Sr. Business Analyst

Compensation

Pierce County Library System offers a compensation program which recognizes qualifications and experience relevant to each position. The starting pay is established typically within the hiring range below based upon the experience of the individual hired into the role. Our compensation package also includes annual increases for each additional year of experience and tenure in the role, up to the maximum (current year maximum outlined in pay grade range below).

Eligibility for overtime is exclusive to positions which are FLSA status non-exempt below.

Hiring Range: $88,858 - $103,043 annually;
Pay Grade Range: $88,858 - $126,714 annually

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Status:Full Time

Schedule:Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Schedule is subject to change.

Union Status:Represented

Candidate Submission Timelines:To be considered for this position please submit your resume and up to 4 additional attachments to display your knowledge, skills and abilities for consideration for this position no later than 5:00 p.m. on closing date below.

Submissions after the deadline will not be considered.

• Transfer Closure Date:
  Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 at 5:00pm
• External or Non-Transfer Internal Candidates Closure Date:
  Monday, Aug 24, 2026 at 5:00pm

Veteran Status:Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should select the percentage that they qualify for, 5% or 10% during the application. More information about veteran’s preference, such as the difference in percentage can be found here and here . If you need more information please contact us at:

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Highest levels of responsibility to identify, plan, coordinate and implement all necessary Business Analysis Services for broad program areas and complex business processes. Responsible for establishing best practices and toolkits for the Business Analysis Services. Leads others in developing skills and adopting processes through coaching, mentoring, partnering and hands-on training opportunities. Collaborates with customers, end-users and technology staff in delivery of applications and services.

Business Analysis Services include expertise and the ability to lead the following activities; facilitation, project management, agile leadership, research analysis, business process analysis, usability testing, process improvement/lean facilitation, requirements analysis and management, organizational change management, implementation coordination, usability analysis, testing, training, user acceptance coordination and post implementation support.

Reports to a manager in the IT Department; no supervisory responsibility is exercised.

Class specifications are intended to provide a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

• Ensures and facilitates the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused services.
• Independently performs expert and specialized analysis for the PCLS applications and websites.
• Establish PCLS best practices, business processes and toolkits to support Business Analysis activities.
• Lead the adoption of Business Analysis activities by actively coaching, mentoring and training other analysts.
• Liaison between PCLS departments and technical teams in eliciting, translating, documenting and managing business and technical requirements.
• Facilitates, creates and maintains documentation that supports the Business Analysis Services activities such as, but not limited to: context diagrams, value stream maps, business process flows, solution requirements specifications, use cases, user stories, prototypes, recommendation document, charter development, data source to target map, design documentation, user acceptance criteria, user acceptance test plan, and vendor demonstration scenarios.
• Makes recommendations to upper level management and stakeholders about how to best solve their business need/issue/opportunity to include options, risks and impact to the systems and business processes.
• Assists business partners in identifying the need for new policies and procedures to support their new business…