : Items 1-23 are essential to this position
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities and Work Environment
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES :
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
Benefits
Selection Process
Visit our Benefits site for more information.
Please select the highest level of education completed or Degree held. (Degree must be held by the closing date of this recruitment)
If you have a degree, please select the option below that best describes your field of study.
How many years of progressively responsible experience in analysis, design, and development do you have?
How many years of demonstrated proficiency with process improvement and systems thinking do you have?
How many years of working knowledge of project management techniques and best practices do you have?
How many years of experience do you have gathering requirements from both technical and business stakeholders?
Please describe your experience with gathering requirements from both technical and business stakeholders.
How many years of experience do you have in prioritizing business requirements for a project?
Please explain your experience with prioritizing business requirements for a project. Which important factors would you consider?
How many years of experience do you have identifying project risks as a part of business analysis?
Please describe your experience with identifying project risks as a part of business analysis.
Your response to this question will help Dakota County evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment sources for this specific position. Please select the one source that most closely describes how you first learned about this opportunity.
If you selected Other, please indicate where you heard about this opportunity with Dakota County.
Required Question
Salary : $75,760 - $118,375
