IT Governance BSA (Vacancy)

City of Columbus; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Columbus is seeking a dynamic IT Governance BSA to assist in policy and standards development, and to facilitate meetings with stakeholders and technical staff. You will analyze business processes and document requirements for enterprise systems, guiding them from design through implementation and post-launch support.

Candidate will work with the Department of Technology to ensure solutions align with city-wide goals and standards, coordinating across teams and attending trainings to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with four years of experience in business systems analysis.
• Experience evaluating and implementing technology solutions for business needs.
• Master's degree may substitute for one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Consults with users to evaluate and document business processes, needs and technology requirements.
• Defines requirements and parameters for proposed business systems and prepares timelines for implementation.
• Assesses hardware/software options and makes recommendations to management.
• Collaborates with data, database, and development staff to tailor systems to departmental needs.
• Develops testing strategies and coordinates deployment with staff and consultants.
• Documents development, testing, implementation and evaluation of systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / information systems / database management / systems analysis or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Join Our Team as an IT Governance BSA (Business System Analyst)! The City of Columbus, Department of Technology’s Information Technology Strategy and Planning (ITSP) seeks a dynamic and experienced Business System Analyst. If you have a proven track record in system and data categorization, assisting in policies and standards development, and facilitating meetings with stakeholders and technical staff, this is the opportunity for you!

Role and Responsibilities

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties that may be performed.)

• Consults with users to evaluate, develop, and document an understanding of business processes, needs, expectations, and technology requirements; analyzes and reviews requests for software, hardware, and additional technology to implement solutions, etc.;
• Develops the outline of the business systems design and defines the requirements and parameters of the proposed business systems; prepares cost estimates and project timelines for implementation of business systems; makes recommendations on improvements to business processes;
• Determines feasibility and requirements for computerization such as hardware configurations, peripheral equipment, maintenance support, mainframe interface, modem communications, and memory storage devices; analyzes hardware and software alternatives and recommends selections to management;
• Analyzes the current available third party systems to determine compatibility with and adaptability to the users' needs and the City's technical capabilities;
• Collaborates with technical section's specialists in areas such as database and application programming to adapt systems to specific departmental requirements; identifies potential problems and recommends solutions;
• Develops functional testing strategies, scripts, plans, etc.; coordinates the testing and implementation of departmental business systems with Department of Technology staff, department personnel, and/or consultants; evaluates the systems' effectiveness, efficiency, ease of use, and fulfillment of objectives; provides post-implementation support for newly implemented systems;
• Documents the development, testing, implementation, and evaluation of the business systems; directs the preparation of reports, training materials, and operational procedures related to the business systems;
• Attends seminars and participates in training to remain current with information technology issues and practices.

Education and Experience

Possession of a bachelor's degree with significant coursework (sixteen (16) semester hours or twenty-four (24) quarter hours) in computer science, information systems, database management, systems analysis, or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience analyzing, evaluating, and implementing technology systems for business solutions. Substitution(s): Equivalent work experience documenting knowledge of business systems analysis and implementation may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. Possession of master's degree in business administration, public administration, computer science, or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment #: 26-0543-V3

Employment Type: Full-Time (Regular)

Should you have questions regarding this vacancy, please contact:

Kim Hetterscheidt

Department of Technology

Division of Information Services

1111 E. Broad St.

Columbus, Ohio 43215

P: [phone]

E: [e-mail]

Equal Opportunity

The City of Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer