Senior Business Analyst – Information Services

Pay $62743.59 - $100389.74 / year

Location Sanford/Florida

Employment type

Full-Time

• Req#: 3958527
• Performs advanced technical duties including planning and developing of efficient business and operation systems in support of core organizational functions.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and recommends technical solutions to problems and participates in implementing, supporting and documenting technical and business systems.
• Leads technical implementations that drive operational change throughout the organization.
• Provides direction and leadership to Business Analysts and other project team members.
• Assigned as the department liaison to be an advocate for the department and manage all related projects. Mentor and support the effort of the team members assigned to the departments.
• Research and assess the requirements and needs of County departments and agencies, collaborate with Information Systems teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrates excellence in knowledge of Senior Business Analyst Role and performs as a model for those in a Business Analyst Role.
• Meet with decision makers, system owners, end users and stakeholders to define business, financial, and operations requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues.
• Demonstrates advanced operational knowledge when recommending efficient business systems and technological solutions in support of core organizational functions, business processes and policies.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness of existing systems and develop detailed functional specifications for improving, enhancing, or further leveraging these systems.
• Identifies client organization’s strengths and weaknesses and suggested areas of improvement.
• Executes advanced delivery of systems design, including data migration rules, business rules, flow frames or other detailed deliverables.
• Demonstrates advanced information technology research capabilities when comparing and evaluating Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions and enhancement of existing solutions, configurations, and modifications available for integration, flow and data requirements.
• Create, analyze, and validate detailed functional specifications.
• Responsible for generating, compiling and interpreting reports, facts and figures in support of their findings to include business cases, solutions and their outcomes on the business.
• Determine best return on investment for proposed solutions and provide a cost accounting feasibility analysis to justify the means.
• Identifies full functionality of existing software solutions to identify any untapped benefits. Understands and effectively articulates any associated risks.
• Executes advanced understanding of the Requests for Proposals (RFPs) process with Seminole County’s Purchasing and Contracts Division.
• Provides staff support to information technology management by performing special assignments in a study or research capacity.
• Analyzes the effect of high-risk and large-sized projects, ensuring they can be effectively integrated into existing systems and processes.
• Provide advanced training and documentation to end users for all modified new systems while acting as a liaison between business and IT Groups.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems/Technology, or a closely related field and three (3) to five (5) years of computer and information management experience.
• PMI-PBA is a certification requirement of the Senior Business Analyst Role. If not already achieved, certification must be obtained within the first year of employment.
• Seminole County will reimburse test fees with a passing score provided.
• A comparable amount of education, training, or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
• Must be proficient at translating the business process into technical requirements, including database, integration and functionality to vendors, management, development staff and users.
• Must be proficient in Business English, spelling, punctuation, and arithmetic, along with modern office practices and procedures, including record keeping methods.
• Must possess the ability to effectively interact with internal and external customers and at all levels of the organization.
• Proven experience as a business analyst.
• Proven training in Business Process Modeling.
• Proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Visio and Access is advantageous.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Class “E” Florida Driver’s License.
• Requires independent judgement, initiative and teamwork.
• All employees must attend Seminole County Required Trainings.
• Department Specific trainings per position may be required.
• Performs other related work as required.
• In the event of an emergency, all employees are considered essential personnel and may be required to perform alternate duties.

Seminole County is a county located in the central portion of the US state of Florida.