Enterprise Systems Analyst II

Mississippi State University; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mississippi State University is seeking a Systems Analyst to join Enterprise Information Systems. The role will implement, maintain, and support information systems to meet University needs and manage the life cycle of ERP applications.

Required is a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and eight years of experience, with strong SQL/PL-SQL skills and experience mentoring junior staff. This full-time position is based on campus in Starkville.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related area from an accredited institution.
• Eight years of experience required.
• Experience in higher education enterprise systems is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of software development life cycle and requirements gathering.
• Excellent analytical and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Meet with stakeholders to establish project scope, goals, and requirements
• Design database architectures and manage conversions to new systems
• Perform configuration, implementation, integration, and maintenance for university information systems
• Lead technical projects with planned milestones and status updates
• Provide training and guidance to junior team members

Job description

Position Function

This position will work as a team member in Enterprise Information Systems at Mississippi State University. The Systems Analyst implements, maintains, and supports Information Systems to meet the University needs. This position supports the complete life cycle process of one or more ERP application systems.

Salary Grade

17

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Meet and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scope, system goals, and requirements
• Design database architecture to support new systems, coordinate and manage conversions to new systems and conduct user education of new systems
• Perform software configuration, implementation, integration, and maintenance for university information systems including vendor systems and university developed systems
• Lead technical projects by developing plans and providing status updates to managers
• Assist with office and staff development; coordinate and conduct training for user personnel
• Consult with administrators to gather information and evaluate procedures and business needs
• Identify inefficiencies and make suggestions based on analysis, system capabilities and available resources
• Provides leadership, guidance, and mentoring to junior team members

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related area from an accredited institution AND eight years of experience.

Any equivalent combination of related education and related experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six years of experience working in enterprise systems in the higher education environment
• Six years of experience working with Oracle SQL and related database analysis tools
• Extensive Experience with SQL and PL/SQL programming
• Strong programming and analytical skills with demonstrated ability to assume responsibility for supporting multiple systems at the same time

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge and skill interviewing clients to understand their business needs and translate them into software specifications
• At least two years of experience in higher education with demonstrated experience successfully implementing, maintaining, and supporting Ellucian Banner ERP systems for college/university clients
• Significant experience, knowledge and skill analyzing business processes in multiple areas
• Significant experience with all levels of the software development life cycle including requirements gathering, systems design, systems development/programming, testing, deployment, and maintenance of large enterprise systems
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and developing touchpoints between enterprise and ancillary applications
• A highly developed understanding of web services, API’s, and other integration technologies
• Significant customer service experience
• Experience working in a team and project driven environment
• Experience mentoring and leading junior team members

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• No unusual physical requirements. Requires limited lifting of files and records and nearly all work is performed in a comfortable indoor facility.
• Frequent external imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond one’s control; interruptions influence priorities; difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict-resolution or similar interactions involving emotional issues or stress on a regular basis.
• Job frequently requires walking, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, [phone].

Eligibility

We will accept applications only from persons with indefinite employment authorization in the U.S., and will not sponsor for nonimmigrant or immigrant status for this position.

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