Business Analyst 3

Commonwealth-of-Pennsylvania; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework up to 2 days per week

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seeks a Business Analyst 3 for the Municipal Retirement System. You will support reporting tools, collaborate with business and technical teams, and enhance data resources with a focus on reporting accuracy and system performance.

The role centers on reporting development, data analysis, and support of complex information systems, working with staff to strengthen processes and resolve issues. Telework may be available after training.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year as a Business Analyst 2; or two years of business process analysis experience with a bachelor’s degree; or six years of business process analysis experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Responsibilities

• Identify reporting and data needs and translate them into system requirements.
• Build and update dashboards, queries, and reporting tools with approved technologies.
• Review data outputs to confirm accuracy and locate inconsistencies.
• Support system changes and collaborate with technical staff to address issues.
• Prepare testing materials and assist business users during system updates.
• Provide training and guidance on reporting solutions and applications.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Report development

Data evaluation

System coordination

Testing support

User training

Education

Bachelor's degree

Business analysis experience

Job description

As a Business Analyst 3 with the Municipal Retirement System, you will support essential reporting tools that help guide important retirement services. This role brings you into collaboration with business and technical teams to improve data resources. You will play a key part in strengthening reporting accuracy and system performance. Join this team and help move critical work forward every day.

This position focuses on reporting development, data analysis, and support of complex information systems. The role works with business and technical staff to strengthen reporting processes and resolve system issues. As a Business Analyst 3, you will perform the following duties:

• Requirements Analysis: Identify reporting and data needs and translate them into system requirements
• Report Development: Build and update dashboards, queries, and reporting tools with approved technologies
• Data Evaluation: Review data outputs to confirm accuracy and locate inconsistencies
• System Coordination: Support system changes and collaborate with technical staff to address issues
• Testing Support: Prepare testing materials and assist business users during system updates
• User Assistance: Provide training and guidance on reporting solutions and applications

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full time employment, 37.5 hours per week.
• Work hours are 7:45 AM to 4:15 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60 minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 2 days per week after successful completion of the training period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg, PA. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Business Analyst 2; or
• Two years of business process analysis experience and a bachelor’s degree; or
• Six years of business process analysis experience; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

This position is not subject to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding.

You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations.

Recruitment Methods

Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy:

• Promotion Without Exam
• Reassignment
  • Meritorious service is defined as the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and
  • The last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
• Transfer
  • Meritorious service is defined as the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and
  • The last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
• Voluntary Demotion
• Reinstatement (Former civil service employees may only be reinstated to the job title from which they resigned. Current civil service employees are not eligible through reinstatement.)

Promotion Without Examination (PWOE)

• Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications:
  • Business Analyst 2
• Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination.
• The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations.
• Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
• Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower class(es) by the posting closing date with no break in service.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.