Business Application Administrator / Business Systems Analyst -

Brigham Young University; United States; On-site; USD 39,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with BYU contributions

Tuition benefits after two years

Employee assistance program

Free on‑campus parking

Free UTA passes for employees

Job summary

Brigham Young University (BYU) seeks a part‑time Business Application Administrator to provide production systems support, configuration, release management, and API integrations. The role collaborates with IT staff, end users, and vendors to ensure reliable cloud‑based services and effective issue resolution.

The candidate should bring a Bachelor’s degree, strong problem‑solving and communication skills, and experience with training and system administration.

Qualifications

• Minimum education/experience required: Bachelor’s Degree.
• Expertise in software‑development processes and methods.
• High level of PC proficiency: spreadsheets, word processing, large document management.
• Preferred: 3 years cloud‑based software administration experience.
• Training experience and ability to teach system users.
• Ability to move from task to task efficiently and to learn new software.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily support for multiple mission‑critical production systems and troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain and manage development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Coordinate vendor software releases and testing; install new versions.
• Migrate applications from test to production environments and develop test scripts.
• Create user training materials and deliver end‑user training.
• Document maintenance steps and coordinate changes with vendors.

Skills

Problem analysis

Verbal and written communication

Training experience

Task switching

Learning new software

Excel pivot tables

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

OneAegis

Kuali Research

CITI

Brightspot

Excel pivot tables

Job description

Why Work at BYU

At Brigham Young University (BYU), your work is an opportunity to contribute to a distinctive educational mission rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ and to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students.

As the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. We are devoted to our faith, our students, and the University's Mission: \"To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life.\" We seek staff members who enthusiastically embrace and advance this unique mission.

Across the university, staff bring their expertise and talents to work that helps students learn, grow, and thrive. A culture of covenant belonging, weekly devotionals, meaningful opportunities for learning and growth, and a beautiful and historic campus make BYU a distinctive and inspiring place to build a career.

Belonging Statement: United by our common primary identity as children of God, BYU values and embraces the variety of individual characteristics, life experiences and circumstances, perspectives, talents, and gifts across the BYU community. This richness strengthens our shared efforts to create and support an environment of covenant belonging centered in Jesus Christ.

Employment Requirements

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend to be hired and to remain in any position at BYU. In hiring decisions, Brigham Young University lawfully gives strong preference to qualified, faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All employees are required to abide by the university's Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university, which are aligned with the principles and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Equal Opportunity

Brigham Young University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status. Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Business Application Administrator – part-time/28 hrs per week

The Business Application Administrator (BAA) is responsible for production cloud‑based application systems support, application configuration, software release management and manage integrations (Application Programming Interfaces) with other systems. The ideal candidate will have strong problem analysis skills. The position interacts regularly with other Information Technology staff as well as end users and vendor personnel, thus requiring excellent verbal and written communication skills. The BAA serves as chair of the Systems Governance committee and level 3 support with responsibility for configuration, coordination, communication of changes to systems functions and problem troubleshooting and resolution as the primary interface with cloud‑based vendor providers.

What you’ll be doing in this position

Software Management and Training

• Provides daily support of multiple mission critical production systems, including the troubleshooting of production problems and determination of root cause of issues
• Maintains application and data environments for development, test, staging, and production
• Tracks vendor software release schedules; coordinates testing and installation of new versions of software
• Migrates applications from test environments to the production environment
• Including developing Test Scripts: Conducts functional testing and validation to ensure exceptional user experience
• Supports end users as an application subject matter expert by responding to questions about application configuration, capabilities, and functionality
• Liaison with Level 1 support through IT Help Desk to create and maintain their Knowledge Base
• Work with other staff and students in their System Support (Level 2)
• Work with dept associate directors to develop user training materials and teach end users
• Create reports within cloud‑based vendor reports systems
• Perform manual corrections as requested/needed
• Manages application roles and permissions
• Documents system maintenance steps and instruction from vendors

Website Liaison and Maintenance

• Liaison with cloud‑based website provider to create and maintain dept websites
• Explore, Create, Manage updates and changes

What qualifies you for this role

• Minimum education/experience required: Bachelor’s Degree
• Expertise in software‑development processes and methods
• Must have a high level of expertise in PC computers (i.e., spreadsheets (pivot tables), word processing, and large document management)
• Preferred: 3 years cloud‑based software administration experience
• Training experience
• Skills, abilities, knowledge, licenses, certifications
• Required: Ability to move from task to task efficiently
• Required: Ability to provide meaningful training to system users
• Required: Ability to learn new software
• Required: A high degree of written, presentation, and verbal communication skills
• Strong Interpersonal skills/Emotional Intelligence
• Team building, management and interaction, leadership, initiative
• Ability to solve problems independently
• Preferred: Experience in Research Administration software (OneAegis, Kuali Research, CITI) and website tools (Brightspot)
• Preferred: Experience in using Excel pivot tables
• Knowledge of institutional compliance Committees (IRB, IACUC, IBC)
• Knowledge of sponsored projects (grants and contracts)
• Preferred: Experience in Project Management (PMP Certification)

What we offer in return

This position comes with fantastic benefits, including:

• 401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you
• Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans)
• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
• May be eligible for tuition benefits after two years
• Access to the library
• Free on‑campus parking
• Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents
• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU

Pay Grade

Pay Grade: 51

Typical Starting Pay: $28.25-$36.25 (The actual compensation offered will take into consideration internal equity and may vary based on the candidate’s job‑related experience, knowledge, skills, and other relevant factors. Candidates with very significant work‑related experience may receive an offer higher than the posted typical range.)

About BYU

Brigham Young University (BYU) is widely recognized not just for its world‑class education, but for its deep commitment to inspired religious values. Gathered together in a Christ‑centered atmosphere, BYU employees are a vital part of a community of belonging, where we value the experiences, perspectives, and talents of each individual.

If you share in our devotion to faith and to excellence, we have a place for you here at BYU! The mission of Brigham Young University — founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints — is to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life.

All employees of Brigham Young University (BYU) agree to maintain the standards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints as defined by the CES Honor Code and Dress and Grooming Standards, both on and off campus, 24 hours a day. BYU is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.