Systems Analyst - Airport Applications

Vancouver Airport Authority; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airport authority in British Columbia is seeking a Systems Analyst for Airport Applications to manage business system management and support services. The role includes working with service providers, managing projects, and documenting business requirements. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in systems analysis and project management. Competitive salary and generous benefits included.

Benefits

Generous vacation days

Extensive health benefits

Retirement savings matching

Commute support

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of recent related experience as a Systems Analyst.
• Knowledge of packaged system implementation support and business systems development.
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills with vendors and senior management.

Responsibilities

• Manage support services for applications in production.
• Work with technology service providers to ensure high quality of service.
• Project manage small to medium-sized projects and document business requirements.

Skills

Systems Analysis

Project Management

Communication Skills

Documentation Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Position overview

The Systems Analyst - Airport Applications will own business system management, throughout the System Life Cycle, for a specific group of internal customers. This work includes understanding and championing the customers’ business needs (primarily within IT), exploring and assessing alternative solutions, developing and maintaining a master plan of initiatives, managing projects from start to finish, and creating an environment to effectively support and develop systems.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the support services for applications in production which includes monitoring of marketplace for products and services that may provide benefits to customers.
• Work with technology service providers (internally and externally to YVR) to ensure a high quality of service.
• Project manage small to medium-sized projects and be accountable for project scope, budget, timeline, and risks.
• Document business requirements (using standard applicable deliverables such as entity relationship diagrams, and specifications for interfaces).
• Able to create other project deliverables as required (such as test plans, training materials, and transition documentation).

Key qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Minimum 5 years of recent related experience as a Systems Analyst, along with a project management background.
• Knowledge and expertise in packaged system implementation support and business systems development.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral, along with demonstrated presentation and negotiation skills with vendors, senior management, and leadership.
• Excellent documentation skills, including workflow documentation.

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.

As part of our recruitment process, short-listed candidates may be required to participate in an assessment process.

Salary Range : $90,039 to $117,674 per annum, based on 37.5-hour work week. This is individually tailored to reflect your unique experience, qualifications and internal equity.

At YVR, your work experience goes beyond the paycheck. We support your personal and professional development, well-being, and a thriving work culture with generous vacation days, extensive health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities. Learn more at careers.yvr.ca/benefits.

Who We Are

YVR is more than just an airport. We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world. We are all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you’re a part of, the work you do matters.

At YVR, we are flexible in everything we do. We will work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive.

Whatever your background and wherever you’re from, you belong at YVR. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out at [e-mail].