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New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL.

Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

Do you love problem solving, analyzing data and technical challenges? Do you enjoy interacting with business partners and domain experts to understand their business problems and needs, then conveying the passion and expertise to transform these problems or needs from requirements to technical solutions that deliver value?

This opportunity seeks an Enterprise Systems Analyst within the Enterprise Business Information Services (EBIS) Division joining a dedicated team of IT professionals in the Project and Institutional Financial Information Services Section. In this highly impactful, far-reaching role, you can demonstrate highly collaborative behavior, be results-oriented, and exhibit domain expertise whose experiences couple both technology and business sense. The ideal candidate works independently and in collaboration with other team members, is analytical, applies judgment, and has multi-tasking skills to successfully support the business systems needs of both internal and external customers, including the timely accomplishment of performance, delivery, and schedule landmarks.

The EBIS Division maintains stewardship over the ever-evolving Business IT portfolio of applications and systems required to support JPL's robust and complex business processes. EBIS manages the full system lifecycle across all major business processes, provides analytical and technical services, and strategically partners with the Laboratory's business community to ensure continuous delivery of business IT services. Key initiatives include a business intelligence program, data analytics, and embracing agile methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities:

• Work with users to gain understanding of business processes

• Guide users through the complex process of providing meaningful requirements and help them discover their real business needs

• Help us streamline the requirements process by developing processes and procedures for future projects

• Remain in regular contact with users throughout the project to present prototypes, conduct demos, problem solve, allay concerns, validate requirements, etc.

• Engage with development staff through all phases of SDLC

• Maintain setup and configuration of Oracle applications along with other COTS applications

• Develop use cases and user stories

• Design intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces and dashboards

• Perform data analysis and exploration in support of projects or ad-hoc requests

• Build test plans and lead SIT and UAT efforts

• Provide estimates and schedules to project management

• Help drive our products to greatness

• Keep our products fresh and relevant by proposing improvements as business needs change, or as new features become available

• Support daily operations and maintenance as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree with at least 6 years of information technology experience; or Master’s degree with 4 years of related experience in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, or related disciplines.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience working as systems analyst or business analyst

• Experience supporting applications used in either Contract Management, Financials or Project Controls

• Experience supporting two or more of the following Oracle EBS Applications: Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Cost Management, General Ledger, Project Costing or Project Manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Analytical and problem solving skills

• Ability to think creatively and to work well both as part of a team and as an individual contributor

• Translate complex business processes into business system solutions

• Good interpersonal skills, integrity and self-awareness, to communicate comfortably with all levels of staff and management

• Superb writing and presentation skills

• Familiarity with software development methodologies including waterfall and agile/scrum

• Ability to write simple to complex SQL queries

• Understand the meaning of data and how it is exchanged between systems

• Ability to build prototypes and mockups

• Basic statistical knowledge

• Familiarity with basic toolsets that support development, such as Jira and GitHub

JPL has a catalog of benefits and perks that span from the traditional to the unique. This includes a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave and many more. Our focus is on work-life balance, and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together. For benefits eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee’s start date.

For further benefits information click Benefits and Perks

The hiring range displayed below is specifically for those who will work in or reside in the location listed. In extending an offer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory considers factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s job related skills, experience, knowledge, and relevant education/training. Hiring range for this job may be adjusted based on primary work location outside of Pasadena, California. This adjusted range will be provided to candidates by the Recruiter when applicable.

The typical full time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California.

JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law.

In addition, JPL is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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