Business Systems Analyst - IT

Salary : $5,975.94 - $6,825.36 Monthly

Location : Grand Junction, CO

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 02527

Department : Resource Management

Division : Information Technology

Opening Date : 01 / 27 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 12 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Mountain

Description

JOB SUMMARY :

Position supports department specific and county-wide vertical applications. Functions as liaison between Information Technology (IT) staff, management, various County departments, 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 ongoing support for applications, analyses, and evaluation for assigned aspects of most business processes.

Essential Duties

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. Mesa 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 management duties, including; scheduling, contract management, cost estimates, budget, delegation of tasks, coordination of work, review of work and approval of application designs, tasks and documentation.

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. Manages implementation of new technological projects; develop system design, functional specifications, planning, scheduling, training, and testing of system; set priorities and objectives related to projects.

Examines existing business models and data flows, identifies opportunities and practical solutions, and discusses findings and design appropriate solutions through use of existing and / or new business systems technology individually or in a team setting.

Prepares Requests for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) for business applications and evaluates applications and business process for outsourcing opportunities.

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.

Ensures adherence to security policies and that procedures / requirements / statutes are met for business processes, backups, conversions and implementations. Document backup and recovery procedures to assure a timely recovery in the case of a failure or disaster recovery.

Works with vendors and internal personnel in the day-to-day maintenance and operation of applications.

Maintain user manuals and documentation as necessary. Provide hardware and peripheral installation and support when needed.

Coordinate WEB and output interfaces between vertical applications and delivery output. Provides custom reports, report writing; programming for assigned vertical applications.

Documents operations, security and procedures for IT application usage and maintenance. Develop application and process standards and procedures. Create user manuals and documentation as necessary.

Provides ongoing customer support and training via phone, remote session, over-the-shoulder and instructor led classes.

Oral and written communication must be clear and effective.

Provide after hour and on-call support for assigned applications as required (rotation).

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED :

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in 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.

Supplemental Information

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. On-call / Pager duty rotation required.

In compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act the following items can be used as a

determining factor in the starting and ongoing wage of an employee working in this position :

• A seniority system that rewards employees based on length of employment.
• A merit system that rewards employees for exceptional job performance.
• Education, training, or experience to the extent that they are reasonably related to the work in question.

This position is eligible for the Mesa County benefit package which includes the following :

The 2025 Benefits Guide is located on the Mesa County Website under the Human Resources page. You will click on Employee Benefits.

A newly hired employee is eligible for benefits starting the 1st of the month, following 30 days of employment.

Salary : $5,976 - $6,825