Systems Analyst, Enterprise

Overview

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Brookings Technology
–Brookings Technology Services provides a variety of services and support to Brookings employees, whether resident or non-resident, including:

• Providing support for Brookings-issued hardware, software, and phones

• Managinga pool of loaner equipment including laptops, tablets, and mobile phones

• Providing and supporting standard office and email software in addition to a variety of useful business tools and software

• Setupofuser accounts and providing access (in-house and remotely) to documents,software and email

Position Location
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This position ishybrid. Hybrid positions combine regular in-person presence at our Washington, DC office with theoptionof two days of remote work each week

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The Systems Analyst, Enterprise Applications supports the planning, governance, implementation, integration, and continuous improvement of Brookings' enterprise technology ecosystem. Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Applications and Architecture, this role serves as a bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, translating business needs into scalable, secure, and practical technology-enabled solutions.

The position contributes across a broad portfolio of enterprise applications — including enterprise architecture initiatives, roadmap execution, integration and automation, data and analytics, governance processes, solution analysis, and technology modernization — spanning platforms such as Workday, Salesforce, Raiser's Edge, Adaptive Planning, Concur, integration technologies, and future systems.

The successful candidate operates as a hands-on individual contributor — doing the development work directly, not just specifying it. With a working grasp of how backend systems function, they can pick up new tools quickly to build integrations, reports, dashboards, and automations, while partnering with business stakeholders to analyze requirements and recommend scalable solutions. For example, they might write a Workday report, build a Power BI dashboard, develop an API integration, or configure an automation or AI agent.

Technical Delivery (45% )

• Design, build, configure, andmaintainintegrations between
  
  Brookingsenterprise systems, using APIs, middleware/integration platforms, and scripting as appropriate.

• Support troubleshooting and resolution of integration errors, data-sync issues, and automation failures, escalating to the Director when architectural decisions are needed.

• Evaluate and document API endpoints, data mappings, and error-handling logic for new and existing integrations.

• Partner with internal…