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IT Analyst Lead
Location
United States
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Job Description
Role Description
The Pierce County IT division is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead IT Systems Analyst to join the team. In this key role, you will serve as a lead systems analyst responsible for the functional implementation of enterprise and departmental systems, including new systems and new modules. You will analyze business needs, configure and integrate solutions, and coordinate closely with business and technical teams across the full lifecycle of technology solutions using both waterfall and agile methodologies. This role focuses on ensuring project objectives and client expectations are met while identifying opportunities to improve processes, drive efficiencies, improve data quality, and maximize the value of IT investments, supported by strong subject matter expertise in assigned systems and technologies.
Qualifications
- Six years of information technology or business analysis experience
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer sciences, business/public administration or related field
- Two years of experience in a project lead role
- Additional education or experience which clearly indicates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may substitute equally on a year of year basis for the recruiting requirements
Requirements
- Experience with Workday, Atlassian, or similar ERP (preferred)
- A resume and cover letter are required for this position
- As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check
Benefits
- Wide range of training and professional development opportunities
- Peer collaboration, industry and vendor training, and Pierce County–supported learning
- Opportunities for growth into advanced leadership or enterprise-focused roles
Core daily responsibilities
- Perform lead level professional functions in application analysis, implementation and modification of County systems
- Implement, configure, maintain, enhance and support these systems
- Lead the work with technologists, engineers and analysts to research and determine technical solutions to department and enterprise applications
- Review and assess 3rd party software solutions and conduct fit/gap analysis
- Design and plan application implementation including business process change
- Conduct configuration, integration, and data migration
- Perform the implementation of the application
- Provide project leadership and management for both internal and external application projects
- Serve as project manager for major systems analysis projects and smaller system implementation projects
- Utilize "Best Practices" and tools for project execution and management
- Maintain system integrity by coordinating change management processes and assisting with facilitating complex system changes
- Perform programming or advanced scripting for system integrations
- Contribute to cross-divisional teams in large IT projects
Job Requirements
- Six years of information technology or business analysis experience
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer sciences, business/public administration or related field
- Two years of experience in a project lead role
- Additional education or experience which clearly indicates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may substitute equally on a year of year basis for the recruiting requirements
- Experience with Workday, Atlassian, or similar ERP (preferred)
- A resume and cover letter are required for this position
- As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check
Benefits
- Wide range of training and professional development opportunities
- Peer collaboration, industry and vendor training, and Pierce County–supported learning
- Opportunities for growth into advanced leadership or enterprise-focused roles
- Core daily responsibilities
- Perform lead level professional functions in application analysis, implementation and modification of County systems
- Implement, configure, maintain, enhance and support these systems
- Lead the work with technologists, engineers and analysts to research and determine technical solutions to department and enterprise applications
- Review and assess 3rd party software solutions and conduct fit/gap analysis
- Design and plan application implementation including business process change
- Conduct configuration, integration, and data migration
- Perform the implementation of the application
- Provide project leadership and management for both internal and external application projects
- Serve as project manager for major systems analysis projects and smaller system implementation projects
- Utilize "Best Practices" and tools for project execution and management
- Maintain system integrity by coordinating change management processes and assisting with facilitating complex system changes
- Perform programming or advanced scripting for system integrations
- Contribute to cross-divisional teams in large IT projects
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